B.C.'s Environmental Assessment Office and the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency will be jointly holding a 30-day public comment period, and public information sessions, regarding revised information requirements for the proposed Ajax mine.

As part of its ongoing commitment to climate leadership and to maintain its carbon neutrality, the Province has issued a procurement call for greenhouse gas (GHG) offsets.

The Province has approved $120 million in royalty credits which will create jobs and support the construction of 17 infrastructure projects in northeast B.C.

The Government of British Columbia has issued a temporary order under Section 7 of the Environment and Land Use Act to defer decisions on permits and permit amendments related to existing coal tenures in the Klappan until December 1, 2014.

Through a series of regional workshops, the B.C. Government is taking the next step in its commitment to work directly with First Nations to create a positive environmental legacy from the development of a safe and sustainable liquefied natural gas industry.

A co-ordinated interprovincial response to invasive mussels has resulted in ten small competition sailboats and one Zodiac travelling from mussel-infested Lake Ontario being inspected at the Victoria Yacht Club.