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Friday, February 22, 2013 12:45 PM
A 10-year forest inventory plan was released today with an average annual investment of $8 million over the life of the plan.
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Tuesday, January 8, 2013 9:00 AM
As part of the Mid-Term Timber Supply Action Plan, the ministry has started two pilot projects to mitigate the risk of wildfire in mountain pine beetle-impacted areas in the Merritt timber supply area and the Vanderhoof and Fort St. James portions of the Prince George timber supply area.
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Tuesday, May 1, 2012 2:00 PM
Bill 41, the Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act (No. 2), 2012, was introduced in the legislature today by Minister of Justice and Attorney General Shirley Bond. If passed, the amendments will affect the following provincial statutes:
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Thursday, March 15, 2012 9:30 AM
The Natural Resource Compliance Act, introduced in fall 2011, is now in effect, making it easier for compliance and enforcement officers to hold offenders accountable for violating natural resource legislation.
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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, December 9, 2011 10:30 AM
From software systems development and auto refinishing, to underground mining, shellfish aquaculture and a host of other programs, the B.C. government is investing over $13 million in new employment skills training in regions throughout British Columbia.
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