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News tag: BC

British Columbia news

$450 million water supply tunnel running on budget and on time, officials say

CTV News The project is Metro Vancouver’s third soft ground tunnel. The Port Mann water supply tunnel was completed in 2017, while the Second Narrows supply tunnel is nearing completion. […]

Federal government partners with City of Delta to protect community from flood risks

Water Canada The federal government is investing $7.6 million to protect people, essential transportation corridors, farmlands, and businesses in the City of Delta, B.C. from increasingly intense rainstorms due to […]

Construction to begin on new $495 million water supply tunnel in Stanley Park

Vancouver Sun Metro Vancouver will begin construction this month on a new $495 million water supply tunnel in Stanley Park, one of six major projects to replace aging drinking water […]

First of six units begin generating power at B.C.’s Site C dam

The Canadian Press BC Hydro says in a statement that the first of six generating units on the Site C dam has begun operations after completing testing and commissioning procedures. […]

B.C. atmospheric river a successful first test of community-led rain management project

CBC The torrential rains that drenched the Lower Mainland last weekend were the first test for a new, community-led rainwater solution in Vancouver’s Mount Pleasant neighbourhood.   Click here to […]

B.C. atmospheric river a successful first test of community-led rain management project

CBC The torrential rains that drenched the Lower Mainland last weekend were the first test for a new, community-led rainwater solution in Vancouver’s Mount Pleasant neighbourhood.   Click here to […]

How can B.C. protect itself from the next atmospheric river?

CBC   Environment Canada said daily rainfall records were set across the Lower Mainland, including in West Vancouver, which received about 190 millimetres of rain. As officials deal with the […]

Incoming atmospheric river prompts weather advisories in British Columbia, including for Rogers Pass

CTV News A moisture-laden system in the upper atmosphere is heading toward the Pacific coastline and is expected to produce a large amount of precipitation. Special weather statements have been […]

Second Narrows Water Supply Tunnel receives Canadian Project of the Year award

Water Canada “I’m so proud that this major drinking-water infrastructure project, which will help us keep delivering water even after earthquakes, is being celebrated,” said Mike Hurley, Chair of Metro […]

Anticipated La Nina wet weather pattern could ease drought conditions in B.C.

National Observer Citing the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Fleming, who works in UBC’s Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, said early projections show a 71 per cent […]

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