Shannon Waters
BC Politics and Environment Reporter at The Narwhal
Stubbornly sesquipedalian, just not at work. BC politics and environment reporter @thenarwhalca Opinions mine, all mine 🟦@sobittersosweet.bsky.social
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1 day 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.
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1 week ago |
biv.com | Shannon Waters
Despite weeks of growing opposition from First Nations, municipal governments and environmental organizations, B.C.’s controversial Bill 15 is now law. A tie vote in the legislature on the evening of May 28 — all 46 NDP MLAs supported the bill while 46 Conservative, Green and Independent MLAs voted against it — resulted in Speaker Raj Chouhan casting the deciding vote to pass the bill.
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1 week ago |
timescolonist.com | Shannon Waters
A growing chorus of First Nations leaders is warning that B.C. Premier David Eby’s push to pass Bill 15 is deeply damaging the province’s relationship with Indigenous Peoples. “The BC NDP are wrong. Premier Eby is wrong. We are united in our call that they must immediately withdraw the bill,” Don Tom, Chief of the Tsartlip First Nation and vice-president of the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs, said during a Monday press conference in Victoria.
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3 weeks ago |
thenarwhal.ca | Shannon Waters
Get the inside scoop on The Narwhal’s environment and climate reporting by signing up for our free newsletter. Premier David Eby leaned heavily on nostalgia for B.C.’s legendary building booms as he spoke Tuesday about controversial new legislation that would give his government sweeping powers to push ahead with infrastructure projects, regardless of their environmental impact.
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1 month ago |
thenarwhal.ca | Shannon Waters
Get the inside scoop on The Narwhal’s environment and climate reporting by signing up for our free newsletter. The B.C. government says it is seizing “a once-in-a-generation opportunity” to become a world leader in clean energy by making it quicker and easier for renewable energy projects and major power lines to get shovels in the ground.
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Asked if the mandate letters for his cabinet ministers will be publicly released in the near future, Eby said the priorities laid out in his speech at the Natural Resource Forum - mostly streamlining permitting - are the priorities for his ministers Sidestep much? #bcpoli
The North Coast Transmission Line The NDP government is planning to introduce legislation, making the BC Energy Regulator responsible for permitting the line and future high-voltage transmission lines #bcpoli
A little preview of some of the highlights of Premier David Eby's speech at the BC Natural Resources Forum this evening I'll report the details once the embargo lifts #bcpoli https://t.co/qnWIaOTtGQ
