Environment Minister Mary Polak and Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Minister Steve Thomson have issued an environmental assessment certificate to Garibaldi at Squamish Inc. for the Garibaldi at Squamish project.

British Columbians will have an opportunity to participate in the second public consultation on the development of B.C.’s new Climate Leadership Plan.

A new report showcasing the Province’s first five years of carbon neutral government leadership is now available online.

To ensure B.C.’s future climate actions reflect the values of British Columbians, Premier Christy Clark invited families and members of the public to tell government what they would like to see in B.C.’s new Climate Leadership Plan, to be released later this spring. The next public engagement for the Climate Leadership Plan will launch on Monday, Jan. 25 and will run for 60 days.

Public open houses have been scheduled for Delta and Richmond in late January, as part of the third phase of consultation on the George Massey Tunnel Replacement Project and the public comment period for the environmental assessment process.

In its final written submission to the National Energy Board (NEB) panel reviewing Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain Expansion project, the provincial government says it will continue to evaluate the project based on the company’s ability to meet the five requirements which B.C. has insisted must be in place for any new heavy-oil pipeline to receive provincial support.

The Province’s new Greenhouse Gas Industrial Reporting and Control Act (GGIRCA) came into force, ensuring LNG facilities in British Columbia will have an emissions cap making them the cleanest in the world.

Environment Minister Mary Polak and Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Todd Stone have issued an environmental assessment certificate to Rio Tinto Alcan for the Terminal A Extension project in Kitimat.

Visitors can soon start booking trips to two popular BC Parks destinations drawing outdoor enthusiasts from around the world – Berg Lake trail and the Bowron Lake canoe circuit.

B.C.’s new Greenhouse Gas Industrial Reporting and Control Act (GGIRCA) comes into force on Jan. 1, 2016, ensuring LNG facilities in B.C. will have an emissions cap making them the cleanest in the world.