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B.C. Greens welcome PTB ride-hailing announcement, caution need for continued data gathering to inform future decisions
VICTORIA, B.C. – The B.C. Green Caucus welcomes the Passenger Transportation Board’s announcement today on the next steps in the introduction of Transportation Network Services. “The announcement...
Ride-hailing to come to B.C., may be limited by Class 4 requirements
VICTORIA, B.C. – Lyft announced today that it intends to operate in Vancouver, but concerns remain that the significant hurdles of the Class 4 licence will provide a barrier in getting adequate...
B.C. Green Caucus calls for comprehensive protections against ‘conversion therapy’
VICTORIA, B.C. – The B.C. government’s response today regarding the dangerous, nonmedical practice of conversion therapy rightfully calls for the federal government to amend the Criminal Code to...
Management drought facing B.C.’s drinking water, AG finds
VICTORIA, B.C. — Today the Auditor General of B.C. released her report The Protection of Drinking Water: An Independent Audit. The report finds that the two bodies responsible for safeguarding...
B.C. Government protects 54 old growth-trees, continues unsustainable harvest
VICTORIA, B.C. — The B.C. Green caucus finds government’s announcement that it is moving to protect just 54 old-growth trees on the B.C. Big Tree Registry inadequate given the ongoing, unsustainable...
BC Green Caucus Finds Gov Response to Fracking Report Insufficient
LNG to Increase Fracking, Evidence Shows Danger to Health, Environment Note: This release was sent in response to the B.C. Government’s update titled “Government’s response to hydraulic fracturing...
B.C. Green MLAs in local communities to meet with supporters
VICTORIA, B.C. – B.C. Green MLAs Andrew Weaver (Oak Bay-Gordon Head and party leader), Sonia Furstenau (Cowichan Valley) and Adam Olsen (Saanich North and the Islands) are heading to communities...
BC Government Abandons Contaminated Soil In Shawnigan Watershed
VICTORIA, B.C. — Today, the BC Government has approved the final closure plan, which fails to remove the approximately 100,000 tonnes of contaminated soil that has been abandoned at the site located...
B.C. Green Caucus statement on Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion project approval
VICTORIA, B.C. — In response to the Federal Liberal Party’s approval of the Trans Mountain expansion project, the B.C. Green caucus has released the following statement: “The Liberal government’s...