Matt Simmons

2 weeks ago | thespec.com | Matt Simmons

Environmental assessments exist for a reason. That’s what Nikki Skuce, director of BC Mining Law Reform Network, said in response to British Columbia’s current push to eliminate or streamline regulatory processes for proposed developments, which she fears could erode public safety and environmental protection around major mining projects.

2 weeks ago | thenarwhal.ca | Matt Simmons

Environmental assessments exist for a reason. That’s what Nikki Skuce, director of BC Mining Law Reform Network, said in response to British Columbia’s current push to eliminate or streamline regulatory processes for proposed developments, which she fears could erode public safety and environmental protection around major mining projects.

3 weeks ago | thespec.com | Matt Simmons

The British Columbia government gave a green light to an 800-kilometre natural gas pipeline on Thursday, paving the way for construction to start this summer — and setting the stage for what one First Nations leader warns could be a “long, hot summer” of conflict. In a press release, the BC Environmental Assessment Office gave the project a “substantially started” designation, locking in its original environmental approval indefinitely.

3 weeks ago | thenarwhal.ca | Matt Simmons |Shannon Waters

The British Columbia government gave a green light to an 800-kilometre natural gas pipeline on Thursday, paving the way for construction to start this summer — and setting the stage for what one First Nations leader warns could be a “long, hot summer” of conflict.

3 weeks ago | cdnfirefighter.com | Matt Simmons

June 3, 2025, Victoria, B.C. – Rumours spread like wildfire — and rumours about wildfire are no exception. In Canada’s westernmost province, the BC Wildfire Service is taking to its social media channels to tackle misinformation with an unlikely tool: kindness. Take the term “human caused.” Wildfire agencies use it to describe all wildfires that aren’t started by lightning, but many people have incorrectly conflated that with arson and the idea has taken hold.