Okanagan Falls to be incorporated as B.C.’s newest municipality in November

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://globalnews.ca/news/11937128/bc-okanagan-falls-incorporated-november/

If this trend continues and spreads, one wonders what will happen to the demand for #lng ? Especially in #britishcolumbia where the province is betting heavily on expanding LNG production

#climatecrisis #bcpoli #bcpolitics

https://www.nationalobserver.com/2026/06/22/opinion/battery-revolution-energy-storage-grid

The battery revolution has turned night into day

Batteries break the tyranny of time. They can absorb excess power at noon and discharge through the evening peak, all while stabilizing the grid in fractions of a second, and helping ride out unexpected disruptions.

Canada's National Observer
Loud racism narrowly defeats quiet racism in B.C. Conservative leadership race

CAMPBELL RIVER, B.C. - Overt racist speech has narrowly won out over the more traditional dogwhistle racist messaging this past Sunday, with "Loud Racism" officially becoming the new leader of the B.C. Conservative Party.

The Beaverton
Where will Alberta's oil pipeline go? Documents reveal possible B.C. routes | CBC News

The Alberta government has considered three different pipeline routes through northern British Columbia for a new major oil export pipeline, according to documents obtained by CBC News which provide a first glimpse into where the project could be located.

CBC
BC’s Right-Wing Populists Have a New Queen. How Will Findlay Rule? | The Tyee

She became leader of the BC Conservatives by inflaming party divisions she now must unify.

The Tyee
New B.C. Conservative leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay promises to unite party after identity crisis

Findlay pledges ‘faith, family and freedom’ in her victory speech

The Globe and Mail

B.C. Indigenous relations face ‘fraught context’ but treaty commissioner undeterred

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://globalnews.ca/news/11869684/b-c-indigenous-relations-face-fraught-context-but-treaty-commissioner-undeterred/

I am in Scotland at present and read the following article with interest. It is so important that we get this right in British Columbia.

#datacenters #bcpoli #bcpolitics #AI #artificialintelligence

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/may/25/scotland-policy-green-datacentres-emissions-impact-ai-analysis

Scotland’s ‘green datacentres’ policy ignores emissions impact of AI, analysis shows

Definition of green facilities made in 2022, before release of ChatGPT, says Action to Protect Rural Scotland

The Guardian

I just saw this site that lists out all MLAs that are landlords.

Unpopular opinion:

I actually want politicians to be landlords or aspire to be landlords.

Then they'd realize: rent control doesn't work, and NIMBYs are obnoxious.

Put an artificial cap on rent, and you get a natural cap in housing creation.

Lift rent control, and watch the supply grow.

https://ismympalandlord.ca/en/bc

#CanPoli #CanadaPolitics #BCPoli #BCPolitics #CanadaPoli #Housing

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