Electric-vehicle batteries, mattresses, single-use fuel canisters and fire extinguishers are among the products that will be eligible for provincewide recycling as part of a five-year plan to advance recycling in British Columbia.

The Province and BC Hydro have released recommendations from Phase 2 of the BC Hydro Review to keep rates affordable and encourage greater use of clean, renewable electricity to reduce emissions and achieve climate targets.

Government and business leaders from British Columbia are participating in the Pacific NorthWest Economic Region’s (PNWER) 30th annual and first-ever hybrid summit, hosted from Big Sky, Mont., from Aug 15-19, 2021.

Three new projects, in partnership with coastal Indigenous Nations, will target marine debris along B.C.’s shoreline, including more remote areas in Haida Gwaii and the Discovery Islands.  

British Columbia’s network of public electric vehicle (EV) fast-charging stations is expanding with the opening of six new stations in the Capital Regional District, making it easier for people travelling highways 1 and 17 to charge up their EVs.

Municipalities throughout the province can now move more quickly to prevent plastics from polluting their communities.