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Wednesday, March 7, 2012 1:50 PM
Amendments updating a number of resource-related acts were introduced today, including changes to the Occupiers Liability Act that will reduce liability concerns arising from the public use of resource roads.
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Saturday, March 3, 2012 9:15 AM
Wildfire management initial attack crews based in the Robson Valley will soon be stationed in a new operations centre, thanks to capital funding announced in the 2012-13 provincial budget.
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Thursday, March 1, 2012 2:15 PM
Effective immediately, the allowable annual cut for Tree Farm Licence 35 will be 125,000 cubic metres, chief forester Jim Snetsinger announced today.
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Tuesday, February 28, 2012 3:00 PM
New capital funding announced as part of Budget 2012-13 will allow an expanded zone office and new provincial wildfire training centre to be built in Merritt.
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Friday, January 27, 2012 9:00 AM
Private investors are being offered a chance to create forestry jobs, fight global warming and reduce their carbon footprint under an innovative silviculture partnership sponsored by the B.C. government, Forests Lands and Natural Resource Operations Minister Steve Thomson announced.
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Friday, November 18, 2011 8:30 AM
The public is reminded of their responsibilities when conducting any backyard burning.
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Tuesday, October 18, 2011 1:52 PM
The Natural Resource Compliance Act introduced will make it easier for compliance and enforcement officers to hold offenders accountable for violating natural resource legislation.
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Friday, October 7, 2011 12:53 PM
Twenty-two firefighting personnel from Kamloops leave Saturday, Oct. 8 to help Manitoba battle a challenging wildfire situation.
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Wednesday, September 28, 2011 1:00 PM
British Columbia is sending 16 firefighting personnel to central Alberta, to assist that province with an increase in fire activity.
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Wednesday, September 14, 2011 8:37 AM
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B.C. and Australian wildland firefighters will get a chance to learn from each other under a mutual-aid agreement signed by British Columbia and the State of Victoria.
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