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Volunteers plant trees in area they say was damaged by pipeline construction
Posted August 9, 2024 9:27 pm. Last Updated August 9, 2024 9:31 pm. The Mountain Protectors — an Indigenous-led group dedicated to monitoring the construction of the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion in Burnaby — says it is trying to regenerate the land that has been damaged during that process. Jim Leyden and Sam Munn, along with a handful of volunteers, have planted more than 100 trees in the stretch of land between Gaglardi Way and Lougheed Highway in Burnaby. “Every tree we plant, we take power back from the oil industry that would rather just come through here and gut everything and leave,” said Leyden “We want to remediate the sites so they get back to where they were. Be good neighbours.” They are hoping to revitalize the area and return it to a forest — measures they say should be taken by Trans Mountain. “I would like them to come and do the things they say they would do and take care of the things they say they would take care of,” Leyden said. “A spiritual contract goes from the beginning to the end, and not the beginning until someone gets out what they want. And that is the history of the resource industry.” In a statement, Trans Mountain says, in part, “Work crews are finishing final cleanup and reclamation activities along the pipeline corridor in Burnaby, which will continue through 2024. All remediation work is performed under a Canada Energy Regulator-approved Reclamation Management Plan…” Part of the company’s reclamation commitment, in a section for parks and sensitive areas, reads, “Our goal is to protect rare plant species and reestablish native plant communities,” but the Mountain Protectors say this hasn’t been fulfilled by Trans Mountain. “Even that kind of bare-minimum commitment they made to the people here,” Munn said. Munn is hoping the trees they planted will survive the summer, and the group is looking for volunteers to help them water the saplings to help replenish the land.
B.C. announces new clean energy building rebates
Posted September 18, 2024 7:38 am. A new program aimed at supporting people and communities to make the switch to clean energy and save on their energy bills was announced by the B.C. government Tuesday. Minister of Energy, Mines, and Low Carbon Innovation Josie Osborne explained the ministry is launching the Clean BC Multi-Unit Residential Building Retrofit Program in partnership with BC Hydro. She says this program will provide rebates and energy coaching to business owners, strata councils, and equity co-op boards to undertake whole-building retrofits. “This includes everything from heat pumps to LED lighting, electrical upgrades, to better windows and ventilation,” she said. “Rebate amounts will depend on what retrofits and upgrades the building requires.” Osborne says one example could be that a building is switching from fossil fuel heating to electric heat pumps and may then receive $3,000 per heat pump installed. The minister says retrofitting buildings to make them cleaner is complex, and this program provides one-on-one advice and energy coaching to support building owners and managers in navigating the process. The ministry expects that a typical 65-unit building could save as much as $16,250 per year, or $250 per year per suite, after switching from central gas heating to in-suite heat pumps. “Making smart choices about how we use clean electricity has been core to our business for over 35 years,” said Chris O’Riley, president and CEO of BC Hydro. “Energy-efficiency programs defer the need for additional capital infrastructure, helping to keep rates affordable and offer additional flexibility to our electricity system. But equally important, programs like this one and the many others we offer provide our customers with the opportunity to save energy and money.”
Sale of Real Property by Non-Residents
Sale of Taxable Canadian Real Property Under the ITA the Canadian government has the right to tax a non-resident’s sale of Canadian real property. The tax is calculated on either: As it is more difficult for the Canadian government to collect tax from a non-resident, the ITA also makes the buyer liable for a payment of tax on the sale…
Vancouver to get new dedicated bus lanes on these key routes
HOME BUYERS – To get the best exclusive listings visit www.vreg.ca and go to “EXCLUSIVE DEALS” Vancouver will move forward with plans to implement dedicated bus lanes on key corridors in the city. Vancouver City Council unanimously passed a motion on Wednesday, July 24 to add dedicated bus lanes on eight priority corridors over the next…