Tag: British Columbia
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...
Brownfield Site in B.C. to be Redeveloped into Canada’s Largest Multi-Level...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...