BC Gov News

The Province, in partnership with the Aboriginal Housing Management Association (AHMA), will transfer ownership and management of 72 Rural Native Housing properties for Aboriginal families on Vancouver Island to a qualified Aboriginal non-profit housing provider beginning with a call for Requests for Pre-Qualifications issued

How much energy does the sun produce in a day? Students at 11 B.C. schools will soon learn the answer through a grant for $20,000 per school to buy and install new solar panels.

Thirty-six B.C. communities have agreed to adopt a new building regulation that promotes the use of alternative energy by requiring all new single family homes built in their community to be solar hot water ready.

B.C. small businesses have innovative ideas on how to conserve energy, but many do not have the time or money to make their ideas happen. The $550,000 LiveSmart Champion Program can help small business make their energy-efficient ideas a reality.

The Parliamentary Secretary for Natural Gas to the Minister of Energy and Mines, Pat Pimm, will identify new economic opportunities from B.C.'s natural gas sector when he consults broadly across the province this summer.

B.C.'s new Clean Technology Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Energy and Mines, MLA John Yap, will consult with industry on how to improve B.C.'s low carbon fuel requirements.

With a $12-million investment from the Province, Geoscience BC can continue to provide new data to help companies and prospectors explore the exciting potential to find mineral and oil and gas resources, leading to jobs and economic diversification.