LimpRimble 1d ago • 100%
Please don't feed the trolls.
LimpRimble 1d ago • 66%
Another election in the spring?
> The Alberta government is launching a $7-million advertising campaign in Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia in what it says is an effort to throw cold water on the federal government's plan to implement an emissions cap on the oil and gas sector.
> Read the promises of British Columbia's three main political parties on the pressing issues in the 2024 provincial election. These will be updated as parties add to their platforms ahead of the election.
LimpRimble 4w ago • 100%
The BC Hydrogen Office website talks about both electrolysis and removing hydrogen from natural gas then storing the left over bits underground.
B.C. has several advantages for producing low-carbon hydrogen. More than 98% of electricity generated in the province is clean or renewable. This means B.C. has a significant opportunity to produce clean hydrogen from electrolysis.
B.C. is also home to abundant natural gas reserves and significant geological carbon storage capacity. These are necessary for producing low-carbon hydrogen from natural gas. With these attributes, B.C. can supply the growing global demand for low-carbon hydrogen.
LimpRimble 4w ago • 100%
four reactors, each with a capacity of 1,200 megawatts
Someone opening an AI server farm in Egypt?
> Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has committed explicitly to sending more Canadian natural gas to Germany and other European countries.
> In a [press release](https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024EMLI0062-001447) from earlier this month, the province says it has completed building the "Electric Highway," a network of 155 charging sites and more than 310 fast chargers that are located around 150 kilometres apart along all major roadways in B.C. This effort is part of its climate action plan, CleanBC.
"That was the methodology of the 1960s and 1970s. It was cheaper, quicker and easier just to put a river in a pipe in the ground and pave it and say, 'we'll deal with it later,'" Cosh said. "Now, it's later."
LimpRimble 1mo ago • 100%
in conjuction with other measures
From free standardized designs to building code changes to allow single stairways (Why North America Can't Build Nice Apartments) to fixing outdated zoning rules that pisses off the NIMBYs plus hundreds of other initiatives, Ravi Kahlon has been an amazing housing minister.
LimpRimble 1mo ago • 100%
Renters would pay an extra $1 billion within two years if the province’s rules were to be repealed after this year, says the report released Wednesday.
https://www.vancouverislandfreedaily.com/news/short-term-rental-restrictions-saved-bc-tenants-more-than-600m-study-7543797
LimpRimble 1mo ago • 100%
Who cares?
Not the investors. The share price is up again and that's all that counts.
> "We've seen very directly thousands of formerly full-time short-term rentals leave the short-term rental market," Wachsmuth said in an interview with CBC's The Early Edition on Wednesday. > But it's still unclear what happens to these units after they are removed from the STR listings. > Wachsmuth said researchers and policymakers will have to wait for the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation to release its annual data in order to see the rules' exact impact on vacancy rates and the number of long-term rentals.
cross-posted from: [/c/britishcolumbia](https://lemmy.ca/post/29320258) > "For too long, the idea of home ownership has been out of reach for way too many people — people who earn a decent income, who are priced out of the market and do not see any path to home ownership," said Premier David Eby, speaking at the project unveiling on Thursday.
"For too long, the idea of home ownership has been out of reach for way too many people — people who earn a decent income, who are priced out of the market and do not see any path to home ownership," said Premier David Eby, speaking at the project unveiling on Thursday.
LimpRimble 1mo ago • 100%
On CKNW in May, Conservative Party of BC Leader John Rustad said the province was “taking away the democratic right and the democratic vote” and that he would repeal the NDP’s housing reforms if elected.
BC is going to look very, very different in five years depending on who wins the next election.
> B.C. government figures say conservation officers destroyed 603 black and 23 grizzly bears in 2023, while 154 black bears were killed by officers in the first six months of this year.
cross-posted from: [/c/britishcolumbia](https://lemmy.ca/post/28991076) > In 2008, as the-then B.C. Liberal government was poised to bring in Canada's first carbon tax, the B.C. NDP staunchly opposed it, saying a climate plan should not tax consumers but target major industrial producers such as the gas, oil, cement and aluminum industries.
> In 2008, as the-then B.C. Liberal government was poised to bring in Canada's first carbon tax, the B.C. NDP staunchly opposed it, saying a climate plan should not tax consumers but target major industrial producers such as the gas, oil, cement and aluminum industries.
Fisheries and Oceans Canada says this year's Fraser River sockeye salmon run is 2nd lowest on record
Eight male elephant seals were identified between June 2022 and May 2023, and individuals were identified based on body marks or scars as well as their "eyeliner cues," the study said. Frouin-Mouy said she named the eight seals after her favourite group, The Beach Boys, and her favourite one is called Mike, who frequents the research site hunting for food.
A record 86 wild-born pups counted among critically endangered population this summer, researcher says
> Some candidates say they're too moderate to support the B.C. Conservatives but oppose the NDP
LimpRimble 2mo ago • 95%
They love trolling
Until we get a decent automod, I'm not interested in fighting off even more trolls.
LimpRimble 2mo ago • 96%
Activists say the state is building a China-style internet firewall as it looks to exert further control over the online space.
LimpRimble 2mo ago • 100%
I was thinking it was Pluto looking for a loophole.
LimpRimble 2mo ago • 100%
LimpRimble 2mo ago • 100%
LimpRimble 3mo ago • 100%
The four-month timeline the government put in place with the new changes to the rental tenancy act made it so people buying properties with tenants couldn't get a mortgage approved, because the timeline extended beyond the 120-day approval limit.
Sounds like it was bumping into CMHC regulations.
LimpRimble 3mo ago • 87%
"B.C. health-care system"... that thumbnail...
LimpRimble 3mo ago • 100%
Wab cleaning house?
LimpRimble 3mo ago • 100%
I went to see the one at the Nanton Lancaster Museum about 20 years ago. It is a seriously impressive aircraft.