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B.C. regional district penalized $43K for repeated landfill violations

B.C. regional district penalized $43K for repeated landfill violations

After previous violations led to five dead bears, a landfill run by the Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine continued to scatter garbage and failed to maintain proper voltage on its electric fence
B.C. ski resort utility fined $120K for repeated sewage system failures

B.C. ski resort utility fined $120K for repeated sewage system failures

Hemlock Utility Services, which serves Sasquatch Mountain Resort, was handed a nearly $120K fine for repeated sewage system failures, including unmonitored discharges into fish-bearing creeks and lacking qualified staff
16% of Fraser River water quality impacted by wildfires, finds study

16% of Fraser River water quality impacted by wildfires, finds study

The research raises questions over how a range of contaminants may start to negatively impact fisheries, shellfish farms and humans that consume them. 
One in nearly 80 DFO policy documents truly integrates Indigenous knowledge, study finds

One in nearly 80 DFO policy documents truly integrates Indigenous knowledge, study finds

Despite recent mandates, new research has found DFO still privileges Western science over Indigenous knowledge in documents that help guide the management of Canada's fisheries
UPS Store Canada penalized for 'major' recycling program failure in B.C.

UPS Store Canada penalized for 'major' recycling program failure in B.C.

UPS Store Canada hit with penalty for skipping B.C. recycling responsibilities, making other companies pay
B.C. developer fined $160K after human effluent leaks into vineyard

B.C. developer fined $160K after human effluent leaks into vineyard

Penalties to the Okanagan developer cited risk of contaminating drinking water; company said it faced unfair process and 'weaponization of law enforcement'
Most of Western Canada's glaciers 'doomed' to disappear, researchers find

Most of Western Canada's glaciers 'doomed' to disappear, researchers find

Climate change has locked in at least 75% of glacier loss in Western Canada and U.S., raising concerns for downstream environments, electricity generation and the wider economy.
B.C. pulp mill fined for repeated pollution breaches

B.C. pulp mill fined for repeated pollution breaches

Domtar's environmental penalties at its Skookumchuck mill were dropped to $17,200, from an initial $39,000 recommended by ministry inspectors
Canada's pension giant quietly abandons net-zero climate goal

Canada's pension giant quietly abandons net-zero climate goal

The investment board overseeing the Canada Pension Plan has retreated from net-zero targets it committed to in 2022
Canada’s failure to monitor Fraser sands threatens region's future

Canada’s failure to monitor Fraser sands threatens region's future

Ottawa stopped measuring sediment years ago, throwing the future of flood defences, farmland, cities and delta health into question