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Are we ready for the next big disaster? Join us April 30 when we put that question to a panel of experts from business, First Nations, and government: • Bowinn Ma MLA, Ma, BC Minister of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness • Nits’ilʔin Joe Alphonse, Tribal Chair, Tsilhqot'in National Government • Tony Geheran, TELUS Chief Operations Officer and Executive Vice-President • Ross Siemens, Mayor of City of Abbotsford • Leon Gaber, KPMG Canada National Lead, Emergency Management • Tim Swanson, FortisBC Director of Corporate Security & Business Continuity Together, we’ll delve into how BC is prepared for this summer’s drought, the next wildfire season or flood, or the big earthquake. Do we have the right infrastructure and expertise in place? What role will technology play? Government? First Nations? We hope you can join us for the conversation.

Today is #Earth Day, an opportunity to reflect on how our collective actions to conserve resources can have a big impact in meeting climate action goals. I have the privilege of witnessing this firsthand.   Our customers' collective actions to conserve energy last year will potentially add up to about 10 million gigajoules of energy saved, over the life of those measures. That's the equivalent energy use needed to heat around 100,000 homes for a year.    Our customers also saved around 31.4 gigawatt hours of electricity in 2023, which is roughly the equivalent energy use needed to power more than 1,110 homes for a year.     Now with a record $700 million to invest in energy conservation over the next four years, our customers will have access to an ever-growing range of programs to help lower energy use.   I'd like to thank our customers for their continued efforts. By working together, they're making progress towards a lower-carbon energy future. #earthday

Thank you to Chief Leanne Joe from Squamish Nation and Monic Pratch, vice president, general counsel, corporate secretary and sustainability at FortisBC for sharing some incredible insights with our employees during a recent Chief to Chief discussion. The discussion covered what we can learn about leadership from Indigenous worldviews, including empowering women in leadership, understanding what it means to be a Hereditary Chief and the importance of embracing learnings from our children. Learn more from Chief Leanne Joe: https://lnkd.in/gEVhFyrX A big thank you to Fuselight Creative and Tanya Gadsby for the incredible visual of our learnings. #FortisBCIndigenous

Did you know drywall is made right here in BC? And now it’s done more efficiently while reducing emissions thanks to the upgrades CertainTeed Canada completed, in part thanks to a $1.5 million rebate to support this project. This is just one example of some of the great work happening to transform energy use in BC.  Check out their project. 

Thank you Greater Vancouver Board of Trade for having our VP, Major Projects and LNG, Mike Leclair join the panel speaking about B.C.’s energy infrastructure development at the Major Projects Forum 2024. The day included insightful panelists and we were excited to touch on our current energy major projects including our recent Tilbury Marine Jetty provincial approval.

Thank you to Conversations Live with Stuart McNish for having Doug Slater, our VP, Indigenous Relations and Regulatory Affairs join the panel this week to discuss how we can reduce emissions while meeting the energy needs of families and businesses across B.C. The panel touched on topics such as the role of gas and electricity within the province now and in the future, along with the potential use for hydrogen.

Starting April 22, eligible customers will receive the B.C. Electricity Affordability Credit on their electricity bill. Learn more.

Restaurants that took advantage of our rebates on high-efficiency commercial kitchen equipment have seen savings on their operating costs. Are you missing out?

The Province of B.C. has approved the application for an Environmental Assessment Certificate for the Tilbury Marine Jetty (TMJ) project. This is a significant milestone for this project, which has been undergoing an environmental assessment since 2015. The project consists of building a jetty adjacent to FortisBC’s existing Tilbury LNG facility. Once constructed, the TMJ will be the first facility on Canada’s west coast that will enable trans-oceanic vessels to fuel with liquefied natural gas (LNG) at the Port of Vancouver. LNG from Tilbury is approximately 30% lower carbon intensive compared to conventional marine fuel, putting this difficult-to-decarbonize industry on a path to emissions reductions today. Learn more.

Georgina Wheatcroft, account manager, low carbon transportation, on how compressed natural gas (CNG) and liquefied natural gas (LNG) play a role in our #LowCarbonFuture. Vehicles that use CNG or LNG for fuel emit up to 30 per cent less greenhouse gas emissions. It’s one of the ways we’re evolving #BC’s energy landscape. Energy for a better B.C.