41 Wildfire Management Branch personnel are leaving to help fight a large fire near Omak, Washington.

The Province is sending fire-fighting resources to Boise, Idaho and Missoula, Montana. Two airtankers, one birddog, and one air attack officer left for Boise, Idaho to assist local crews in their fire-fighting efforts. They are expected to help combat a number of fires that are currently burning in the state.

The Province has introduced improved seismic standards for new and existing high risk dikes, announced Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Minister Steve Thomson.

Twenty-eight more B.C. Wildfire Management Branch personnel depart for Ontario today, while 123 returned home over the weekend.

New guidelines have been released to help B.C.'s coastal communities update floodplain area maps and adapt to rising sea levels.

The Province has approved $120 million in royalty credits which will lead to the development of 30 new infrastructure projects in northeast B.C. The building of these projects will create over 2,085 direct jobs.

Almost 100 B.C. Wildfire Management Branch personnel depart for Ontario as fire activity levels remain high in that province.

B.C. pink salmon is now green after the fishery became the sixth in B.C. to receive Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification as being sustainably managed.