BC Conservatives Promise to Reduce Power Costs in NW, NDP Says It'll Boost Trades Training

(L–R) B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad speaks in Surrey, B.C., on Sept. 23, 2024; B.C. Green Party Leader Sonia Furstenau listens to questions from Union of BC Municipalities members during a convention in Vancouver on Sept. 20, 2024; B.C. NDP Leader David Eby speaks in North Vancouver on Sept. 22, 2024. The Canadian Press/Ethan Cairns

On the campaign trail in B.C. on Sept. 26, the provincial Conservative Party released a plan to cut power costs for communities in the Northwest, while the NDP said it'd boost the number of people who could train for a trade, and the Greens announced a plan to cut the cost of carbon taxes.

Conservative Party Leader John Rustand announced his party’s plans to reduce the cost of power by creating a locally generated supply.