As part of its ongoing commitment to reduce wildfire threats, the B.C. government is providing more than $169,000 in community resiliency investment grants to support projects in northwest British Columbia.

Under the BC Rural Dividend Program, the Government of British Columbia is providing over $2 million for nine projects in the northwest region of the province.

Under the BC Rural Dividend Program, the Government of British Columbia is providing $500,000 to the Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine for a partnership project to build a year-round community recreation centre for the region.

The Province is accepting bids on a new woodlot licence 50 km north of Hazelton, in a move that will eventually generate new job opportunities across the region.