Now that the Okanagan region is recovering from high water levels and spring flooding, provincial government staff are available to support local governments, businesses and residents in their recovery efforts.

The B.C. government is providing $13,500 to the Regional District of Central Okanagan to help manage invasive plants in the Okanagan.

As part of the Province’s long-standing commitment to healthy wildlife populations, Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Minister Steve Thomson announced that all hunting licence revenue will be re-invested to enhance wildlife management activities.

The Government of British Columbia announced that it is investing $8 million to promote the use of B.C. wood, help advance wood building systems and products, and to expand global markets for B.C. wood products.

Seven companies in an innovative forestry practices agreement have had their combined allowable annual cut raised by 158,736 cubic metres per year, effective Jan. 1, 2012 until Dec. 31, 2015.