Category Archives: Utilities
Manitoba premier says public will have say on future megaprojects
WINNIPEG — Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister promised Thursday to ensure that any large capital projects in the future will be put to a public referendum before they can go ahead. Pallister's comments follow a report last month by former Saskatchewan pr...
Alberta environment minister’s constituents concerned over coal-mining
ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOUSE, Alta. — A municipal council in Alberta Environment Minister Jason Nixon's constituency is the latest in a growing number of communities expressing concern about the province's plan to expand coal mining in the Rocky Mountains. Cle...
First Nations say Alberta review of coal project inadequate, seek federal involvement
EDMONTON — Two of southern Alberta's largest First Nations have asked the federal government to step into an environmental review of a coal mine proposed for the Rocky Mountains. In a letter to federal Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, the Siksi...
Report shows Manitoba Hydro debt the ‘scandal of the century’: premier
WINNIPEG — Premier Brian Pallister says the handling of Manitoba Hydro under the former NDP government is "the scandal of the century." A review of the Crown corporation released last week found a lack of government oversight led to cost overruns
Metro Vancouver wastewater carries COVID-19, new app reveals viral load
VANCOUVER — A new online tool allows Metro Vancouver residents to track the viral load of COVID-19 found in untreated wastewater at each of the region’s five wastewater treatment plants. Metro Vancouver, the regional district that delivers water, waste...
Manitoba NDP eye new Crown corporation to boost rural, northern cell and internet
WINNIPEG — Manitoba Opposition New Democrats are promising to create a Crown corporation to improve internet and cellular service in northern and rural areas, if they win the next election in 2023. The idea was one more than 20 resolutions passed
A timeline of events in British Columbia’s Site C dam project
VANCOUVER — A chronology of events in British Columbia’s Site C hydroelectric dam project: Late 1950s: The location for a third dam on the Peace River is first looked at after the locations of WAC Bennett Dam and Peace Canyon Dam
Report says optimistic forecasts, lack of oversight led to big debt at Manitoba Hydro
WINNIPEG — Billions of dollars in cost overruns and spiralling debt at Crown-owned Manitoba Hydro were caused in part by a lack of government oversight and overly optimistic sales predictions, says a report released Friday. A review by former Saskatche...
British Columbia’s Site C dam to cost $16 billion, delayed until 2025
VICTORIA — British Columbia Premier John Horgan says completing the Site C dam is in the best interests of residents, despite the project's price tag ballooning to $16 billion and completion date stretching to 2025. The premier told a news conference
‘Serious concerns:’ Alberta First Nations oppose coal expansion in Rocky Mountains
EDMONTON — Two of Alberta's largest First Nations have written letters to coal companies saying they will oppose any new mine proposals in the Rocky Mountains since the provincial government has consistently ignored their concerns. The Siksika and Kai...