BC Hydro seeks seven percent rate rise in BC
BC Hydro has asked the BC Utilities Commission for a seven percent rate increase effective March 1 with a projected two percent rise in 2005. The utility argues higher costs require investment in aging infrastructure and new electricity supply. If approved, typical residential bills would rise modestly, though BC Hydro notes residents would still have among the lowest rates in North America.
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Beetle crisis in B C surpasses 2003 expectations
North and central British Columbia face a mounting mountain pine beetle epidemic with infested lodgepole pine exceeding 170 million cubic metres, up 60 percent from last year. The surge threatens logging quotas and could leave around 200 million cubic metres of dead timber, impacting communities such as Quesnel Prince George Vanderhoof and Burns Lake.
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