In British Columbia, the Coroners Act requires that the coroner confirm the identity of the deceased and how, when, where and by what means death occurred for all traumatic and sudden and unexpected deaths. This is the same in a mass disaster.

The Salvation Army in B.C. has a fleet of 14 mobile kitchens capable of feeding thousands of people in an actual disaster.

British Columbia is committed to sustainable forest management. A key element of that are silviculture practices. Effective silviculture practices help control the establishment, growth, composition, quality and harvest of forest vegetation for various forest resource objectives. These include timber harvesting, wildlife, water, recreation, and aesthetic values, or a combination of these objectives and other forest uses.

Hydraulic fracturing is a technological process used to extract natural gas from shale rocks. Shale formations have very small pore spaces and low permeability, making the extraction of gas difficult. Hydraulic fracturing is required to increase the permeability of the rock and to facilitate the movement of gas up a wellbore.

In any given week, how do arts and culture influence your life?

In these past few weeks, the agricultural sector has been moving forward with great leaps and bounds into the future of farming and organic foods.

March 2, 2016, marks the first-ever Red Tape Reduction Day in British Columbia. It is a day to reflect on some of the ways that we can make things easier through red tape reduction.

Day in and day out over 55,000 farmers, ranchers, fishers, and food processors work around the many unique regions in our province to grow, catch, process, and deliver some of the best tasting, highest quality food to British Columbians.

Ask any small business owner what their biggest challenge is, and they’ll tell you it’s wading through red tape.

On Jan. 8, 2016, B.C.’s Residential Tenancy Branch (RTB) will introduce fee changes that aim to reduce wait times for tenancy dispute hearings.