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"As conflicts overseas increase pain at the pumps here at home, more British Columbians are switching to electric vehicles," Energy Minister Adrian Dix said in a joint statement from B.C. Hydro and his ministry.

cross-posted from: /c/vancouverisland

B.C.'s main energy provider says it has chosen Vancouver Island to house the province's first battery energy storage project, which will allow energy to be saved up and used during peak times.

The project will be located at the Vancouver Island Terminal Substation near Duncan, according to B.C. Hydro.

The utility says it will launch the procurement process for the project by the end of July, with expectations that it will be in service by 2030.

B.C.'s main energy provider says it has chosen Vancouver Island to house the province's first battery energy storage project, which will allow energy to be saved up and used during peak times.

The project will be located at the Vancouver Island Terminal Substation near Duncan, according to B.C. Hydro.

The utility says it will launch the procurement process for the project by the end of July, with expectations that it will be in service by 2030.

A new research project out of Langara College and the University of British Columbia is exploring how to brew beer — using wild yeast foraged from around the province.

According to the study, it could be a way to give B.C.'s struggling brewing industry a financial break, while creating some new beer flavours in the process.

The route is owned by the province through the B.C. Railway Corporation and has been operated by CN Rail for the past two decades.

However, CN Rail has said it is no longer interested in maintaining usage of the corridor and is the process of divesting itself of operations.

PARKSVILLE — Organizers of a Vancouver Island beach festival say multiple artists were left devastated after vandals partially destroyed several sand sculptures over the weekend.

The province says roughly 450 square kilometres of Crown land in northeastern B.C. is being set aside as a protected area for the next 10 years, covering an area larger than the city of Surrey.

First, anyone who wants to harvest shellfish — clams, oysters, crab, prawn — needs a tidal waters sport fishing licence. An annual licence for a B.C. resident is under $26.

Erin Milligan, shellfish sanitation program coordinator for Fisheries and Oceans Canada, said it’s important to read and understand the conditions of the licence.

St. Andrews Lodge in Qualicum Beach, B.C., is a Tudor-style, waterfront home with three bedrooms that opened in 1938 to become a popular vacation destination on the east coast of Vancouver Island.

The Town of Qualicum Beach, B.C., released a statement on Tuesday saying it was aware of online posts that claimed the council would vote on whether to close the airport the following day.

"There is no intent to close the airport," the statement said.

“I told the boss, this was not in my job description. They didn’t train me for this.”

That is the lowest level seen since February 2020, when 79 deaths were reported, and is down by about 55 per cent compared to the 242 deaths recorded in December 2023.