Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Program confirmed for 10th annual BEST Conference
The program has been confirmed for the 10th Annual Bettering Environmental Stewardship & Technology (BEST) Conference being held on May 10-12, 2023 at the Fairmont…
British Columbia
Report indicates which provinces progressing on net zero opportunities
Canada is at a pivotal economic moment as the global low-carbon transition gains traction. But not all provinces are equally able to take advantage of…
Heidi Yang is Engineers and Geoscientists BC’s Next CEO
Engineers and Geoscientists BC has appointed Heidi Yang as the organization’s next chief executive officer (CEO), effective June 1, 2021. Yang has broad-based experience in…
Renewable Energy Hub in B.C. to Fuel Low Carbon Learning
With support from the Province of British Columbia, the University of British Columbia (UBC) is about to break ground on a project that will transform…
Innovation Funds for Cleantech Development at UBC
The University of British Columbia’s Okanagan campus (UBCO) is receiving $1.9 million to develop an innovation hub that will promote clean technologies that convert carbon-based…
Plastics Action Program in BC Calls for Applications
A new initiative in British Columbia is calling on local organizations to help keep plastics out of the environment by not creative plastic waste in…
53 Environmental Groups Receive Support from EcoAction Program
New federal funding of $4 million will go towards supporting 53 new projects under the EcoAction Community Funding Program. EcoAction is a cost-shared program that…
Regulations to Reduce Methane Emissions
New regulations have been introduced to reduce methane emissions apply to oil and gas production activities in three provinces. Minister of Environment and Climate Change,…
New sustainable building pilot launches in St. Albert
Built Green Canada recently launched its Communities Program pilot to expand opportunities for developers focused on creating better, healthier homes and communities. The non-profit organization…
Summit Earthworks Announces Project Manager to Lead Remediation Division
Mission, British Columbia-based Summit Earthworks, a growing environmental solutions provider for government, industrial, commercial and residential clients, announced the appointment of Bradley Reshetylo as the…
SFU Researchers Develop Roadmap for B.C. Vehicle Emission Reductions
Ground transportation is responsible for almost a quarter of greenhouse gas emissions globally—and account for about 40 per cent of emissions in British Columbia. Increasing…
BC Stewardship Org Raises Awareness About Used Oil Recycling
The BC Used Oil Management Association (BCUOMA), a not-for-profit group dedicated to the collection and recycling of lubricating oil, oil filters, oil containers, antifreeze and…
Brownfield Site in B.C. to be Redeveloped into Canada’s Largest Multi-Level Industrial Project
Oxford Properties Group, a leading global commercial real estate investor and developer, unveiled its plans to develop Canada’s first major multi-level industrial property on November…
Builders of CleanBC Plan Receive Sustainability Award
Two British Columbia leaders have received top honours for their work on building the CleanBC plan to fight climate change and put the province on…
Latest Columbia River Treaty Talks Feature Ecosystem Presentations
Canadian and U.S. negotiators met for two days in ?aq’am, near Cranbrook, for the eighth round of discussions about the future of the Columbia River…
B.C. Releases Inventory of Greenhouse Gas Emissions for 2017
The Province of British Columbia has released the annual inventory of greenhouse gas emissions numbers for 2017. Total emissions in British Columbia (B.C.) in 2017…
B.C. Parks Restoration Helping Rare Butterfly Species
When Erica McClaren looks at the coastal landscape of Helliwell Provincial Park, she feels hopeful a rare species of butterfly will return to its former…
Port of Vancouver Receives $300,000 Increase Climate Resilience
The Government of Canada is investing more than $300,000 in two projects at the Port of Vancouver to strengthen its transportation system and better prepare…
Government of Canada Helps Protect Richmond, B.C. from Flooding
François-Philippe Champagne, the minister of infrastructure and communities, announced funding for a flood protection project in Richmond, British Columbia. The project involves upgrading approximately 4.3…
Gov’t of Canada Helps Protect Residents Along Fraser River from Flooding
François-Philippe Champagne, the minister of infrastructure and communities, announced funding for a flood mitigation project in the Fraser Valley. “Our investment in this critical dike…