B.C. failing to protect drinking water: auditor general
Climate change and industrial activities pose increased risks to B.C.’s water, but the provincial government...
‘It’s An Environmental Law-Free Zone’: B.C. Auditor General Asked to Investigate Unregulated Placer Mining
Placer mining kills fish, damages streams, poses a risk to drinking water and jeopardizes Indigenous...
Auditor General Nudges B.C. to Amend Act that Exempted Site C Dam from Independent Review
Remember B.C.’s Clean Energy Act, championed by former Liberal Premier Gordon Campbell to position B.C....
Mount Polley, B.C. Government Target of Criminal Charges Brought by Mining Watchdog
Almost 30 months after 25-million cubic metres of contaminated sludge and water swept into lakes...
B.C. Climate Change Audit Won’t Be Released Until After Election: Auditor General
British Columbians will not find out before next spring’s provincial election if the province has...
Cost of Abandoned, Contaminated Mine Sites in B.C. $508 Million, Up 83 Per Cent Since 2014
Costs associated with the closure and reclamation of 84 abandoned industrial sites, mostly from mining,...
Auditor General’s Report: B.C. Oil and Gas Industry Handed $1.25B in Incentives Since 2009
According to British Columbia’s auditor general, the province has handed out $1.25 billion in financial...
