# bc hydro (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover bc hydro. Page: Feed: --- ## [Improving reliability, supporting growth through upgrades to Newell Substation in Burnaby](https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2026ECS0047-000964) _2026-08-19 · Energy and Climate Solutions | BC Gov News_ BC Hydro’s $200-million investment will add capacity for 15,000 more homes, businesses ## [Climate Action & Municipal Governments](https://www.dogwoodbc.ca/news/climate-action-municipal-governments/) _2026-08-19 · Yazdan Gordanpour · Dogwood_ Mayors, councillors and other local politicians have immense power to advance climate policies that reduce carbon emissions and prepare us for extreme weather. However, we are seeing many municipal governments rolling back climate policies, setting up a false choice between affordability and climate action. Meanwhile, municipal climate champions working to enact sustainable policies have been \[…\]… ## [NDP Sits on $61 Million With No Start Date for Burnaby Hospital](https://acuriouslookatpoliticsinbc.blogspot.com/2026/08/ndp-sits-on-61-million-with-no-start.html) _2026-08-18 · Alan Forseth · Thoughts on BC Politics and More_ Phase 2 of Burnaby Hospital redevelopment was green lit to go ahead in September 2023The NDP spent $45 million on the Burnaby Hospital redevelopment, cancelled the second phase, and now has another $61 million listed for the project in the province’s Public Accounts, with no start date for construction.If the NDP cancelled the project, what is happening to the $61 million set aside for it? ## [Massive NDP Land Transfers Could Total Up to 24 Million Acres ~~ BC Conservatives](https://acuriouslookatpoliticsinbc.blogspot.com/2026/08/massive-ndp-land-transfers-could-total.html) _2026-08-10 · Alan Forseth · Thoughts on BC Politics and More_ Recent media reports and government disclosures reveal that up to 24 million acres of BC Crown land and more than $1 trillion in mineral wealth could be up for grabs, stripping elected representatives of decision-making power and undermining democracy.Today’s Public Accounts, released by NDP Finance Minister Brenda Bailey, list 334,643 acres as provincial Crown land obligations under treaty ## [Okanagan Farmers Face NDP-Created Water Crisis ~~ BC Conservatives](https://acuriouslookatpoliticsinbc.blogspot.com/2026/08/okanagan-farmers-face-ndp-created-water.html) _2026-08-10 · Alan Forseth · Thoughts on BC Politics and More_ Okanagan farmers are facing a water crisis as government-imposed restrictions threaten to kill their crops and destroy one of B.C.’s most important agricultural industries.In perhaps the most water-rich province in the country, our farmers have been left high and dry by the NDP government. For nine weeks, Okanagan and Shuswap farmers have proposed solutions, only to be met with NDP foot-dragging. ## [Province Must Declare State of Emergency Over Summerland Bald Range Fire](https://acuriouslookatpoliticsinbc.blogspot.com/2026/08/province-must-declare-state-of.html) _2026-08-08 · Alan Forseth · Thoughts on BC Politics and More_ Macklin McCall, MLA for West Kelowna-Peachland, and Hon. Kerry-Lynne Findlay, Leader of the Conservative Party of B.C., are calling on Premier David Eby to immediately declare a provincial state of emergency in response to the Bald Range wildfire, which has forced the evacuation of the entire District of Summerland and thousands more in Peachland and surrounding areas.The fire has burned more ## [BC Conservatives Point to Warning Signs in BC’s Economy](https://acuriouslookatpoliticsinbc.blogspot.com/2026/08/bc-conservatives-point-to-warning-signs.html) _2026-08-07 · Alan Forseth · Thoughts on BC Politics and More_ While Canada posted modest job gains in July, warning lights are still flashing in British Columbia. Youth unemployment remains stubbornly high, leaving too many first-time jobseekers shut out of the workforce. BC also lost 3,400 public administration jobs in July, likely as temporary Census positions ended.“BC's jobs divide remains stark. Unemployment is far higher in business-driven communities ## [NDP Hypocritically Admits Natural Gas Power Was Needed All Along ~~ BC Conservatives](https://acuriouslookatpoliticsinbc.blogspot.com/2026/08/ndp-hypocritically-admits-natural-gas.html) _2026-08-06 · Alan Forseth · Thoughts on BC Politics and More_ The NDP just got caught buying back the exact kind of power plant it spent years telling British Columbians they didn't need.The NDP government announced today that BC Hydro is purchasing the Island Generation natural gas facility in Campbell River, an admission that its electrification-only energy policy was never realistic. The 275-megawatt plant was originally privately owned yet kept to a ## [BC Hydro acquiring Island Generation to ensure power reliability on Vancouver Island](https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2026ECS0045-000916) _2026-08-05 · Energy and Climate Solutions | BC Gov News_ Strategic purchase provides capacity to support periods of peak electricity demand ## [Citizens Take DRIPA Challenge to Court](https://acuriouslookatpoliticsinbc.blogspot.com/2026/08/citizens-take-dripa-challenge-to-court.html) _2026-08-04 · Alan Forseth · Thoughts on BC Politics and More_ Private property rights hang in the balance, along with control over all of British Columbia in an upcoming BC Supreme Court case.A trial date has now been set for the Pender Harbour and Area Residents Association’s constitutional challenge to DRIPA. The 16-day trial before the BC Supreme Court is set to begin on November 22, 2027.This is a crisis the government saw coming. David Eby himself ## [AI News Summaries & Audio (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/11uXyBKT6RZ3) _2026-08-04 · **Sponsored**_ Tap an article for an AI summary and an audio briefing. ## [NDP government continues to make decisions about forest service roads and public lands in isolation, without considering the cumulative impacts on rural BC](https://acuriouslookatpoliticsinbc.blogspot.com/2026/07/ndp-government-continues-to-make.html) _2026-07-31 · Alan Forseth · Thoughts on BC Politics and More_ IMAGE: Government of BCThe NDP government is failing to keep the interests of all British Columbians in mind when making decisions on public land.In what is part of a trend of short-sighted road closures and denying public access to public land, the NDP government is planning to eliminate public access to the Incomappleux Conservancy in the Kootenays. These decisions threaten public safety ## [Richmond Encampments Pose Major Safety Risk](https://acuriouslookatpoliticsinbc.blogspot.com/2026/07/richmond-encampments-pose-major-safety.html) _2026-07-31 · Alan Forseth · Thoughts on BC Politics and More_ The NDP government’s reckless drug policies have fueled a homelessness crisis that it is doing nothing to address.Two encampments on provincial Crown land beside Highway 99 in Richmond are rapidly growing and pose a major public safety threat, but the NDP government has completely ignored the issue. One of the encampments is directly above a jet fuel line, and regular fires create an unacceptable ## [Getting just three people to vote will make a difference](https://www.dogwoodbc.ca/news/triple-the-vote/) _2026-07-30 · Yazdan Gordanpour · Dogwood_ Every election season, we are bombarded with messages to vote, vote, vote! And two common feelings can arise in response: does my single vote make that much of a difference in the outcome? And does it really matter who wins when we get the same corporate-influenced decisions either way? Mark Carney weaseling his way into \[…\] The post Getting just three people to vote will make a difference… ## [Healthcare System in Crisis as Hospitals Run Far Over Capacity](https://acuriouslookatpoliticsinbc.blogspot.com/2026/07/healthcare-system-in-crisis-as.html) _2026-07-30 · Alan Forseth · Thoughts on BC Politics and More_ Dr. Anna KindyBC’s hospitals are being stretched dangerously far beyond their limits.57 out of 80 hospitals in BC are running over capacity, with some running at as high as 160% capacity.“Evidence shows that when hospitals reach 90% capacity, patient care becomes compromised, and at over 100% serious adverse events including death increase dramatically,” said Dr. Anna Kindy, Shadow Minister for ## [Taking action to advance major LNG marine fuelling project](https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2026ECS0043-000870) _2026-07-24 · Energy and Climate Solutions | BC Gov News_ FortisBC moves forward on expansion at the Tilbury LNG Facility ## [Tripling public charging network by 2035](https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2026ECS0041-000855) _2026-07-21 · Energy and Climate Solutions | BC Gov News_ Updated July 21, 2026: Provincewide expansion will deliver faster, more convenient charging for EV drivers in B.C. ## [Advancing B.C.’s first major battery storage project on Vancouver Island](https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2026ECS0039-000848) _2026-07-20 · Energy and Climate Solutions | BC Gov News_ New battery energy storage will strengthen reliability, support demand, maximize infrastructure ## [Delivering free smart thermostats so people save energy, money](https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2026ECS0037-000794) _2026-07-06 · Energy and Climate Solutions | BC Gov News_ BC Hydro partners with Canadian clean tech to support energy conservation through Power Smart 2.0 ## [Meet Yazdan, Dogwood’s New Municipal Elections Campaigner](https://www.dogwoodbc.ca/news/meet-yazdan/) _2026-06-29 · Yazdan Gordanpour · Dogwood_ I’m an immigrant from Iran. I lived in my hometown of Tehran until my mid 20s. I then moved to Syilx (Okanagan) territory for a PhD program in Interdisciplinary Sustainability Studies at UBC-O, and now live on the territory of xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. I was in middle school when the \[…\] The post Meet Yazdan, Dogwood’s New Municipal… ## [Energy-efficiency upgrades will help lower costs for households with lower incomes](https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2026ECS0035-000771) _2026-06-29 · Energy and Climate Solutions | BC Gov News_ B.C. expands home energy-efficiency program to provide no-cost retrofits to homeowners, tenants with low incomes ## [Your 24/7 AI Media Buyer (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/WEPXUBGlOXna) _2026-06-29 · **Sponsored**_ Finds placement, geo, and funnel leaks and proposes fixes you approve ## [Who’s behind the backlash over Indigenous rights in B.C.?](https://www.dogwoodbc.ca/news/whos-behind-backlash-over-indigenous-rights-bc/) _2026-06-25 · Kai Nagata · Dogwood_ The fake letter showed up on a family’s doorstep in Britannia Beach, warning the residents to leave their home and “remove all personal property, structures and improvements,” because the Squamish Nation was coming to take the land back. The fraudulent document, which reads like it was generated by an AI chatbot, was signed with the \[…\] The post Who’s behind the backlash over Indigenous rights in… ## [Building a stronger B.C. with young climate leaders](https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2026ECS0033-000737) _2026-06-22 · Energy and Climate Solutions | BC Gov News_ New funding for Youth Climate Corps B.C. supports jobs, community resilience ## [Optimizing BC Hydro assets, increasing electricity capacity by 7%](https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2026ECS0032-000720) _2026-06-17 · Energy and Climate Solutions | BC Gov News_ Construction of sixth unit begins at Revelstoke Generating Station ## [BC Hydro scrounges for electricity to feed LNG, AI industries](https://www.dogwoodbc.ca/news/bc-hydro-scrounges-for-electricity-to-feed-lng-ai-industries/) _2026-06-17 · Kai Nagata · Dogwood_ BC Hydro confirmed this week it is considering another hydroelectric dam on the Peace River (this one called “Site E”), as well as damming the Homathko River above Bute Inlet. It’s part of a growing scramble for new electricity, as the public utility grapples with outsized promises our politicians have made to global LNG investors, \[…\] The post BC Hydro scrounges for electricity to feed LNG, AI… ## [Powering B.C.’s future: New plan drives clean energy, growth, jobs](https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2026ECS0030-000705) _2026-06-15 · Energy and Climate Solutions | BC Gov News_ Strategy to conserve, optimize and build to meet increasing demand for clean electricity ## [Jeffrey Epstein’s love affair with British Columbia](https://www.dogwoodbc.ca/news/jeffrey-epsteins-love-affair-with-british-columbia/) _2026-02-18 · Kai Nagata · Dogwood_ Jeffrey Epstein visited British Columbia regularly, was encouraged to buy real estate and even applied for temporary residency the year before his death in a New York prison cell. Despite his criminal conviction for buying sex with a minor, Epstein traveled freely to Vancouver, booked massages, convened meetings and cultivated relationships in B.C. He and \[…\] The post Jeffrey Epstein’s love affair… ## [A plan for a plan](https://www.dogwoodbc.ca/news/a-plan-for-a-plan/) _2025-12-05 · Christina Smethurst · Dogwood_ On Thursday, November 27, 2025, Alberta premier Danielle Smith and Canadian prime minister Mark Carney, teamed up to announce a Memorandum of Understanding around a new oil pipeline project stretching from the tar sands to B.C.’s north coast. What Smith and Carney lack in judgement, they make up for in audacity. Dogwood was part of \[…\] The post A plan for a plan appeared first on Dogwood . ## [Epstein, Trump … and Mark Carney’s Ksi Lisims LNG](https://www.dogwoodbc.ca/news/epstein-trump-carney-ksi-lisims-lng/) _2025-11-20 · Kai Nagata · Dogwood_ The scandal surrounding Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump is fueling backlash to an American-owned gas project in Canada, after Prime Minister Mark Carney announced he will try to fast-track Ksi Lisims LNG with public money. Both Liberal and NDP politicians pushing the MAGA-backed, Korean-built export terminal are getting nervous – as the release of the \[…\] The post Epstein, Trump … and Mark… ## [Fixing our voting system is just the start](https://www.dogwoodbc.ca/news/fixing-our-voting-system-is-just-the-start/) _2025-07-23 · Adam Bailey · Dogwood_ The B.C. legislature has set up a special committee to seek public input on democratic and electoral reform. This blog is adapted from Dogwood’s submission. To have your say, log in or create an account and submit your comments by 2 p.m. PT Friday, July 25. What do you call a place where 17 per \[…\] The post Fixing our voting system is just the start appeared first on Dogwood .