Effective immediately, the Lost Creek Forest Service Road is closed to all traffic beyond the 8km bridge until approximately Aug. 10, 2015, while the bridge is repaired.

Ministry staff will remove an unsafe tree containing an eagle nest from Crown land in the 48000 block of Yale Road in Chilliwack.

The signing of a Forest Consultation and Revenue Sharing Agreement (FCRSA) with the Seabird Island Band means B.C. has now signed 150 FCRSA agreements.

Visual quality objectives and scenic areas in the Fraser Timber Supply Area have been revised and will come into effect on April 18. Revisions were made to about 22 per cent of the existing visual quality objectives boundaries in the northern portion of the timber supply area.

The governments of Canada and British Columbia will partner to support upgrades to Chilliwack's East Dike that will increase flood protection to more than 40,000 people residing in the floodplain.

All proposed waste to energy (WTE) recovery facilities in the Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley will be subject to a full, mandatory environmental assessment in accordance with an amended and strengthened regulation under the Environmental Assessment Act, Environment Minister Terry Lake announced.