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CER: Reporting of confirmed COVID-19 cases at CER regulated worksites
The CER is continuing to adapt its regulatory oversight work to the situation presented by the COVID-19 pandemic. The CER acknowledges and supports the mandates of health authorities and public health agencies, which remain the definitive sources for COVID-19 information and exercise their own authorities related to COVID-19 prevention, management, and response. As part of […]
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Ontario Expands Natural Gas to More Communities in North Bay
New expansion project will deliver reliable and affordable energy to households and businesses September 10, 2020 NORTH BAY – The Ontario government is providing up to $8.67 million to expand natural gas to households and businesses in North Bay. Construction is underway on a new natural gas pipeline that will bring more reliable and affordable […]
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The AMC applies to the Supreme Court of Canada to challenge Manitoba Hydro’s First Nation on-reserve rate hike
Treaty One Territory, Manitoba – The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC) is expressing vehement opposition to the Manitoba Hydro Electric Board’s (Manitoba Hydro) recent rate increase to First Nation citizens on reserve, and has thus applied for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) as called for and approved by the AMC’s […]
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CER Issues Recommendation for NGTL’s North Corridor Expansion Project
September 3, 2020 – Calgary, AB – Canada Energy Regulator The Canada Energy Regulator (CER) is recommending that Federal cabinet approve NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd.’s (NGTL) North Corridor Expansion Project (Project). The Project seeks to construct and operate approximately 81 km of looped pipeline, in three different sections, and associated facilities in northwestern Alberta. The expansion of […]
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McMaster U: The Future through Ancestral Lenses
Dr. Vanessa Watts (Paul D. MacPherson Chair in Indigenous Studies) along with panelists Zoe Hopkins (Film maker and writer), Dr. Jeremy D. Green (scholar and teacher) and Marianne Nicolson (activist and artist) will be hosting a discussion on how ancestral language shapes worldview and how they see challenging times through the ancestral lens. Sep 02, […]
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Clean, energy-efficient projects coming to interior B.C.
Sept. 2, 2020 KAMLOOPS – People in communities and First Nations in interior B.C. will benefit from new projects that will create local jobs, make housing more affordable and make community spaces and public buildings energy efficient and durable. The provincial and federal governments, along with the City of Kamloops, are investing in building energy-efficiency […]
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EV charging stations coming to northern, coastal, central B.C. – JWN
September 2, 2020 A partnership between B.C. provincial and federal governments, 25 local governments and First Nations communities will bring 55 electric vehicle (EV) charging stations to the northern and central regions of the province. This expansion of the existing EV charging network will increase clean transportation options for people, support the local clean economy […]
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Canada and British Columbia invest in green energy solutions
From: Infrastructure Canada Vancouver, British Columbia, September 1, 2020—The governments of Canada and British Columbia are investing in infrastructure to get projects under way that meet people’s needs, address the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, and help communities restart their economies. Strategic investments in green infrastructure are key to creating clean healthy communities, making life […]
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Clean infrastructure benefits people in northern, coastal, central B.C.
Sept. 1, 2020 VANCOUVER – People in communities across northern, coastal and central B.C. will benefit from new clean energy projects and transportation infrastructure that will create jobs, support local economies and help meet CleanBC’s goals of a cleaner, stronger province. A partnership between provincial and federal governments, 25 local governments and First Nations communities […]
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Government of Canada partners with Northern BC and Yukon First Nations to reduce reliance on diesel and fight climate change
From: Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada August 25, 2020 — Ottawa, ONTARIO — Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada The Government of Canada is taking steps to help support northern communities by working in collaboration with territorial, Indigenous, and community partners to monitor and address the impacts of climate change in the North and […]
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