Victoria – The Horgan Government has launched a comprehensive, two-phased review of BC Hydro. According to their media release: The review is to launch a comprehensive, two-phased review of BC Hydro. In the first phase of the review, government is…
Chilliwack – As protests continue at the Kinder Morgan site in Burnaby, the NEB, National Energy Board approved on Thursday, the twinning of the Trans Mountain pipeline through Chilliwack. This is not a done deal but getting closer. From their…
Fraser Valley – You will start to pay a little more for a few services as of April 1st. It’s not a bad April Fool’s Joke. These hikes were already announced, it’s just that they are now a reality. In…
Chilliwack – A two vehicle traffic accident on Young Road near Railway knocked out power to over 2700 customers around 9:30 AM Friday morning. Hydro crews, CN Police along with Chilliwack Fire have secured the scene as a power pole…
Victoria – BC Hydro rates will be going up 3%, instead of the freeze that the NDP government requested late last year. The B.C. Utilities Commission release in their statement: “The Panel finds that there is insufficient regulatory justification to…
Fraser Valley/Vancouver – Another blast of Ol’ Man Winter is coming, and BC Hydro is bracing for the worst. Freezing temperatures resulted in a 10 per cent increase in overall provincial electricity demand on February 18 and 19 compared to…
Fraser Valley – BC Hydro crews continuing to deal with extensive damage in Fraser Valley, including a broken crossbeam on a steel tower where the two lines cross the Fraser River from Mission to Abbotsford. Severe icing continues to be…
Victoria – “This is a very very divisive issue. ” – BC Premier John Horgan. “The Liberals got us to the point of no return.” Site C is a go as the NDP government realizes that either way, a lot…
Victoria/Fraser Valley – The BC NDP government delivered on a campaign promise to freeze BC Hydro rates. The Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Michelle Mungall made the announcement on Wednesday. BC Hydro rates have gone up by more…
Chilliwack – With the success of two anti-graffiti initiatives, BC Hydro and the City of Chilliwack are pleased to renew their graffiti removal partnership for a second year. In 2016, with support from BC Hydro’s Beautification Fund, the City of…