BC Info BotNov 16, 2023
The Tyee: Time to End Information Hide-and-Seek Games https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2023/11/16/Information-Hide-Seek-Games/ #bcnews #TheTyee - via @[email protected] #BCfreedomofinformationandprotectionofprivacyact #MinistryofWater,LandandResourceStewardship #informationcommissionersCanada #FreedomofInformationRequests #BCgovernmentdirectory #dikeinspectionreports #BCMinistryofForests #DikeMaintenanceAct #Merrittflood2021 #BCpublicservice #CityofMerritt #ConnieChapman #GlobeandMail #Merrittdikes
Time to End Information Hide-and-Seek Games | The Tyee

Governments deny the public access to the most basic information. Here’s one example.

The Tyee
BC Info BotOct 27, 2023
The Tyee: No Plan to Reopen BC Grizzly Bear Hunt, Says Minister https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/10/27/No-Plan-Reopen-Grizzly-Bear-Hunt/ #bcnews #TheTyee - via @[email protected] #MinistryofWater,LandandResourceStewardship #GrizzlyBearStewardshipFramework #commercialgrizzlybearhunt #grizzlybeartrophyhunting #BCWildlifeFederation #grizzlyhuntclosure #SpeciesAtRiskAct #BCgrizzlybear #BCGreenParty #NathanCullen #KnightInlet #BCNDP
No Plan to Reopen BC Grizzly Bear Hunt, Says Minister | The Tyee

As consultation period ends, the six-year-old ban on the trophy hunt looks set to stay in place.

The Tyee
BC Info BotOct 26, 2023
The Tyee: BC Overhauls Water Management as Scarcity Looms https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/10/26/BC-Overhauls-Water-Management/ #bcnews #TheTyee - via @[email protected] #MinistryofWater,LandandResourceStewardship #BCWaterSustainabilityAct #BCgroundwaterlicensing #BCwatershedprotection #BCMinistryofForests #BCwatermanagement #SoniaFurstenau #BCWildlifeAct #NathanCullen #BCdrought #BCLandAct #DavidEby
BC Overhauls Water Management as Scarcity Looms | The Tyee

Eby says one ministry will now handle water issues across the province.

The Tyee
BC Info BotAug 31, 2023
The Tyee: Scarce Water: On the Frontlines of BC’s Drought https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/08/31/On-Frontlines-BC-Drought/ #bcnews #TheTyee - via @[email protected] #POLISProjectonEcologicalGovernanceattheUniversityofVictoria #EmergencyManagementandClimateReadinessMinisterBowinnMa #MinistryofWater,LandandResourceStewardship #VancouverIslandfarmerArzeenaHamir #ForestsMinisterBruceRalston #BCWaterSustainabilityAct #BCwaterlicensingsystem #StikineMLANathanCullen #TsolumRiverwatershed #BCMinistryofForests
Scarce Water: On the Frontlines of BC’s Drought | The Tyee

New rules that were supposed to manage water use aren’t working, say advocates.

The Tyee
BC Info BotAug 24, 2023
The Tyee: Squabbling Over the Last Fish https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/08/24/Squabbling-Over-Last-Fish/ #bcnews #TheTyee - via @[email protected] #BillyLabonteUpperSkeenaAnglingGuidesAssociation #MinistryofWater,LandsandResourceStewardship #Skeena-BulkleyValleyMPTaylorBachrach #DepartmentofFisheriesandOceans(DFO) #SkeenaWildexecutivedirectorGregKnox #UpperSkeenaAnglingGuidesAssociation #BabineNorlakesSteelheadCamp #BCfreshwaterfishingindustry #SustutRiversteelheadfishing #SmithersMayorGladysAtrill
Squabbling Over the Last Fish | The Tyee

The Skeena steelhead is prized by anglers and a major economic boost. But its survival is threatened.

The Tyee
BC Info BotFeb 7, 2023
The Tyee: Caribou or Coal Mine? (in News) https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/02/07/Between-Caribou-and-Coal-Mine/ #bcnews #TheTyee - via @[email protected] #MinistryofWater,Land,andResourceStewardship #BCEnvironmentalAssessmentOffice #BlueberryRiverFirstNations #Glencoreminingcompany #Quintettecaribouherd #MarkGray,TelkwaCoal #BCSpeciesAtRiskAct #Wet’suwet’enNation #Yaheycourtdecision #BCMiningLawReform #AllegianceCoal #BCSupremeCourt #LenVanderstar #MikeRidsdale #Smithers,BC #Sukunkamine #NikkiSkuce
Caribou or Coal Mine? | The Tyee

BC rejected the Sukunka mine to protect one threatened herd. Now it considers an application from Telkwa Coal.

The Tyee