CEA and BCMCLC Host Climate Dialogue Involving Community Leaders and Government Ministers September 22, 2025 Finding the synergy between climate action, economic strength, and community well-being – and connecting all…
Northeastern BC is leading the province on community-scale solar energy. In June 2025, Community Energy Association organized a two-day tour in the region visiting different solar energy projects. Visitors were able to see with their own eyes the local contexts, barriers that were overcome, and the benefits solar is bringing to northern BC communities.
Hudson’s Hope attracted nearly $1.3 million in grant funding to install solar panels on all of its large municipal facilities in 2018 and now saves approximately $63,000 per year on electricity costs.
The need to replace a failing arena floor in the local rec centre prompted the District of Mackenzie to source external funding that allowed the new arena floor to incorporate a heat recovery system powered by solar panels that is dramatically reducing energy and water consumption, reducing operating costs, and contributing to the longevity of this critical piece of civic infrastructure.
The North Peace Historical Society installed solar panels on the roof of the museum in Fort St. John as part of a strategic effort to reduce operating costs and channel the annual savings into additional local capacity in support of the organization’s mission.
The Saulteau First Nations is installing solar panels on nearly all of the homes in their community, bringing benefits ranging from cost-savings to community capacity and skill development, all in a region with cold and dark winters.
Nominees for 2025 We know that local governments are on the front lines of climate action, and that climate is only one of myriad responsibilities on their plates. In this…
CEA’s locally-driven review of CleanBC finds that communities want to see the Province of BC reaffirm its commitment to climate action.
After joining BC’s electric kick scooter pilot program in 2021, Kelowna now has the highest per capita micro-mobility ridership in Canada.
A novel use of municipal revitalization tax exemption is incentivizing heat pumps in Victoria and Saanich apartments and condos.
