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By collecting and recycling used cooking oil into green, biodiesel products, Dayna Leduc has found his passion

David Evdokimoff, CEO and managing director of Boundary Electric in Grand Forks, B.C., highlights 75 years of lessons learned in business

Jacomien van Tonder takes Trail, B.C., to the world stage as the only presenter from a rural community in North America at ​​World Circular Economy Forum

Revive the lost art of reading aloud during Earth Hour—Saturday, March 28th starting at 8:30 p.m.

Five West Kootenay communities have signed on to the EcoSociety’s 100% Renewable Kootenays campaign. Meet the early adopters of change.

The Climate Change Coordinator position will implement initiatives to increase Nelson's capacity to reduce its climate impact

Eagle Graphite, near Nelson, has been granted $290,000 from the Province of B.C. to support the development of improved electric vehicle batteries.

The Ktunaxa Nation Council has reduced its government building’s environmental footprint and the cost of maintaining a home base.

thinkBright Homes, based in Invermere, B.C., is at the cutting edge of the green building industry

“Our mandate is set by the people of the Columbia Basin, and it’s our job to execute on it.” — Johnny Strilaeff, president and CEO, the Trust.

This year marks the 50th anniversary of surface mining at Elkview mine near Sparwood, B.C.

Selkirk College is participating in the BC Cool Campus Challenge to lower its environmental footprint

The Trust and Columbia Power, which currently own 49 per cent of Waneta Expansion, worked closely with the BC Government to make this purchase possible.

Electricity use is up 20 per cent or more since the start of December among FortisBC customers.

Until both Enbridge-owned pipelines are back at full operating pressure, FortisBC will have a constrained supply of natural gas

As part of the sale, Teck Metals Ltd. holds a 20-year lease to use the two-thirds interest in Waneta to produce power for its industrial operations in Trail

Green travellers are enthusiastically welcomed at the Lido Motel in Radium Hot Springs, B.C.

Based in Invermere, B.C., Forrest Campbell formed Freewheeling Energy

Selkirk College and Austin Engineering worked together to create a 3-D printed model of the proposed Corra Linn dam upgrades for FortisBC.

The proposed Ellison Community Solar Pilot Project, if approved, would be B.C.’s largest utility-led community solar project to date.

As FortisBC's $23-million operations centre comes to completion in Castlegar, we examine some of the benefits and features of the new facility

MP Wayne Stetski weighs in on the CanWest/Superior Propane Merger Competition Bureau Ruling

The Ktunaxa Nation Council is set to install solar arrays on the rooftop of the Ktunaxa Nation Government Building in Cranbrook

The centralized Kootenay Operations Centre in Castlegar, British Columbia, provides increased efficiency, among other benefits.

What does BC Hydro’s purchase of Waneta Dam mean for the West Kootenay? Trail mayor Mike Martin explains how the sale will affect the community

Columbia Basin Trust provides $900,000 this year through its new Energy Retrofit Program.

Fortis is a leader in the North American regulated electric and gas utility industry with total assets of approximately $48 billion.

Aaron Lucke, owner of Wynndel Electric, is providing a mobile solar station to power the Creston Valley Farmers Market.

Trust providing $2M for energy conservation upgrades.

Under the agreement, Teck Metals Ltd. will be granted a 20-year lease to use Fortis' interest in Waneta to produce power for its industrial operations in Trail

Accelerate Kootenay is a two-year $1.5-million project to install over 50 electric vehicle chargers along Highway 3

Retired physician Faisal Jhandir is on a mission to save the planet with solar cooking

9dot Engineering Inc., based in Nelson, B.C., has talented innovators such as CEO Steven Thomson

The Honourable Sergio Marchi, CEO of the Canadian Electricity Association, was the recent guest speaker at the monthly Cranbrook Chamber of Commerce luncheon.

Shifting to electric cars is needed in the Kootenays as our current transportation accounts for 60 per cent of our total greenhouse gas emissions

Kimberley’s SunMine is giving an unexpected boost to the city’s tourism industry.

Nelson, B.C., grew a solar garden in a year and a half with the help of its citizens

Hellbent Geothermal is a leading-edge company offering geothermal systems in the East Kootenay, where the potential for this green energy is overflowing

The new Kootenay Operation Centre near Castlegar's airport will centralize many of FortisBC's key operations.

FortisBC awarded Nelson’s Heddlestone Village an Efficiency in Action award

Being prepared for anything and everything is all part of the job.

The abundant, naturally hot water at Fairmont Hot Springs, B.C., has a second important function.

New location supports better customer service for regional electricity customers

Earth Hour encourages you to have a lights-off hour.

Emco in Cranbrook has plumbing and heating solutions that reduce the carbon footprint of your home and business.

Three East Kootenay communities have rebate programs to encourage energy-efficient buildings

A net zero energy home produces as much energy as it consumes.

Wajax will represent the EVO-MT® systems in Eastern and Central Canada, and Northern British Columbia; Cullen Diesel Power will service Southern B.C.

Enercall Sales & Service is finding new products for reducing energy consumption and associated costs.

Teck Resources Limited is piloting the use of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a fuel source in six haul trucks at its Fording River steelmaking coal operation.