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The BCSEA Board of Directors hereby gives notice of its Special General Meeting to be held Saturday, April 24, 2021, for members only. This virtual meeting will commence at 10 a.m.

To attend this meeting, please register here.

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BCSEA Board of Directors

The Sunshine Coast Community Solar Association is embarking upon another community solar array! Following the successful launch of a 28 solar panel array on the roof of the Sechelt Senior Activity Centre roof, two of the SCCSA's newest board members – mom Megan Kelso and son Cody (youth representative) will begin a walk from Gibsons to Powell River to raise funds for a solar panel array on the roof of the BC SPCA Sunshine Coast building in Wilson Creek.

City of Kamloops

Kamloops City Council decided in November to pursue a curbside organic waste collection program in a phased approach, pending approval of grants.  We here at BCSEA were happy to help out recently with a letter supporting one of the City’s funding applications. Good luck with that!  We know how many Kamloops residents are eager to have a curbside organics program.

January 21, 2021 

Dear: Grant Adjudicators 

Re: CleanBC’s Organic Infrastructure and Collection Program, Residential Curbside  Collection Stream 

BCSEA filed its final argument in the BCUC proceeding regarding FortisBC’s rates for 2020 and 2021 late last week. Based on the financial evidence, BCSEA supported approval of rate increases of 1.0% for 2020 and 4.36% percent for 2021.

As I'm sure you've heard from multiple directions, 2020 has been challenging like no other year in recent memory.  From Energy Connections to WISE, from our BCUC participation to the Cool It! Climate Leadership program, there is nothing the BCSEA does that hasn't been impacted by Covid-19. Despite the challenges, we have dedicated and engaged staff, volunteers, members, and sponsors who have pivoted to the new normal.  

Disappointingly, in early October the BCUC approved FortisBC Gas’s request to have its approximately 1,030,000 natural gas customers subsidize propane rates for the approximately 1,500 residential and commercial piped-propane customers in Revelstoke.