The May 2013 petroleum and natural gas rights sale resulted in over $20.9 million in bonus bids, bringing the calendar year total to over $118 million.

Through a regulation, the Province is expanding the on bill financing pilots to Vancouver Island and Kelowna, beginning in January 2014.

In partnership with BC Hydro and FortisBC, the Province of British Columbia is extending the popular LiveSmart BC: Efficiency Incentive Program, which gives homeowners up to $3,500 in rebates for energy saving improvements to their homes.

Four new, major international LNG project proposals have come forward following an Expression of Interest (EOI) by the provincial government on Crown land at Grassy Point near Prince Rupert.

The government of B.C., in partnership with the Aboriginal Housing Management Association (AHMA), has transferred ownership and management of 428 properties in rural communities throughout the B.C. mainland to three non-profit Aboriginal housing providers.

The B.C. government is providing grants to two community organizations that play a key role in housing assistance for Quesnel residents.

The March 2013 petroleum and natural gas rights sale resulted in over $41 million in bonus bids, bringing the fiscal year total to over $115,240,077.

The Province is directing the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) to exempt transmission upgrades that support industrial development in the Northwest from a certificate of public convenience and necessity (CPCN).

Rich Coleman, Minister of Energy, Mines and Natural Gas announced that work will begin on the 287-kilovolt Iskut extension to the Northwest Transmission Line (NTL) this spring.

The Province is allowing strata corporations to pursue alternate approaches to financial reporting, rather than mandating a requirement to prepare audited financial statements under the Strata Property Act.