April 29, 2024

$5,000 reward offered for information leading to convictions of tree poachers

An environmental group is offering a $ 5,000 reward for information leading to the convictions of the people responsible for poaching an 800-year-old tree on Vancouver Island. If you know who chopped down the red cedar in Carmanah Walbran Provincial Park, the Wilderness Committee and the BC Government Employees Union are ready to show you the … [Read more...]

B.C. offers $5,000 off price of clean cars

SURREY, B.C. - B.C. residents will get up to $ 5,000 off the sticker price of a qualifying clean energy vehicle starting Dec. 1.Environment Minister Terry Lake said Saturday that the rebate includes qualifying new vehicles that are battery electric, fuel-cell electric, plug-in hybrid electric and those that operate on compressed natural gas.Andrea … [Read more...]