The governments of Canada and British Columbia have invested an additional $10.4 million in a program that promotes the creation of new products and practices in B.C.'s agrifood industry.

Three projects by the B.C. Tree Fruits Cooperative (BCTFC) will tackle tree cankers and cherry packing efficiencies to boost net returns of growers.

Legislative amendments introduced today under Bill 5, Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Statutes Amendment Act (2014), will streamline the regulatory framework for the natural resource sector and help improve the stewardship of British Columbia's forests, rangeland and wildlife.

Amendments to the Park Act introduced today outline clear requirements for certain activities within B.C.'s provincial parks to ensure natural resources are protected.

British Columbia has filed an application to be an intervenor in the National Energy Board's review of Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain Expansion project.

Effective immediately, the allowable annual cut for Canfor's Tree Farm Licence 30 will increase to 412,500 cubic metres from 330,000 cubic metres.

The province has changed the way it does business to help First Nations and community forest tenure holders sell their timber at fair market price and add to the data that supports timber pricing, Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Steve Thomson announced today.

A comprehensive five-year moose study that will investigate recent moose population declines in B.C.'s Interior is now underway.

Effective immediately, the allowable annual cut for TimberWest's tree farm licence 47 will decrease slightly from 646,793 cubic metres to 630,000 cubic metres.

After an extensive timber supply review, chief forester Dave Peterson announced today that the allowable annual cut for the Bulkley timber supply area will remain at 852,000 cubic metres for 10 years.