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Wednesday, May 18, 2016 9:20 AM
To further support its work in encouraging mineral, coal, and oil and gas exploration investment in British Columbia through the collection and distribution of publicly available geoscience data, Energy and Mines Minister Bill Bennett has announced that the Province will provide $5 million in funding to Geoscience BC.
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Tuesday, May 3, 2016 12:10 PM
The B.C. government is accepting all recommendations from the Office of the Auditor General (OAG) audit report “An Audit of Compliance & Enforcement of the Mining Sector” with the exception of one recommendation that government will seriously consider.
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Friday, April 29, 2016 1:40 PM
Statutory decision-makers with the Ministry of Energy and Mines and the Ministry of Environment have authorized an amendment of the restricted operations permits for Mount Polley Mining Corporation, allowing the mine to extract an additional one million tonnes of ore.
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Wednesday, April 6, 2016 12:30 PM
The Site C Clean Energy Project reached another important milestone with the award of the turbines and generators contract to Voith Hydro Inc.
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Wednesday, March 23, 2016 11:30 AM
To encourage more British Columbians to drive electric vehicles (EVs) and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the Province is providing funding from the Clean Energy Vehicle (CEV) Program to expand and upgrade residential and public charging infrastructure.
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Wednesday, March 2, 2016 10:05 AM
At the 2016 Globe Conference on Sustainability and Innovation Premier Christy Clark announced funding of $11.9 million from the Province’s Innovative Clean Energy (ICE) Fund for three programs aimed at promoting clean-energy vehicles, clean air and clean water.
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Thursday, February 25, 2016 10:20 AM
Minister of Energy and Mines Bill Bennett introduced amendments to the Mines Act that will strengthen government’s regulatory oversight of the mining industry and give the ministry additional compliance and enforcement tools.
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Tuesday, January 26, 2016 1:35 PM
The B.C. Centre of Training Excellence in Mining (CTEM) has made it easier for British Columbians to train for careers in mineral exploration and mining, thanks to a memorandum of understanding signed with five public post-secondary institutions in the province.
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Thursday, December 17, 2015 1:30 PM
In response to the findings and recommendations of the Chief Inspector of Mines’ (CIM) investigation into the tailings storage facility (TSF) at Mount Polley Mine in August 2014, Energy and Mines Minister Bill Bennett announced that government will introduce new regulations and requirements that will make British Columbia a national and international leader in safety standards for tailings storage facilities.
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Friday, December 11, 2015 8:30 AM
To ensure key sectors in the BC Jobs Plan continue to have the clean, renewable electricity they need to prosper and grow BC Hydro is investing, on average, $2.4 billion per year to expand, upgrade and maintain the province’s electric generation, transmission and distribution system.
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