Under pressure, department stops study into ‘greening’ Centennial Flame

Public Services and Procurement Canada’s decision to study eco-friendly replacements to natural gas ignited criticism.

The Centennial Flame, pictured in this file photograph, was the subject of a PSPC study looking into potentially more environmentally friendly options to replace natural gas as a fuel source. The Hill Times file photograph

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BY JOLSON LIM

May 14, 2018

Following outcry from the natural gas industry and from many Canadians, Public Services and Procurement Canada says it has snuffed out a study exploring more environmentally friendly options to replace the natural gas used keep alight Parliament Hill’s Centennial Fla...

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