Canada LimpRimble • 4d ago • 100%

$7M Alberta advertising campaign against oil and gas emissions cap rolling out in 5 provinces

> The Alberta government is launching a $7-million advertising campaign in Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia in what it says is an effort to throw cold water on the federal government's plan to implement an emissions cap on the oil and gas sector.

British Columbia LimpRimble • 4d ago • 100%

How do British Columbia's three main parties compare on these election issues?

> Read the promises of British Columbia's three main political parties on the pressing issues in the 2024 provincial election. These will be updated as parties add to their platforms ahead of the election.

Canada LimpRimble • 4w ago • 96%

Germany warns Canada that Europe's appetite for natural gas is set to shrink - Berlin’s climate envoy says Germany wants green energy from Canada — particularly hydrogen

> Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has committed explicitly to sending more Canadian natural gas to Germany and other European countries.

British Columbia LimpRimble • 4w ago • 100%

Electric vehicle charging network grows across B.C. - EV drivers will no longer be stranded as B.C. Hydro installs chargers every 150 km

> In a [press release](https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024EMLI0062-001447) from earlier this month, the province says it has completed building the "Electric Highway," a network of 155 charging sites and more than 310 fast chargers that are located around 150 kilometres apart along all major roadways in B.C. This effort is part of its climate action plan, CleanBC.

British Columbia LimpRimble • 4w ago • 100%

B.C. creek buried by construction in the 60s restored - Dozens of ancient waterways across the Lower Mainland served salmon before they were paved over

"That was the methodology of the 1960s and 1970s. It was cheaper, quicker and easier just to put a river in a pipe in the ground and pave it and say, 'we'll deal with it later,'" Cosh said. "Now, it's later."

British Columbia LimpRimble • 1mo ago • 100%

B.C.'s short-term rental rules cause drop in listings: study - Change most notable in northern B.C. and Vancouver Island, study commissioned by B.C. Hotel Association finds

> "We've seen very directly thousands of formerly full-time short-term rentals leave the short-term rental market," Wachsmuth said in an interview with CBC's The Early Edition on Wednesday. > But it's still unclear what happens to these units after they are removed from the STR listings. > Wachsmuth said researchers and policymakers will have to wait for the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation to release its annual data in order to see the rules' exact impact on vacancy rates and the number of long-term rentals.

Canada LimpRimble • 1mo ago • 100%

2,600 new homes to be sold at 60% market value in Vancouver

cross-posted from: [/c/britishcolumbia](https://lemmy.ca/post/29320258) > "For too long, the idea of home ownership has been out of reach for way too many people — people who earn a decent income, who are priced out of the market and do not see any path to home ownership," said Premier David Eby, speaking at the project unveiling on Thursday.

British Columbia LimpRimble • 1mo ago • 100%

2,600 new homes to be sold at 60% market value in Vancouver

"For too long, the idea of home ownership has been out of reach for way too many people — people who earn a decent income, who are priced out of the market and do not see any path to home ownership," said Premier David Eby, speaking at the project unveiling on Thursday.

British Columbia LimpRimble • 1mo ago • 100%

B.C. sets up panel on bear deaths after 154 killed in 6 months - Government says it wants to ensure conservation officers 'have the trust of the communities they serve'

> B.C. government figures say conservation officers destroyed 603 black and 23 grizzly bears in 2023, while 154 black bears were killed by officers in the first six months of this year.

Canada LimpRimble • 1mo ago • 100%

Don't be surprised by the B.C. NDP consumer carbon tax step back - In 2008, NDP used ‘Axe the Tax’ slogan to oppose [BC] Liberals 1st-in-Canada broad-based carbon tax

cross-posted from: [/c/britishcolumbia](https://lemmy.ca/post/28991076) > In 2008, as the-then B.C. Liberal government was poised to bring in Canada's first carbon tax, the B.C. NDP staunchly opposed it, saying a climate plan should not tax consumers but target major industrial producers such as the gas, oil, cement and aluminum industries.

British Columbia LimpRimble • 1mo ago • 100%

Don't be surprised by the B.C. NDP consumer carbon tax step back - In 2008, NDP used ‘Axe the Tax’ slogan to oppose [BC] Liberals 1st-in-Canada broad-based carbon tax

> In 2008, as the-then B.C. Liberal government was poised to bring in Canada's first carbon tax, the B.C. NDP staunchly opposed it, saying a climate plan should not tax consumers but target major industrial producers such as the gas, oil, cement and aluminum industries.

British Columbia LimpRimble • 1mo ago • 100%

Very few sockeye have passed Chilcotin River landslide area: DFO

Fisheries and Oceans Canada says this year's Fraser River sockeye salmon run is 2nd lowest on record

Vancouver Island LimpRimble • 1mo ago • 100%

B.C. researchers say seals used sonar equipment as 'dinner bell'

Eight male elephant seals were identified between June 2022 and May 2023, and individuals were identified based on body marks or scars as well as their "eyeliner cues," the study said. Frouin-Mouy said she named the eight seals after her favourite group, The Beach Boys, and her favourite one is called Mike, who frequents the research site hunting for food.

Vancouver Island LimpRimble • 1mo ago • 94%

Endangered Vancouver Island marmot numbers get a boost

A record 86 wild-born pups counted among critically endangered population this summer, researcher says

British Columbia LimpRimble • 2mo ago • 100%

Growing number of ex-B.C. United candidates to run as Independent

> Some candidates say they're too moderate to support the B.C. Conservatives but oppose the NDP