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'This Is The Final Straw'

CBC | Posted 04.29.2013 | Canada British Columbia

Opponents of smart meters are preparing a class action lawsuit against BC Hydro, alleging installation of the high-tech devices has led to thousands o...

BC Hydro Call Turns Into Bomb Threat

The Huffington Post B.C. | Posted 03.04.2013 | Canada British Columbia

A B.C. couple trying to block hydro crews from removing an illegal meter allegedly assaulted police and threatened them with a homemade bomb made of j...

Alberta Aboriginals Oppose B.C. Energy Project

CP | Bob Weber, The Canadian Press | Posted 05.03.2013 | Canada Alberta

EDMONTON - Alberta aboriginals are lining up against an energy project deemed crucial to the B.C. economy.At least six bands in the northern part of t...

BC Hydro Market Fixing Puts Taxpayers On Hook

CBC | Posted 04.23.2013 | Canada British Columbia

B.C. taxpayers could be on the hook for hundreds of millions of dollars after a U.S. judge’s ruling that found massive market manipulation in the Ca...

Hydro Rate Shock Coming: NDP

CP | Dirk Meissner, The Canadian Press | Posted 04.06.2013 | Canada British Columbia

VICTORIA - The NDP is warning British Columbians to brace for what he's calling rate shock on their electricity bills, but Energy Minister Rich Colema...

Minister Sounds Off On Smart Meters

CBC | Posted 04.02.2013 | Canada British Columbia

B.C. Energy Minister Rich Coleman says nothing is off the table when it comes to smart meters. Speaking at the Vancouver Board of Trade o...

Smart Meters Not A Must: BC Hydro

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 04.01.2013 | Canada British Columbia

VANCOUVER - BC Hydro is backing off on its insistence that homeowners accept the installation of smart meters.The move comes after the company install...

B.C. Dam To Flood Farmland, Wildlife Habitats

CP | Dirk Meissner, The Canadian Press | Posted 03.31.2013 | Canada British Columbia

VICTORIA - Birds, bats, butterflies and fish are among the diverse range of wildlife species destined to suffer habitat destruction from BC Hydro's pr...

B.C. Fiscal Tsunami Comes From Creative Accounting

Dermod_Travis | Posted 03.13.2013 | Canada British Columbia
Dermod_Travis

B.C.'s budgets are chalk full of household terms like "Notional Allocations to Contingencies." What they are not is an exercise in clarity or brevity. The B.C. government's 2012 budget came in at a mind-numbing 64,000 words — or one-third the length of the Old Testament.

Another Bitter Year Brewing For B.C. Taxpayers

Jordan Bateman | Posted 02.26.2013 | Canada British Columbia
Jordan Bateman

Once the champagne is drunk, the noisemakers go silent, the balloons pop and the New Year's kisses end, 2013 will bring one nasty hangover for cash-strapped B.C. taxpayers. Taxes, fees and levies from all levels of government are set to go up, leaving even less of your hard-earned money in your pocket.

New Smart Meter Deadline Announced

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 02.26.2013 | Canada British Columbia

VICTORIA - BC Hydro has been given another year to finish installing smart meters in homes and businesses across the province.Hydro has installed 93 p...

Site C Cost Is Too Dam High: Advocate

CBC | Posted 12.03.2012 | Canada British Columbia

An energy advocate in northeastern B.C. is raising red flags about the cost of the proposed Site C hydroelectric dam. Rick Koechl, of the...

Smart Meter Blamed For Power Outages

CBC | Posted 12.02.2012 | Canada British Columbia

BC Hydro says it's working to resolve a complaint from a Vancouver man who claims the smart meter at his home keeps causing power outages. ...

Smart Meters Human Rights Complaint Approved

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 11.02.2012 | Canada British Columbia

VANCOUVER - B.C.'s Human Rights Tribunal has accepted a complaint from a group that accuses BC Hydro of discriminating against people with certain med...

Human Rights Body Considers Smart Meter Complaint

The Huffington Post B.C. | Jesse Ferreras | Posted 08.30.2012 | Canada British Columbia

The B.C. Human Rights Tribunal has asked a citizens' group to come back with an amended complaint in its ongoing crusade against smart meters. A tr...

'Truth' From Gordon Campbell's Ex-Aide Comes Too Late

Jordan Bateman | Posted 10.23.2012 | Canada British Columbia
Jordan Bateman

They say dead men tell no lies. That may never be truer than in the cutthroat blood-sport of B.C. politics. Consider Martyn Brown, the former chief of staff for Gordon Campbell and chief architect of the B.C. Liberals' decade in power. He's no longer in politics and suddenly feels very free to tell the truth about the B.C. government.

B.C. Windstorm Knocks Out Power To Thousands

CP | James Keller, The Canadian Press | Posted 05.12.2012 | Canada

VANCOUVER - A powerful wind storm lashed coastal British Columbia on Monday, leaving more than 100,000 power customers without service, cancelling fer...

Intense Storm Knocks Out B.C. Power

CBC | Posted 03.23.2012 | Canada

An intense wind storm knocked out power to thousands of BC Hydro customers and forced BC Ferries to suspend service between the mainland ...

BC Hydro Enriches Itself While Stiffing Customers

Jordan Bateman | Posted 01.07.2012 | Canada Business
Jordan Bateman

It's been a tough year for BC Hydro, but the Crown Corporation is lost in an electrical storm of its own making. Scathing reports, rate hikes, smart meters, layoffs and a CEO resignation have left the company reeling. Now it's time to realign BC Hydro's 'gold standard' with what ratepayers want: good value and low rates.

Major Power Outage In B.C. After Hydro Tower Collapse

Posted 09.04.2011 | Canada

CBC — A hydro transmission tower in Surrey, B.C., collapsed Monday night, leading to a major power outage and highway closure expected to last 24 ho...