PRINCE GEORGE — A provincial cabinet minister has been in hot water recently after a memo containing notes for herself ended up in the hands of the opposition BC United Party, and the notes have ties to a project here in Prince George.
The memo is written by the Minister of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation Josie Osborne, and was emailed to herself, which contained notes about a “big and shiny” affordability measure for the next budget, including using carbon tax revenues to freeze BC Hydro rates for British Columbians.
The memo also contains discussion of giving the provincial government leverage with companies like Fortescue Future Industries, who has proposed the construction of a large-scale green hydrogen and ammonia production facility here in Prince George. Fortescue is currently awaiting environmental approval for the facility.
