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New scholarship commemorates a remarkable life and encourages Indigenous pursuits in geoscience

Learn more about the new Brian Nadjiwon Memorial Scholarship for Indigenous students pursuing geoscience at Kwantlen Polytechnic University.
July 20, 2021

FortisBC’s Climate Action Partners: Meet Chris Ray

Our Climate Action Partners program helps governments and organizations achieve their climate action goals. We caught up with Chris Ray, former senior energy specialist with Kelowna, to learn about how his work helped the community.
June 28, 2021

BC’s outdoor spaces are putting smiles on people’s faces

Learn from some passionate non-profit groups on what we can do to enjoy local trails and other valuable outdoor areas safely and responsibly.
June 8, 2021

FortisBC’s Climate Action Partners: Meet Jay Starnino

Our Climate Action Partners program helps governments and organizations achieve their climate action goals. We caught up with Jay Starnino, senior energy specialist with Grand Forks, to learn about how his work helps the community.
March 29, 2021

How Indigenous communities are finding unique ways to improve energy efficiency in their homes

Historical policies continue to impact Indigenous Peoples today as many homes on-reserve land are not energy efficient. However, housing departments are finding ways to improve housing conditions for their community members.
March 4, 2021

New scholarships help fill critical gap for trained tradespeople

FortisBC is working with Thompson Rivers University and Okanagan College to provide six new scholarships for women and Indigenous students pursuing careers in trades.
February 25, 2021

Giving back: how two charities in the Comox Valley are helping their communities

As we head into a new fall season, we were able to catch up with two charities in the Comox Valley and see how our donation in 2019 was spent to use helping others.
August 24, 2020

FortisBC celebrates fifth year of community giving

Read about the three deserving communities we will be donating $15,000 to for an important cause.
September 23, 2019

New scholarship commemorates a remarkable life and encourages Indigenous pursuits in geoscience

Learn more about the new Brian Nadjiwon Memorial Scholarship for Indigenous students pursuing geoscience at Kwantlen Polytechnic University.
July 20, 2021

FortisBC’s Climate Action Partners: Meet Chris Ray

Our Climate Action Partners program helps governments and organizations achieve their climate action goals. We caught up with Chris Ray, former senior energy specialist with Kelowna, to learn about how his work helped the community.
June 28, 2021

BC’s outdoor spaces are putting smiles on people’s faces

Learn from some passionate non-profit groups on what we can do to enjoy local trails and other valuable outdoor areas safely and responsibly.
June 8, 2021

FortisBC’s Climate Action Partners: Meet Jay Starnino

Our Climate Action Partners program helps governments and organizations achieve their climate action goals. We caught up with Jay Starnino, senior energy specialist with Grand Forks, to learn about how his work helps the community.
March 29, 2021

How Indigenous communities are finding unique ways to improve energy efficiency in their homes

Historical policies continue to impact Indigenous Peoples today as many homes on-reserve land are not energy efficient. However, housing departments are finding ways to improve housing conditions for their community members.
March 4, 2021

New scholarships help fill critical gap for trained tradespeople

FortisBC is working with Thompson Rivers University and Okanagan College to provide six new scholarships for women and Indigenous students pursuing careers in trades.
February 25, 2021

Giving back: how two charities in the Comox Valley are helping their communities

As we head into a new fall season, we were able to catch up with two charities in the Comox Valley and see how our donation in 2019 was spent to use helping others.
August 24, 2020

FortisBC celebrates fifth year of community giving

Read about the three deserving communities we will be donating $15,000 to for an important cause.
September 23, 2019