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Deal reached in northern British Columbia pipeline impasse
Hereditary chiefs of the Wet'suwet'en First Nation have reached a deal with the RCMP to allow a natural gas company access across a bridge that had been blocked in their territory.Following several hours of meetings, Chief Na'Moks told…
No Infrastructure Bank money for public electricity grids, documents say
A federal infrastructure agency created to finance new infrastructure — and alleviate the burden on the public purse — is not expected to back projects involving existing public electricity grids, newly released documents say.Many…
Waste Management Centre touted as Canada’s first ‘Zero Net Energy’ building
Designed to be Canada’s first Zero Net Energy building, the Waste Management and Education Centre has opened in Oxford County, Ontario. The 372-square-metre building, by architect Michael Wilson, features rammed earth walls, wood frame…
Electric car sales soaring but Canada still nowhere near goal set in 2009
A decade-old goal to get at least half a million electric cars on Canada's roads by the end of 2018 appears to have missed the mark by about 400,000.The 2009 Electric Vehicle Technology Road Map for Canada, produced by a panel of…
B.C. Indigenous group anticipating RCMP action at anti LNG pipeline camp
Supporters of an Indigenous camp blocking access to a planned pipeline in northern British Columbia say they are anticipating RCMP action over an injunction filed against them.Jennifer Wickham, a member of the Gidimt'en clan of the…
Conservative leader says Trudeau will hike carbon tax if he wins vote in 2019
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer welcomed 2019 with a warning that if Canadians re-elect Justin Trudeau this year, the federal carbon tax that's going to take effect will only climb."Canadians know what Justin Trudeau is going to do.…
Recent storm ‘most damaging’ in BC Hydro history but response to improve: report
BC Hydro says December's massive windstorm was the most damaging in its history and demonstrates improvements are needed in order to be ready for future outages.A report from the Crown corporation says the Dec. 20 storm was unlike any…
UBC students want to build and study effectiveness of ‘tree canopy’ bus shelters
Students at the University of British Columbia are hoping to build bus shelters with environmental benefits.Tabinda Shah, a final-year urban forestry student, said she and several other students are working to build a "tree canopy bus…
New natural gas producer members back $3 million gas clean tech program
An industry-sponsored fund designed to help develop clean technology using Canadian natural gas is launching a $3-million call for project proposals.The Natural Gas Innovation Fund says the call for applications, with a February deadline,…
‘A start:’ Alberta critical of Ottawa’s $1.6B package for ailing energy sector
Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says Ottawa's new $1.6-billion aid package for the oilpatch will help, but is essentially tone deaf and won't fix the pipeline bottleneck crippling the province."We don't need help finding more markets. We…