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Friday, October 17, 2014 3:30 PM
The ministries of Justice and Environment this afternoon issued the following update on the Province’s efforts to support the federal government’s response to a potential marine incident off the western coast of Haida Gwaii.
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Tuesday, September 30, 2014 9:45 AM
B.C.'s Environmental Assessment Office and the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency will be jointly holding a 30-day public comment period, and public information sessions, regarding revised information requirements for the proposed Ajax mine.
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Thursday, September 18, 2014 10:00 AM
As part of its ongoing commitment to climate leadership and to maintain its carbon neutrality, the Province has issued a procurement call for greenhouse gas (GHG) offsets.
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Wednesday, September 3, 2014 8:30 AM
A co-ordinated interprovincial response to invasive mussels has resulted in ten small competition sailboats and one Zodiac travelling from mussel-infested Lake Ontario being inspected at the Victoria Yacht Club.
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Wednesday, August 6, 2014 3:15 PM
The operator of the Mount Polley mine has been ordered by the Ministry of Environment to take immediate action to stop the further release of mine tailings into nearby waterways from the Aug. 4, 2014, impoundment facility dam breach, and to submit environmental impact assessments and clean-up action plans to the ministry.
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Friday, July 18, 2014 5:05 PM
Environment Minister Mary Polak has released the following statement around British Columbia's boundary adjustment policy and recent amendments to the Park Act.
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Monday, June 30, 2014 3:00 PM
Environment Minister Mary Polak and Energy and Mines Minister Bill Bennett have issued an Environmental Assessment Certificate to Meikle Wind Energy Limited Partnership for the Meikle Wind Energy Project, located approximately 30 km northwest of Tumbler Ridge.
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Monday, June 30, 2014 12:00 PM
British Columbia has reached its first greenhouse gas emissions reduction target of 6% below 2007 levels by 2012 as set out in the Province’s Climate Action Plan.
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Monday, June 23, 2014 10:30 AM
The Ministry of Environment is introducing a new administrative penalty program to encourage compliance with the Environmental Management Act (EMA) and the Integrated Pest Management Act (IPMA).
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Tuesday, June 17, 2014 3:14 PM
Mary Polak, Minister of Environment issued the following statement on the federal decision to approve the Northern Gateway Pipeline.
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