Thursday, August 3rd, 2023
Renewables industry feels burned by Alberta’s sudden pause on project approvals
Province asking Alberta Utilities Commission to implement nearly 7-month break Members of the renewable energy industry say the Alberta government has knocked the wind out of them by pausing all approvals of new power plants for nearly seven months. “I think it was a mistake,” says Vittoria Bellissimo, president and CEO of the Canadian Renewable Energy Association (CanREA). “I’m worried about investor confidence in our electricity market. I’m worried about affordability for customers. I’m worried that we took something that was going very well in Alberta, and we had an advantage,Read more
Hundreds rally, march in downtown Winnipeg to demand search of landfill for women’s remains
‘Impossible to move forward’ on a search without Manitoba’s co-operation, feds say Chants to search a landfill for the remains of two First Nations women rang out across downtown Winnipeg on Thursday, as hundreds of people flooded the city’s most famous intersection for a round dance. CBC News counted about 200 people gathered at Portage and Main just after 2 p.m. CT. A red dress was painted on the ground of the intersection before the round dance began, and people stood chanting “search the landfill,” before forming into circles. SomeRead more