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Forget the Praise: BC’s Carbon Tax Is a Failure
Forget the Praise: BC’s Carbon Tax Is a Failure Higher emissions, slow growth, regressive taxation. Sorry, what’s to celebrate? ‘We think in British Columbia a carbon tax is a really successful way to go,’ BC’s premier said last year. The only problem is it doesn’t work. Photo of Premier Clark at GLOBE 2016 by Mychaylo […]
Three Wacky Accounting Numbers for LNG and Shale Gas
Three Wacky Accounting Numbers for LNG and Shale Gas Close read of BC’s budget shows realities of this subsidized industry boondoggle. Three things don’t add up in the British Columbia budget when it comes to declining revenues from the battered shale gas industry and its non-existent cousin, the province’s liquefied natural gas fantasy. The first […]
As Hydro Rates Climb, an Idea to Reduce Bills for Low-income Folks
As Hydro Rates Climb, an Idea to Reduce Bills for Low-income Folks Advocates pitch affordability program, but minister insists rates are modest. ‘Most other jurisdictions in North America have bill affordability programs. We don’t.’ Bill photo via Shutterstock. With electricity rates continuing to spiral upwards, an advocacy organization is pushing to have BC Hydro adopt measures to […]
B.C. LNG: AltaGas shelves Douglas Channel project near Kitimat
B.C. LNG: AltaGas shelves Douglas Channel project near Kitimat Company says decision due to poor economic conditions and worsening global energy prices. Another LNG project in B.C. has been shelved in response to falling global energy prices. (CBC) In another blow to B.C.’s nascent liquefied natural gas industry, AltaGas Ltd. is shelving the development of its Douglas […]
Site C Is a Climate-Change Disaster, Says Suzuki
Site C Is a Climate-Change Disaster, Says Suzuki ‘We have to rethink everything’ says noted environmentalist. A Tyee Q&A. David Suzuki and Grand Chief Stewart Phillip at a media scrum outside the B.C. Superior Court Monday morning. Photo by Mychaylo Prystupa. Flooding valuable farmland to build the Site C dam undermines Canada’s commitment to meet […]
Average Canadian house price up another 12% to $454,342
Average Canadian house price up another 12% to $454,342 But if B.C. and Ontario are stripped out, average house price declined by 2.2% last year Hot markets in Toronto and Vancouver are skewing the national average price of a Canadian home higher, CREA says. (Daniel Acker/Bloomberg) The average price of a Canadian home increased by […]
British Columbia First Nations’ Failing Fisheries
British Columbia First Nations’ Failing Fisheries Climate change means marine creatures are migrating—away from First Nations’ territory. Seafood has sustained the First Nations of British Columbia for millennia. The annual migration of Pacific salmon, in particular, is lifeblood. Each year, millions of salmon swim and leap their way up major river systems such as the Fraser and […]
Condo sales with no cash down payment proposed by B.C. developer
Condo sales with no cash down payment proposed by B.C. developer Buyers would get a discount, which would become a virtual down payment Townline wants to sell condos in The Strand development in Port Moody, B.C., to buyers who don’t have the cash for a down payment. (Townline) A B.C. developer wants to sell condos […]
As Housing Prices Soar, Finance Minister Is Well Invested
As Housing Prices Soar, Finance Minister Is Well Invested Gov’t must be ‘careful about intervening,’ says Mike de Jong, who has a stake in several properties. Finance Minister Mike de Jong’s most recent financial disclosure shows he received rental income from seven investment properties. Photo: BC Gov’t Flickr. Taking action to reduce housing prices in Vancouver […]
B.C. property assessments spike up to 30% in Vancouver
B.C. property assessments spike up to 30% in Vancouver The home of Lululemon founder Chip Wilson was the highest-valued residential property in the province Chip Wilson, founder of Lululemon yoga wear, has the home valued as the most expensive in B.C. by authorities. (Darryl Dyck/Canadian Press) Property assessment notices have been mailed to homeowners in […]
They’re Killing the Peace River Valley Now
They’re Killing the Peace River Valley Now The $9 billion flaying, then drowning of a fertile zone has begun. We still don’t know why. Photos by Garth Lenz. Last month the B.C government commenced the destruction of the fertile Peace River Valley, awarding a civil works contract worth $1.5 billion as construction crews methodically denuded […]
‘Northern Gateway Will Never Happen’: Oil Spill Consultant
‘Northern Gateway Will Never Happen’: Oil Spill Consultant Activists cheered Trudeau’s tanker ban Friday for ‘effectively stopping the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline.’ Photo by Jackie Dives. Trudeau-ordered ban on north coast oil tankers expected to kill Enbridge pipeline. Conservationists are heralding the federal government’s decision to ban crude oil tanker traffic along British Columbia’s north […]
After Summer of Drone Dramas, BC Calls for Crackdown
After Summer of Drone Dramas, BC Calls for Crackdown Province tells feds all UAVs should be registered and pilots certified. The British Columbia government wants all drones to be registered and pilots certified, according to a submission to a federal panel looking at the expanding technology. Whether it’s reports of near-misses with airplanes or spying […]
The Trouble With Tailings: Toxic Waste ‘Time Bombs’ Loom Large Over Alaska’s Salmon Rivers
The Trouble With Tailings: Toxic Waste ‘Time Bombs’ Loom Large Over Alaska’s Salmon Rivers There are a few unarguable truths about mine tailings, the pulverized rock, water and sludge left over from mineral extraction — mining is a messy business, the leftovers have to be dealt with forever and it’s impossible to guarantee against another […]
