Tag: John Horgan
First Nation-led clean-energy project in B.C. to power the Yukon
A First Nation-led clean-power generation project for British Columbia’s Northwest will provide a significant economic boost from added employment, as well as revenue from...
$200M to support B.C. disaster recovery and climate resilience
Following the fourth meeting of the Committee of British Columbia and Federal Ministers on Disaster Response and Climate Resilience, Bill Blair, president of the...
B.C. government introduces resource stewardship ministry
The British Columbia government announced the creation of a new ministry that will focus on reconciliation with Indigenous people, economic growth and environmental sustainability.
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Climate change impacts underline work to build cleaner B.C.
In a year marked by the escalating impacts of climate change, the British Columbia government took important steps to drive down carbon pollution and...
Massive flooding prompts B.C. to impose state of emergency
More warm weather and more frequent extreme weather events are among the predicted outcomes of climate change due to human-generated fossil fuel emissions. In...
Shell Canada and B.C. Government Support New Clean Energy Centre
The Government of British Columbia, Government of Canada, and Shell Canada are each committing funding toward the new B.C. Centre for Innovation and Clean...
Bergeron Leads Board of B.C.’s New Life Sciences Investment Fund
The government of British Columbia has introduced a new $500 million strategic investment fund, called InBC, aimed at helping local technology and life-sciences companies...
B.C. Helping Industry Power Up with Clean Electricity
In partnership with the Government of Canada, the Province of British Columbia and BC Hydro are reducing rates and lowering the costs of connecting...
Federal funding announced for PRES project in B.C.
British Columbia Premier John Horgan and BC Hydro president Chris O’Riley joined Minister of Natural Resources Amarjeet Sohi to announce federal funding for the...