The British Columbia government is extending a heritage site management agreement with the Friends of Fort Steele Society for another five years.

Fish biologists will be busy catching and releasing burbot on Moyie Lake from Feb. 11 to 22, 2019, for hatchery egg collection.

First Nations, industry and members of the public now have easier access to science-based information on freshwater supply and demand in the Kootenay-Boundary region, with the release of the new Kootenay-Boundary Water Tool.

The provincial government has issued an order to make sure nests, dens, salt licks and other important wildlife habitat features (WHF) are protected when forestry and range activities are carried out.

Fish biologists will be busy catching and releasing burbot on Moyie Lake during the last two weeks of February for hatchery egg collection.

Due to recent wildfire activity in the Southeast Fire Centre, the BC Wildfire Service has closed three forest service roads near active fires to help protect public safety and assist firefighting operations.

Fussee Lake and New Lake in the East Kootenays have been closed to sport fishing until further notice due to the illegal introduction of invasive fish species, including largemouth bass (Fussee Lake) and yellow perch (New Lake).

The Province has awarded $110,000 to the Rocky Mountain Trench Natural Resource Society to help restore grasslands and forests in the East Kootenay and Columbia Valley.

The Province is providing $250,000 to the Kootenay Livestock Association over the next three years for projects administered under the Grassland and Rangeland Enhancement Program (GREP), Bill Bennett, MLA for Kootenay East, announced on behalf of Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Steve Thomson.

The B.C. government has launched a multi-ministry study to determine how best to enforce violation tickets issued to out-of-province visitors who ride off-road vehicles (ORVs) on B.C. Crown land.