Today and every day, we stand with the First Nations’ communities we have the privilege of working with on their renewable energy projects and community energy goals. We know we will never comprehend the full extent of the trauma from residential schools. We are here to support and participate in…
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Students and residents in the remote community of Hot Springs Cove will benefit from the installation of solar panels at the community school, under the Province’s CleanBC plan. The Province’s Renewable Energy for Remote Communities (RERC) program is supporting Hesquiaht First Nation’s transition from diesel to clean electricity generation. RERC…
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An aerial view of the Clarke Lake Geothermal site in Fort Nelson First Nation. Photo by Ryan Dickie Uncategorized $40 million for Indigenous-owned geothermal project expected to ‘revolutionize the North’ A new Indigenous-owned and operated geothermal project one giant step towards renewable energy for Northern B.C. Emilee Gilpin Mar 12,…
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Barkley Project Group is proud to partner with BRIDGE Sustainability Case Competition. In its second year, BRIDGE brought together an interdisciplinary group of 150 students from 13 universities, 31 professionals and 19 companies. This collaborative event united people from across the country with the 2021’s clean energy development case competition.…
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LHEIDLI T'ENNEH TERRITORY, BC, Nov. 23, 2020 /CNW/ - The Board of the First Nations Major Projects Coalition (FNMPC) announced today that it will provide capacity support to the Clarke Lake Geothermal Project as requested by Fort Nelson First Nation (FNFN). The project involves taking hot water from depth at a former…
Nov
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Hot Springs Cove, BC — After over a decade of trying to secure funding, the final phase of construction for Hot Springs Cove’s Ah’ta’apq Creek Hydropower Project is underway. As a windstorm blustered through the west coast, prompting a warning from Environment Canada, its need became all the more apparent.…
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On September 12th The Narwhal published an in-depth piece on the state of geothermal energy in Canada. Barkley Project Group is working with Fort Nelson First Nation on their Clarke Lake Geothermal Project. An excerpt from the article about the Clarke Lake Geothermal Project can be viewed below. To read…
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Barkley Project Group would like to congratulate John Ebell on his recent appointment as Director at Large at Geothermal Canada. Geothermal Canada is a not-for-profit organization committed to advancing science and promoting geothermal research and development in Canada. Although Barkley Project Group has been a member of Geothermal Canada for…
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COVID-19 has put many things on hold for people’s health and safety, however there is a desire to build back with projects focused on community and sustainability. Barkley Project Group is a supporter of the Resilient Recovery movement as a signatory showing support with 2,174 companies across Canada. In recent…
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VICTORIA -- The B.C. government is providing roughly $4.1 million to the Hesquiaht First Nation to help the community transition to hydroelectricity. The Hesquiaht First Nation, located in Clayoquot Sound, is creating a hydropower facility along a local creek to replace its current diesel generator. The 350-kilowatt Ah'ta'apq Creek Hydropower…