Energy & Utilities

Castlegar to switch to backup water supply Friday

Energy & Utilities My Kootenay Now - October 7, 2026

The City of Castlegar says it will switch to its backup water supply from Friday through Sunday so that maintenance work can be done on its Arrow Lakes pumphouse.

Carney designates proposed Alberta to B.C. pipeline a project of national interest

Energy & Utilities Emily Joveski - October 1, 2026

Prime Minister Mark Carney has designated the proposed Pacific Link pipeline from Alberta to B.C. as a project of national interest.

RDKB unhappy with FortisBC rates

Energy & Utilities Greg Nesteroff - September 17, 2026

The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary is complaining about what one director calls a "huge disparity" in rates between FortisBC and BC Hydro.

FortisBC gas rate to remain unchanged through 2026

Energy & Utilities My Kootenay Now - September 16, 2026

FortisBC customers will see no change to the cost of natural gas for the remainder of 2026.

Columbia Basin energy symposium coming to Castlegar

Energy & Utilities My Kootenay Now - September 16, 2026

Residents from across the Columbia Basin will gather in Castlegar next spring to discuss the region’s energy future.

B.C. Hydro breaks ground on multi-billion dollar North Coast Transmission Line

Energy & Utilities Emily Joveski - September 3, 2026

Construction has begun on a major transmission line aimed at powering new mining, LNG and industrial projects in northern B.C.

Errors in B.C. budget leave $1.5B hole in B.C.’s natural gas revenue forecast

Energy & Utilities Emily Joveski - September 1, 2026

British Columbia overstated its projected natural gas royalty revenues by about $1.5 billion over five years because of calculation errors.

Boil notice issued for Fauquier

Energy & Utilities My Kootenay Now - August 24, 2026

The Regional District of Central Kootenay has issued a precautionary boil water notice for users on the Fauquier water system, including the ferry landing.

UPDATED: Vehicle crash knocks out power to Slocan area

Energy & Utilities Storrm Lennie - July 30, 2026

A motor vehicle crash has left hundreds of FortisBC customers without electricity in the South Slocan area.

Province clears way for $2-billion FortisBC LNG expansion in Delta

Energy & Utilities Kate Brown - July 25, 2026

The British Columbia government has cleared the way for FortisBC's proposed $2-billion expansion of its Tilbury liquefied natural gas facility in Delta by exempting the project from a key regulatory review.