Energy

Be transparent in communications, PRRD board tells wind farm proponent

Transparency in communications, conducting engagement with all people in the Peace River Regional District, not just First Nations, and a willingness to…

May 6 •

Diversification, certainty keys to successful BC economy

Northern BC’s resources create wealth for all of British Columbia, and those natural resources – oil and gas, forestry and mining – are the bedrock of…

Feb 18 •

Does Dix’s visit to FSJ mean he’s listening?

Mayor says they had a fulsome discussion

Feb 5 •

PRRD asks First Nations to back EA concerns

Peace River Regional District board hopes local First Nations will consider joining their voice to that of the board, in its objection to the provincial…

Jan 29 •

NorthRiver seeks to modernize McMahon Plant, sequester emissions

The air in Taylor might soon smell less like sulphur, if NorthRiver Midstream is successful in its application to construct a sequestration well at its…

Jan 27 •

New measures aimed at injecting new life into resource industry

Legislative amendments and reviews to help breathe new life into the resource sector were announced by Premier David Eby, and his new ministers for…

Jan 22 •

We want to get back to work, FSJ Mayor tells BCNRF

Government needs to streamline processes

Jan 21 •

EADC unhappy with lack of environmental assessment, cumulative impact studies for wind farms in Peace region

Last week, the provincial government announced that it had selected nine energy projects from its 2024 call for power “that will supply clean…

Dec 19, 2024 •

Eby says BC needs energy minister who can deliver – chooses Adrian Dix

Former Health Minister Adrian Dix, the man who brought Bill 36, the Health Professions and Occupations Act to British Columbia – with little…

Nov 19, 2024 •

Pouce Coupe joins Taylor in objecting to Vernon’s push to ban fossil fuel industry support for UBCM

The Village of Pouce Coupe has joined the District of Taylor in voicing its objections to the City of Vernon’s UBCM resolution asking to eliminate…

Nov 14, 2024 •

Site C reservoir filling begins, after 40-plus years of resistance

The project that has been fraught with controversy since the early 1980s, has reached another step that will change the landscape of Peace River valley…

Aug 26, 2024 •

Fort Nelson plant closure highlights govt lack of interest in the North

When NorthRiver Midstream announced the coming closure of its Fort Nelson Gas Plant last week, both provincial opposition parties and Prince…

Jun 10, 2024 •

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