B.C. contributes funding to First Nations’ clean energy initiatives
The Ministry of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation (MARR) has announced this year’s round of funding for First Nations’ participation in the province’s clean energy...
B.C. Mines Minister Bill Bennett commits to inspector’s Mt. Polley recommendations
B.C.'s chief mine inspector has released his latest review of what caused the tailings pond breach of the Mt. Polley Mine in August 2014.
Chief...
No Fines, No Charges Laid for Mount Polley Mine Disaster
No charges will be laid against the Mount Polley Mine Corporation, owned by Imperial Metals, for the collapse of a tailings impoundment on August...
Legalizing Pot in Canada Will Run Afoul of Global Treaties, Trudeau Warned
Trudeau's plan to legalize, regulate and restrict access to marijuana complicated by treaty obligations. The Liberal government will have to do substantial work on...
B.C., developer and First Nation partner on $1.5 B expansion plan for Hemlock ski resort
The British Columbia government has approved a $1.5-billion expansion plan it says will turn a small ski resort near Agassiz into an all-season recreational...
