Stories

5 exciting ways we’re getting renewable and lower carbon gas from waste

FortisBC is working towards having 75 per cent of the gas in our system be either renewable or low carbon by 2050, an important aspect of our Clean Growth Pathway and the provincial government’s Clean BC Roadmap.
January 27, 2021

Protecting White sturgeon: a 175-million-year-old species at risk

We caught up with our aquatics biologist to learn more about White sturgeon in the Kootenays, a species listed as endangered, and understand how we’re working with our partners to protect this age-old species.
January 13, 2021

How we’re building and maintaining resilient natural gas supply

Do you ever turn on your furnace and worry about having the natural gas to run it? Of course not! Here’s how we ensure our natural gas supply is reliable, delivering the gas you need when it’s cold.
December 15, 2020

How we overcame an emergency to keep energy flowing to the Sunshine Coast

With no idea how much time we had, it took a team effort to keep natural gas flowing to the Sunshine Coast.
June 22, 2020

Put some purpose and passion into your New Year’s resolutions

Why do so many of us give up our resolutions by February? You just need to give them purpose and passion. We’ve got some simple steps to get you started.
January 16, 2020

Happy home found for 5,000 Brilliant bees

How many of us get to combine work and hobby? One of our staff members did when he kept his colleagues safe by relocating 5,000 bees.
July 25, 2019

Grand Forks Search & Rescue uses new gear during emergency flood response

FortisBC provided funding to the Grand Forks Search and Rescue organization for two full sets of specialized personal protective equipment, used during the recent flooding in the community.
May 31, 2018

How a young bird watcher helped save an osprey family

Nine-year-old nature lover Chevy Matthews had some questions about osprey, and joined us for a morning of observing a pair near Lake Country.
May 23, 2018

5 exciting ways we’re getting renewable and lower carbon gas from waste

FortisBC is working towards having 75 per cent of the gas in our system be either renewable or low carbon by 2050, an important aspect of our Clean Growth Pathway and the provincial government’s Clean BC Roadmap.
January 27, 2021

Protecting White sturgeon: a 175-million-year-old species at risk

We caught up with our aquatics biologist to learn more about White sturgeon in the Kootenays, a species listed as endangered, and understand how we’re working with our partners to protect this age-old species.
January 13, 2021

How we’re building and maintaining resilient natural gas supply

Do you ever turn on your furnace and worry about having the natural gas to run it? Of course not! Here’s how we ensure our natural gas supply is reliable, delivering the gas you need when it’s cold.
December 15, 2020

How we overcame an emergency to keep energy flowing to the Sunshine Coast

With no idea how much time we had, it took a team effort to keep natural gas flowing to the Sunshine Coast.
June 22, 2020

Put some purpose and passion into your New Year’s resolutions

Why do so many of us give up our resolutions by February? You just need to give them purpose and passion. We’ve got some simple steps to get you started.
January 16, 2020

Happy home found for 5,000 Brilliant bees

How many of us get to combine work and hobby? One of our staff members did when he kept his colleagues safe by relocating 5,000 bees.
July 25, 2019

Grand Forks Search & Rescue uses new gear during emergency flood response

FortisBC provided funding to the Grand Forks Search and Rescue organization for two full sets of specialized personal protective equipment, used during the recent flooding in the community.
May 31, 2018

How a young bird watcher helped save an osprey family

Nine-year-old nature lover Chevy Matthews had some questions about osprey, and joined us for a morning of observing a pair near Lake Country.
May 23, 2018