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    Energy conference ends with directive to streamline clean growth projects

    The Energy and Mines Ministers' Conference in Calgary closed with the announcement of a federal cabinet directive to streamline the approval process for clean growth projects and get projects built faster, a move welcomed by provincial energy ministers. Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Jonathan Wilkinson said at a news conference in Calgary Friday (July 5) that the cabinet directive on regulatory and permitting efficiency is the first major deliverable to come out of the federal assessme

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    Long-running debate around EMF levels at Pemberton’s skatepark resurrected

    Long dormant concerns about electric and magnetic field (EMF) levels around Pemberton were raised once again at a council meeting earlier this spring. After Caitlin Chalmers wrote a letter to mayor and council, explaining her concerns about buying a house in the village, officials resolved to look into the issue to ease public concerns. Chalmers said she used an EMF reader to check the areas at their potential new home and at the elementary school. “The playground, directly under the power lines