VICTORIA – The B.C. Liberals refused to pass New Democrat legislation that would rule out pumping oil and diluted bitumen through natural gas pipelines, and instead watered down the legislation into a simple regulation that could easily be reversed. “When …
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New Democrat bill would prevent conversion of pipelines to transport bitumen
VICTORIA – A private member’s bill introduced by New Democrat MLA Doug Donaldson would prevent the conversion of natural gas pipelines to transport heavy oil or diluted bitumen. The British Columbia Oil and Gas Activities Amendment Act would forbid the …
B.C. Liberals allowing Jumbo Resort day lodge to be built in dangerous avalanche zone
VICTORIA— The B.C. Liberals are making a mockery of the environmental assessment process by considering giving Jumbo Glacier Resort permanent rights to public land after they poured a concrete foundation for a day lodge in an avalanche zone, say B.C.’s …
New Democrats propose solutions to reduce emissions from LNG
VICTORIA — New Democrat environment spokesperson Spencer Chandra Herbert has proposed two amendments to government LNG legislation governing greenhouse gas emissions that would broaden the scope of the bill to apply to extraction, processing and transport of natural gas for …
Investigation into Mount Polley looking like latest B.C. Liberal whitewash
VICTORIA – The investigation into the Mount Polley mine disaster is turning into the latest B.C. Liberal whitewash, say the New Democrats. “The Liberals are hiding behind advice from the chief inspector of mines, who is saying ‘don’t release any …
Horgan demands to know why crack at Mount Polley dam was hidden for four years
VICTORIA – New Democrat Leader John Horgan is demanding to know why information about a crack in the Mount Polley tailings pond dam was not released for more than four years. “The Liberal government knew for four years there were …
Will Premier Clark live up to her commitment to Likely businesses?
VICTORIA – Businesses that operate in the region near the Mount Polley mine are still waiting for Christy Clark to live up to her commitment to help deal with the damage resulting from the devastating tailings pond spill in early …
Fifty days after Mount Polley tailings pond failure, many questions remain
VICTORIA – It’s been 50 days since the Mount Polley tailings pond failure and the community of Likely has more questions than answers, say B.C.’s New Democrats. “Fifty days after the unprecedented tailings pond disaster in Likely, the cameras are …
New tailings spills show B.C. Liberals failing to protect B.C. wilderness
VICTORIA – New spills from tailings facilities in the Interior and on Vancouver Island – on the heels of the devastating tailings dam failure at the Mount Polley mine – show the Liberal government is failing to protect B.C.’s pristine …
One month since Mount Polley tailings pond failure, B.C. Liberals nowhere to be found
KAMLOOPS– It’s been one month since the Mount Polley tailings pond failure and the B.C. Liberals have all but abandoned the region, say B.C.’s New Democrats. “Premier Christy Clark and the B.C. Liberals briefly swooped into Likely several days after …