Digging Deep: Collaborative Water Research – October 2022
By: Randy Hughes BSc, Manager Energy & Water Water Data to Inform Decisions To better inform decision-making on water use in British Columbia’s Northeast Region, additional data is needed regarding water quality and quantity. This is being addressed by the Pilot Collaborative Water Monitoring Program, NortheastBritishColumbia program. Three integrated studies use climate, surface and groundwater […]
Geoscience BC Welcomes New Technical Advisory Committee Members
Vancouver, BC – October 6, 2022 – The appointment of six new volunteers to Geoscience BC’s Technical Advisory Committees (TACs) will help to further widen the expertise of groups that identify, plan, develop and review our independent, relevant, and public minerals, energy and water research in British Columbia. Dr. Mary Ann Middleton (EDI Environmental Dynamics […]
Geoscience BC Welcomes Doug Donaldson to Board; Thanks Parting Directors
Vancouver, BC – September 27, 2022 – Geoscience BC welcomed former BC cabinet minister Doug Donaldson to the Board of Directors at its 17th Annual General Meeting on September 22nd, 2022, and Board Chair Stephanie Killam stepped down from her position after four three-year terms as a Director. Donna Phillips becomes Chair of the Board, […]
BC Budget Consultation; Municipal Leaders Voice Support for Geoscience BC Funding Model
Vancouver, BC – September 22, 2022 – Municipal governments and an all-party committee have recommended funding support for Geoscience BC – an essential step in building a sustainable funding model with contributions from provincial and federal governments, industry and others to meet changing demands for public geoscience in British Columbia. The recommendations come from a […]
Making the Most of Geophysical Data to ‘See Through’ Glacial Sediments in the Search for Critical Minerals
Vancouver, BC – August 18, 2022 – A new project is underway to use existing geophysical data to help identify new mineral exploration target areas in BC’s North Central Region. The search for new deposits of critical minerals and metals is an important part of BC’s move toward its Net Zero and green economy goals. […]
New Energy Research is a ‘Significant Step Forward’ in Improving Induced Seismicity Knowledge in Northeast BC
Vancouver, BC – August 11, 2022 – New research examining the relationship between natural gas development and earthquakes (induced seismicity) in British Columbia’s Northeast Region has identified three key factors that determine earthquake strength, as well as making monitoring data publicly available. Focussing on the region’s Kiskatinaw Seismic Monitoring and Mitigation Area (KSMMA), where much […]
Open House | August 30th: Northeast BC Geological Carbon Capture and Storage Atlas project
On behalf of the BC Centre for Innovation and Clean Energy (CICE), the BC Hydrogen Office and Geoscience BC, I am writing to invite you to an open house event for the Northeast BC Geological Carbon Capture and Storage Atlas project. View Project Page This innovative project is assessing carbon capture and storage (CCS) […]
Digging Deep – QUEST: 15 years of Attracting Investment and Advancing Mineral Exploration | July 2022
By: Christa Pellett, Vice President, Minerals 2022 marks the 15-year anniversary of the QUEST Project, Geoscience BC’s first major regional, multidisciplinary, multi-partner minerals research program. QUEST introduced a new model for Geoscience BC-supported public geoscience and has had broad and long-reaching effects on geoscience data in the Province of British Columbia. Fifteen years after the […]
Energy Research Improves Sour Gas and Natural Gas Liquids Understanding in BC’s Northeast
Vancouver, BC – July 20, 2022 – Research results published by Geoscience BC provide a new understanding of the distribution and nature of hydrogen sulphide ‘sour gas’ and location of natural gas liquids in British Columbia’s Northeast Region. The multi-year, multi-partner study sought to understand why sour gas only affects some wells in the region’s […]
2022 Geoscience BC Scholarship Program Recipients Awarded
Vancouver, BC – July 19, 2022 – Geoscience BC announces the 2022 recipients of the scholarship program that provides a financial boost to ten post-graduate geoscience students working on projects to advance earth science research in British Columbia. Each student receives a $5,000 scholarship to support them as they conduct their applied geoscience research. The […]
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