Twelve First Nations communities throughout British Columbia will receive $7.1 million to develop alternative-energy projects and advance energy efficiency through the Province’s Community Energy Diesel Reduction (CEDR) program, a CleanBC initiative.

Community grants for not-for-profit organizations in northern B.C. will help deliver services so people can be more active, creative and culturally connected.

People in 55 B.C. communities, including Masset and 13 northern B.C. municipalities and districts, will benefit from approximately $17.3 million in grants in lieu of municipal property taxes this year.

Five Indigenous communities on the north and central coast will join B.C.’s clean-energy sector with local projects following support from the Province.

Opportunities to work on more than 180 land-based projects are helping people begin their economic recovery from COVID-19, as part of the provincial response plan.

Effective immediately, British Columbia’s chief forester, Diane Nicholls, has set new allowable annual cut (AAC) levels for the Timber Supply Area (TSA) 25 and Tree Farm Licences (TFLs) 58 and 60 on Haida Gwaii.

The remote Dzawada̱ʼenux̱w First Nation village in Kingcome Inlet is taking steps to transition from diesel to clean electricity and create local jobs under the Province’s CleanBC plan.

The remote First Nations community of Klemtu is transitioning from diesel to clean electricity under the Province’s CleanBC plan and creating local jobs during construction.