There’s a super-energy-efficient 85-unit apartment building being built the corner of Skeena and East Hastings streets. On its website, 8th Avenue Development Group describes the rental project as the “largest passive house building” in Canada. The description is bound to confuse those who wonder how a multifamily complex could ever be characterized as a “house”….
The provincial government says it is committed to most recommendations on improving wildlife habitat affected by heightened logging activity associated with mountain pine beetle devastation. Forests, Lands and Natural Resources Operations Minister Steve Thomson has committed to reviewing and acting on the advice and a majority of recommendations contained in the report, Getting the Balance…
Forestry and Agrifoods submits five-year plan for review Locals are invited to offer their input on the province’s proposed five-year operating plan for management areas in the Central region. Forestry Services Branch of the Forestry and Agrifoods Agency registered its Crown Zone 5 Five-year Forestry Operating Plan (2016-2020) plan for environmental assessment on Dec. 9….
For Premier Christy Clark, the big take-away from the recent federal campaign was not the promise-heavy Liberal Party of Canada election platform but rather the winning tone of party leader Justin Trudeau. “I think what people voted for in the federal election was optimism,” said Clark in an interview in her Victoria office Wednesday. “They…
Alberta’s government has set forth a bold vision to combat climate change. It has also taken concrete steps to diversify the province’s economy with the creation of the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade and the Premier’s Advisory Committee on the Economy. These initiatives create an extraordinary opportunity for Alberta and Canada to take a…
Prince George’s newest MP used his first speech in the House of Commons to press for action on the softwood lumber agreement. On Tuesday morning, Cariboo-Prince George representative Todd Doherty rose to add his response to last Friday’s speech from the throne. In keeping with other Conservative party member critiques of the Liberal government plan…
The recent story about the illegal harvest of a significant area in Long Lake Provincial Park was shocking for many. How could this happen? A beautiful area of forest, not only protected as a park, but also visible to a significant number of people who drive by on their way to and from work every day, was…
Free use permits to cut a Christmas tree on Crown land are available from forest district and FrontCounterBC offices in most areas of the province. Local district offices can identify areas of Crown where one tree may be legally cut for personal use. Permits are not available for the Chilliwack and South Island forest districts…
Teal Cedar Products Ltd. is suing the Western Canada Wilderness Committee (WCWC) over a blockade of logging road construction in the Walbran Valley on Vancouver Island. Teal Cedar filed a notice of civil claim in BC Supreme Court on November 24. Defendants also include WCWC employees Torrance Coste, Dave Cascagnette, Trevor Schinkel and “persons unknown.” The company claims the Wilderness Committee and Coste organized…
British Columbia will be the only province expected to post growth of better than 3 per cent over the next two years. According to The Conference Board of Canada’s latest Provincial Outlook, real GDP is forecast to grow 3.1 per cent this year and 3.6 per cent in 2016. “The bright outlook for the province…