Would you drink this B.C. water tainted by mining waste? The company says it’s just fine
National Observer The mine, owned by Hudbay Minerals and Mitsubishi Materials, has been repeatedly fined by the province for polluting nearby waterways; in 2021, its operator at one point exceeded […]
$1.7 billion flood projects still stalled in Abbotsford, Princeton and Merritt without funding
Vancouver Sun More than three years after deadly flooding devastated parts of B.C., the three most hard-hit communities still don’t have the funding needed to properly upgrade their flood protections. […]
Drought hangover at B.C. Hydro has eased as utility enters 2025
Vancouver Sun B.C. Hydro has experienced more normal precipitation in reservoirs, though it won’t know how that has helped reservoir levels until spring. Click here to read the story.
Federal government partners with Port Coquitlam to strengthen flood protection efforts
Water Canada “Climate change is an escalating threat to communities across Canada, affecting all of us. Investments in disaster mitigation infrastructure aren’t just about reducing risks they’re about safeguarding our […]
Upgrades to disaster mitigation infrastructure to help protect Gingolx Harbour
Water Canada Critical disaster mitigation infrastructure upgrades are planned for Gingolx Harbour, British Columbia, the largest harbour within the Nisga’a First Nation territory, after an investment of nearly $20 million […]
Mount Polley disaster’s toxic impact continues to filter through B.C. waters, 10 years later: researchers
CBC The environmental impact of the Mount Polley tailings dam collapse is still being felt with toxic particles swirling in Quesnel Lake’s water a decade later. Research shows tiny invertebrates […]
10 years after B.C.’s worst mining waste disaster, company faces charges
The Narwhal Imperial Metals, owner of the Mount Polley mine, has been charged on 15 counts under the federal Fisheries Act. The charges come more than 10 years after a […]
Parasite behind fish-killing whirling disease found in B.C. lake
CBC The BC Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship says three trout samples from the southern arm of Kootenay Lake have tested positive for Myxobolus cerebralis, the parasite that […]
Prince Rupert has Canada’s 3rd busiest port and a growing economy. So why can’t residents drink its water?
CBC City says boil water notices will keep happening as it works to replace century-old water system. The longtime resident says boil water advisories in the North Coast city have […]
B.C. opens disaster aid to atmospheric river flood victims
Toronto Star British Columbia is making disaster financial assistance available to victims of floodwaters that gushed through several communities when an atmospheric river dumped hundreds of millimetres of rain on […]