LIVESMART BC RECEIVES SUSTAINABILITY STAR
LiveSmart BC has received a Sustainability Star for helping B.C. residents make carbon smart choices at home, at work and on the road.
The Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games created the Sustainability Star program to recognize the innovative efforts Vancouver 2010 and its many partners and sponsors are taking to be environmentally, economically and socially sustainable.
The program, which will run until March 31, 2010, will put these innovations in the international spotlight as Vancouver and Whistler welcome the world in 2010.
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B.C. Applauds Move by Obama on California Standards
VICTORIA – Premier Gordon Campbell is welcoming the Obama administration’s decision to grant California its waiver to regulate greenhouse gases from motor vehicles.
B.C. Issues Progress Report on Carbon Neutral Actions
VICTORIA – Minister of State for Climate Action John Yap released the Carbon Neutral Action Report today, showing British Columbia’s continued move towards becoming North America’s first carbon neutral government.
B.C. Contest Helps Small Business Get Carbon Smart
KELOWNA – Business leaders in Kelowna will have an opportunity to send key staff for training to reduce their firms’ greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, increase efficiency and save money, thanks to scholarships from the provincial government, Minister of State for Climate Action John Yap announced today.
Ground Broken on New Coldstream Elementary School
COLDSTREAM – School officials broke ground today on the new $13.4-million Coldstream Elementary school, creating up to 85 jobs for British Columbians, Vernon Monashee MLA Eric Foster announced.
Clean Air in B.C.
VICTORIA – Today is Clean Air Day, celebrated on the first Wednesday in June of every year throughout Canada. Clean Air Day started out as a B.C. event in 1992 and has since become a national day. The B.C. government is committed to concrete actions to ensure British Columbians continue to enjoy the cleanest air possible.
