Natural resource officers from the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations joined forces with Ministry of Environment conservation officers and the RCMP to patrol recreation sites in the Campbell River area over the weekend.

A water use plan benefiting fish and wildlife habitat, shoreline conditions, flood control and recreation has been approved for BC Hydro's Campbell River hydroelectric operations.

A pilot project in Campbell River involving the B.C. government, local government, business, industry and First Nations has resulted in an investment of $930,000 to develop the North Vancouver Island Exploration Geoscience Project to support mining and create jobs.

Quinsam Mine, a coal mine located on central Vancouver Island, has been awarded a Mines Act amendment permit to extend its mining operations.

Campbell River received $15,000 from the wood stove exchange program to encourage residents to trade in their smoky old wood stoves for a high-efficiency model or other clean-burning appliance, Environment Minister Terry Lake announced today.

Woodlot licensee Grant Hayden is one of four recipients of the inaugural Minister's Award of Excellence for Woodlot Management, Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Minister Steve Thomson announced.