BC Ministry Of Environment

• B.C. raps Coastal GasLink with huge fine for false info, environmental deficiencies

  The project is permitted under Canadian law, but does not have the blessing of Wet'suwet’en Nation’s hereditary chiefs, whose unceded territory it crosses.

  Fire

  Sep 22, 2023
  
• Abandoned boat removal groups disappointed with B.C.’s rejection of funding request

  Dead Boats Disposal Society director John Roe said he takes this funding rejection "personally," claiming he hasn't received a satisfactory explanation for the refusal.

  Environment

  Jul 28, 2023
  
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• Air quality advisory issued for Vernon in wake of building fire

  A health warning was issued by the Ministry of Environment just after 10:30 a.m. Tuesday after a structure fire along 30th Street in Vernon, B.C., contributed to poor air quality.

  Canada

  Jul 4, 2023
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• B.C. beach named one of 50 best in the world

  ‘This beach is surrounded by calmness and rugged wilderness, making it a true unspoiled natural paradise,’ says the entry for San Josef Bay, No. 36 of The World’s 50 Best Beaches.

  Canada

  May 19, 2023
• Diesel truck leaking after rolling into waters of Chancellor Channel B.C.

  The B.C. Ministry of Environment said a truck, carrying 17,000 litres of diesel rolled off a barge and fell into the waters of Chancellor Channel.

  Environment

  Apr 26, 2023
• British Columbia gets low grades from environmentalists on old-growth forest protection

  The groups say more than half of the most at-risk old-growth forests remain open to logging, which is about 1.44 million hectares or the equivalent of 3,600 Stanley Parks.

  Environment

  Mar 16, 2023
• Health risk deemed small after potential fuel spill in North Thompson River

  The regional district says it was contacted by the Ministry of Environment after a semi-truck overturned north of Avola, around a two-hour drive north of Kamloops on Highway 5.

  Environment

  Feb 18, 2023
• B.C. expands recycling program to include more items effective immediately 

  The B.C. Ministry of Environment announced Friday that more items are now included in the province's recycling program to keep 'more plastic out of our waterways and landfills.'

  Environment

  Jan 6, 2023
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• Environmental group sues B.C. government over alleged ‘missing’ climate plans

  Sierra Club BC, represented by Ecojustice, claims the province has not presented plans outlining how it intends to meet its 2025, 2040 and 2050 climate targets.

  Environment

  Oct 4, 2022
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• ‘Largest-ever decontamination’: B.C. crews track down mussel-infested barge from eastern Canada  

  According to the province, the barge from Lake Ontario was headed to a Lower Mainland waterway for industrial use.

  Canada

  Jul 9, 2022