Significant progress was made in B.C. airports this year to attract new direct flights. Kelowna's International Airport just welcomed the arrival of United Airlines' inaugural direct flight from Los Angeles.

Hundreds of new anglers got their feet wet for the first time at British Columbia's provincial parks during 2012. A record number of B.C. families took part in free Learn to Fish programs in provincial parks, which added value to the park visitors' already great experiences.

Government is opening nine more locations for DriveABLE, helping to reduce travel for those drivers, including seniors, who are referred to take the functional cognitive assessment.

The B.C. government is introducing a single cutting permit procedure to make it easier for local governments, First Nations and other non-commercial organizations throughout the province to harvest timber from community forests.

Building on the momentum of the first Jobs and Trade Mission to China and India, Premier Christy Clark's Jobs and Trade Mission to Japan, Korea and the Philippines focused on promoting British Columbia's natural resources, as well as clean and high technologies to Asian investors.

Farmers and ranchers on Agricultural Reserve Land will have more tools to protect their way of life as a result of proposed legislation, increased funding and other measures to improve the operations of the Agricultural Land Commission (ALC), Minister of Agriculture Don McRae and ALC chair Richard Bullock said.