Important Update to B.C.’s Motion Picture Tax Credit Programs On March 4, 2025, the Minister of Finance announced the following budget proposal to British Columbia’s Motion Picture Tax Credit Programs, subject to the approval of the legislature: Increase the Film...
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See original release from the Metro Vancouver Regional Parks Foundation here. Metro Vancouver, B.C. – April 23, 2025 – The fifth annual REEL Earth Day Challenge has set a new fundraising milestone, surpassing $500,000 raised since its inception in 2021 to support...
British Columbia at Hot Docs 2025
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Vancouver, B.C. (April 8, 2025) – Today, Creative BC announces 101 Amplify BC grants through the Career Development program (the Program), totalling $1.2M distributed to recipients across the province. The Career Development Program, launched in 2018 as part of...
Ban on Styrofoam (Expanded Polystyrene) in Metro Vancouver starting July 1, 2018
Did you hear? Starting July 1, 2018, Metro Vancouver will be putting into effect a ban on Expanded Polystyrene Disposal.
In October 2017, the GVS&DD Board approved changes to the Tipping Fee Bylaw which included the introduction of a surcharge for Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) Packaging received at Metro Vancouver disposal facilities in garbage loads, if the EPS Packaging exceeds 20% of the weight or volume of the load. The surcharge amount is set at 100% of the tipping fee and comes into effect July 1, 2018.
Instead of throwing it in the garbage, EPS Packaging can be recycled – local recycling exists for both residentially and commercially generated EPS Packaging in the region. Visit www.metrovancouverrecycles.org for options.
Expanded polystyrene (EPS), often called Styrofoam, is bulky and lightweight and represents a large portion of the region’s garbage. Instead of being disposed of, it can be recycled.
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