The B.C. government announced today (July 16) it is updating the Area-Based Management Plan for the Elk Valley to further improve how B.C. manages the…
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BC Hydro expands EV fast charging site in Cranbrook
BC Hydro has doubled the number of chargers at its electric vehicle fast charging site in Cranbrook with the addition of a new 100-kilowatt charging…
Heat-pump program expanded
B.C.’s expanded heat-pump program is now taking applications, helping more households stay cool in the summer, warm in the winter and saving up to $24,000…
New EAO tool aims to empower citizens
B.C.’s Environmental Assessment Office (EAO) has launched a new tool to engage the public during environmental assessments, empowering people to have a more meaningful impact…
Time to honour this incredible place
Letter to the Editor Premier David Eby: Earth Day (April 22) is a time to honour this incredible place we call home and renew our…
Land added to Purcell Wilderness Conservancy
Legislation introduced March 14 is aimed at expanding B.C.’s parks and protected areas, to strengthen biodiversity conservation and provide more opportunities for people to access…
IJC asked to help form plan for transboundary pollution
The ongoing struggle to establish a transboundary plan to deal with pollution in the Elk and Kootenay/Kootenai river watershed today (March 11) reached a positive…
15 local volunteer fire departments receive funding
Invermere Fire Rescue Through the Community Emergency Preparedness Fund (CEPF), the B.C. government is providing more than $6.2 million for 122 local projects, benefiting more…
Rebates available for wood stove replacement
In partnership with the BC Lung Foundation, the Government of B.C. will provide approximately $240,000 in rebates in 2024 through the Community Wood Smoke Reduction…
B.C. sets single-use plastic requirements
A new provincial regulation will expand B.C.’s efforts to tackle hard-to-recycle single-use and plastic items. The Single-Use and Plastic Waste Prevention Regulation will cover shopping…