The Province is taking additional action to manage moose in the Chilcotin part of the Cariboo Region after a decade-long population decline, wildfire impacts and concerns from First Nations.

The Province is taking action to support the recovery of Rocky Mountain elk after a recent survey found the population has significantly declined.

Dan Miller, former premier and provincial cabinet minister, has been hired as the independent, third-party facilitator for the next stage of the logging contractor sustainability review.

Extremely warm and dry conditions have prompted the Province to set a Level 3 drought rating for the Peace, Upper Fraser East and Upper Fraser West areas.

Extremely warm and dry conditions have prompted the Province to set a Level 3 drought rating for the south Boundary region, including the Kettle and Granby rivers.

Continued warm and dry conditions have prompted the Province to elevate the East Vancouver Island drought rating to Level 4.

With weeks of fire season remaining, and forecasts for continued hot, dry conditions that carry the risk of further lightning strikes, the provincial government has requested assistance from the federal government for its firefighting efforts. 

Streamlined web-based access to water-monitoring information is now available for southern and coastal British Columbia, thanks to the South and Coast Area Water Portal, the latest addition to BC Water Tools.