Tag: Infrastructure
BC Hydro completes marine power line removal at Jervis Inlet
BC Hydro has announced the removal of a dry-dock sized powerline crossing which was once ranked among the longest of its kind in the world.
Infrastructure, housing, UNDRIP will top agenda as local governments meet in Victoria next week
Members of local governments and First Nations are gathering in Victoria next week for the annual Union of B.C. Municipalities (UBCM) convention.
Province doubles municipal borrowing limits to speed up infrastructure projects
The Union of B.C. Municipalities is welcoming changes to provincial borrowing rules that regulate how much money municipalities can borrow without holding a public vote.
Eby pressing ahead with fast-track infrastructure despite First Nations pushback
B.C. Premier David Eby appears to be forging ahead with the NDP government’s controversial set of bills aimed at streamlining approvals for renewable energy and infrastructure projects, despite mounting opposition from First Nations leaders.
Old barge facility to be torn down
The demolition of the old barge terminal facility is set to start soon. Residents are being advised that there...
New library coming along
Work is progressing on Powell River's new library. Mayor Dave Formosa says it's been one of the biggest projects...
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Clocks “fall back” an hour this weekend as daylight time ends
Clocks are set to “fall back” across much of Canada this weekend, as daylight time ends at 2 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 2.
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Enviornment Canada issues wind alert for Powell River area
It's shaping up to be a wet and windy Halloween for most of the Sunshine Coast, including the Powell River area.
B.C. Conservatives propose higher tax caps to offset municipal losses from pipeline assessment
Proposed legislation from the B.C. Conservatives would raise taxation rate caps for municipalities, which are bracing for a potentially major financial hit from upcoming assessment changes.
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Eby leaves door open to early election over North Coast transmission line bill
Premier David Eby isn’t ruling out an early election if his government’s bill to fast-track construction of the North Coast transmission line fails to pass.
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Proposed bill to repeal B.C. Indigenous rights legislation fails to move forward
A bill that aimed repeal the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA) was voted down in the legislature.
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