On Monday, Jan. 16, 2017, BC Housing will start accepting applications for the new BC Home Owner Mortgage and Equity Partnership program.

This was the year British Columbia secured a liquefied natural gas export industry.

On Feb. 3, 2012, government released British Columbia’s Natural Gas Strategy: Fuelling B.C.’s Economy for the Next Decade and Beyond concurrently with the government’s Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Strategy.

Our government believes that all British Columbians should have a place to call home, whether it’s through home ownership or renting.

This week, the door opened for British Columbia’s natural gas industry to go global when the federal government provided approval for Pacific NorthWest LNG. The proposal represents up to $36 billion in new investments, thousands of jobs and an unprecedented economic boon for British Columbia’s future.

VICTORIA - Our government remains committed to addressing the affordability and liveability challenges faced by British Columbian families.

British Columbia is developing project development agreements with proponents, working with First Nations to strengthen environmental stewardship, and partnering with trades associations to increase skills training – proactive measures to put us in the best possible position to have a competitive new liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry in the province.

Hydraulic fracturing is a technological process used to extract natural gas from shale rocks. Shale formations have very small pore spaces and low permeability, making the extraction of gas difficult. Hydraulic fracturing is required to increase the permeability of the rock and to facilitate the movement of gas up a wellbore.

The latest Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives report on British Columbia’s potential employment from liquefied natural gas fails to accurately reflect the economic reality facing our province.