Stefan Labbe

5 days ago | castanet.net | Madison Reeve |Kathy Michaels |Darren Handschuh |Stefan Labbe

A Vancouver-based venture capital firm says it is “doubling down” on investments in Canadian enterprises after closing a $110-million fund built to back clean technology. In closing its third fund, Active Impact Investments has raised its total assets under management to $180 million, more than double its previous total. Founder and managing partner Mike Winterfield said the firm’s success has come at a tough time for green financing.

6 days ago | castanet.net | Kathy Michaels |Ish Sharma |Chuck Chiang |Stefan Labbe

A B.C. conservation organization is calling on the province to adopt amendments to the Wildlife Act that they say will slow the spread of invasive aquatic species. If adopted, the province would require mandatory inspections of watercraft entering B.C. from elsewhere. In addition, boaters would be required to stop at watercraft inspection stations within B.C. and follow Clean, Drain, Dry procedures, the B.C. Wildlife Federation said in a media release.

6 days ago | biv.com | Stefan Labbe

The BC Green Party said it won’t back a proposed infrastructure bill put forward by the provincial government to approve a sweeping list of projects it deems are “provincially significant.” The NDP government introduced Bill 15 last week to expedite the construction of infrastructure across the province. If passed, the law would allow the government to more quickly deliver schools, hospitals and other core community infrastructure like student housing.

6 days ago | castanet.net | Darryl Greer |Jami Makan |Glen Korstrom |Stefan Labbe

The Canadian Press - | Story: 549212British Columbia's Agriculture Ministry is urging ranchers and farmers to register the location of their livestock ahead of wildfire season. It says registering with Premises ID will ensure emergency responders have access to accurate information on livestock locations in the event of an emergency. That would allow emergency responders to act quickly during events such as evacuations or disease outbreaks.

1 week ago | timescolonist.com | Stefan Labbe

Hundreds of millions of people born in recent years—including hundreds of thousands of Canadians—are expected to be hit hardest by a rise extreme weather events, a new study has found.