Small West Coast First Nation fuels economic growth with clean energy – Yahoo News Canada

February 23, 2022

The Klahoose Nation is charged up over a new clean energy project that both protects the environment and fuels economic development.

A new micro-hydroelectric project at the Klahoose Wilderness Resort on B.C.’s isolated Central Coast will eliminate diesel fuel use at the off-grid, eco-tourist destination, removing 38 tonnes of carbon emissions annually, said Bruno Pereira.

“The project ticks all the boxes for us,” said Pereira, general manager of Qathen Xwegus Management Corporation, the economic development arm of the Klahoose Nation.

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