British Columbia
- globalnews.ca Donald Trump claims B.C.’s ‘very large faucet’ could help California’s water woes | Globalnews.ca
"So you have millions of gallons of water pouring down from the north with the snow caps in Canada and all pouring down," Donald Trump said at a press conference.
- https:// www.cbc.ca /news/canada/british-columbia/2008-ndp-axe-the-tax-carbon-tax-david-eby-1.7323422
> 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.
- https:// www.cbc.ca /news/canada/british-columbia/bear-deaths-panel-bc-1.7318270
> 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.
- https:// www.cbc.ca /news/canada/british-columbia/chilcotin-river-sockeye-1.7316239
Fisheries and Oceans Canada says this year's Fraser River sockeye salmon run is 2nd lowest on record
- • 100%www.thecanadianpressnews.ca Canada's Largest Food Distributor Adds Electric Tractors to Fleet in Victoria, British Columbia
VICTORIA, British Columbia, Sept. 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, Sysco Corporation (NYSE:SYY), the world’s largest food distributor, celebrated the arrival of 8 heavy-duty electric tractors to their fleet in
- • 100%pressprogress.ca Freedom Convoy Donor List Includes Names of Several Candidates for John Rustad’s BC Conservatives
One BC Conservative candidate was a headline speaker at a convoy conference alongside BC Conservative leader John Rustad
- https:// www.cbc.ca /news/canada/british-columbia/from-b-c-united-to-independent-1.7314968
> Some candidates say they're too moderate to support the B.C. Conservatives but oppose the NDP
- https:// www.cbc.ca /news/canada/british-columbia/bc-gig-worker-regulations-1.7306709
New employment standards for people who work through gig-based apps like Uber, DoorDash, Skip the Dishes and Lyft come into effect in British Columbia on Sept 3.
While the regulations include a minimum wage of $20.88, workers' compensation coverage, and measures for pay transparency, some gig workers are still skeptical.
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According to the province, the new regulations will set employment standards for the approximately 46,000 ride-hailing and delivery workers in B.C.
Experts say the rules define app-based gig workers under existing B.C. labour laws, and establish a new way for the province to hold apps accountable as employers. Critics say the rules won't mean fair compensation for ride-hailing and delivery workers.
- • 100%www.timescolonist.com Taskforce ready for 'emergency enhancement' of salmon stocks after B.C. landslide
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. — A salmon task force that is examining the impact of the massive Chilcotin River landslide in British Columbia says it's prepared for the "emergency enhancement" of fish stocks after the disaster.
- • 98%pressprogress.ca BC Conservative Leader Confirms He Won't Moderate His Anti-Scientific Views on Climate Change
BC Conservative leader John Rustad was expelled from the BC Liberal Party in 2022 over controversial views on climate science
> The BC Conservative party’s official “climate policy” explicitly rejects the idea that climate change is a “crisis.”
> In August 2022, Rustad retweeted a tweet from prominent climate science denier Patrick Moore casting doubt on climate science.: “The case for CO2 being the control knob of global temperature gets weaker every day,” said the tweet amplified by Rustad, adding that people should “celebrate C02.”
- thenarwhal.ca Salvage logging after B.C. wildfires: a lucrative industry, explained | The Narwhal
B.C. forestry companies are being incentivized to log living trees in areas burned by B.C. wildfires
A relatively new industry is taking off in British Columbia, as forestry companies set their sights on logging burn zones after wildfires.
It’s called salvage logging — and it may disrupt forests’ abilities to naturally recover from fires.
B.C. rules allow companies to remove the last remaining living trees from burn zones. Those trees can offer critical support for healing ecosystems. Now some experts and affected communities, including First Nations, are raising the alarm and calling for more selective logging practices.
- • 83%www.thefreepress.ca B.C. Conservative candidate's criticism of harm-reduction kiosk prompts review
B.C. Conservative Party candidate's video of herself accessing 'snorting kit' goes viral
- • 100%www.thefreepress.ca Push on for B.C. law to protect coastline from climate change, development
Advocates say B.C. coastal strategy not enough to curtail waterfront development
- • 42%ground.news BC United to suspend campaign amid surge in support for BC Conservatives: sources
The party that currently forms B.C.'s official Opposition has suspended its campaign and won't run any candidates in the upcoming provincial election, sources t
- • 100%www.vicnews.com BC Ferries records busiest summer in 64-year history
The organization welcomed over 5 million travellers in June and July
- globalnews.ca Kevin Falcon to fold BC United Party, suspend campaign | Globalnews.ca
In a seismic shift in B.C. politics, Kevin Falcon is expected to fold the BC United Party on Wednesday and suspend his campaign. More details are expected soon.
A Tyee exclusive: Coastal GasLink intel was shared with the Indigenous Relations Ministry during high-stakes talks.
B.C. says it violated its own privacy laws when it gathered personal information from Coastal GasLink about “various individuals” involved in a high-profile conflict over the controversial pipeline project.
The province did not say how Coastal GasLink obtained the personal information, nor did it provide details about who was affected, instead arguing in documents filed with B.C.’s information and privacy watchdog, the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner, that releasing further information could exacerbate the breach and harm its relationship with the Wet’suwet’en Nation’s hereditary leadership.
- • 94%ckpgtoday.ca 5G is a weapon according to posts promoted by Conservative candidate Rachael Weber
PRINCE GEORGE- Update (4:15 p.m. Aug.20): Conservative Party of BC Leader John Rustad says he stands behind hi...
- myaccount.blood.ca Join Canada’s Lifeline - Donations celebration!
When you donate, you´re using the power to Give Life. It’s that simple. Your donation can treat cancer patients, bring a car crash victim through surgery, even help a transplant patient’s new heart beat for the first time. - Donations celebration! - MyAccount, Canadian Blood Services
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/27499354
> My name is Emily and I am participating in the Assignment Saving Lives initiative, and I thought why not reach out here? I am competing against other post secondary students throughout Canada to recruit new and current blood, plasma, and platelet donors. I have been an active blood donation advocate for years and am currently the CBS president at my university. If you are interested in becoming one, or if you currently are, please use this link to join my team through the official CBS website! Let's work together as a community to restock Canadas blood bank!! Your donation matters and WILL save a life, and also helps me get a chance at a scholarship <3 feel free to comment any questions or remove this if you'd like, no hard feelings (I get it) :)
- • 100%bc.ctvnews.ca B.C. Conservative leader meets Jordan Peterson, candidate praises 'Freedom Convoy' accused
The leader of the B.C. Conservatives sat down with Jordan Peterson for a podcast interview Thursday.
- • 80%www.pqbnews.com B.C. Green under pressure as party battles to maintain legislature presence
B.C. Greens nominate replacement for outgoing MLA Adam Olsen in what is their most promising riding