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Monday, June 20, 2011 1:30 PM
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.
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Tuesday, June 14, 2011 2:00 PM
B.C's best mine rescue and first aid teams put their skills to the test in a spirited competition in Revelstoke, highlighting the industry's commitment to ensuring mining is one of the province's safest heavy industries.
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Tuesday, June 14, 2011 10:30 AM
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.
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Tuesday, June 14, 2011 8:30 AM
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.
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Monday, June 6, 2011 10:01 AM
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.
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Monday, June 6, 2011 10:00 AM
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.
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Tuesday, May 24, 2011 9:40 AM
The Province's strategy to reduce homelessness and connect people with more housing options is having a positive impact, including a reduction in Vancouver to 145 street homeless from 815 - an 82-per-cent decline - according to results from the Metro Vancouver 2011 Homeless Count released today.
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Thursday, May 19, 2011 10:30 AM
BC Hydro will immediately begin to relocate 16 hydro poles that currently present a public safety risk at the South Cariboo Regional Airport at 108 Mile.
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Monday, May 16, 2011 12:01 PM
The best of B.C.'s responsible and sustainable mining industry were honoured today with the 2010 Mining and Sustainability Awards.
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Tuesday, May 10, 2011 11:00 AM
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.
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