The B.C. government accepts the recommendations included in the Office of the AuditorGeneral's report, "An Audit of Carbon Neutral Government", but rejects its conclusion that government has not met its objective of achieving a carbon neutral public sector.

The Ministry of Environment issued a draft permit to South Island Aggregates/Cobble

Hill Holdings Ltd., on March 19th, regarding treatment and discharge of contaminated

soil at a facility in the Cowichan Valley.

The B.C. government and the federal government are working in conjunction with local

governments, First Nations, and the volunteer sector, as members of a Tsunami Debris

Coordinating Committee.

The Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection BC (CPBC) continue to work on testing the use of online dispute resolution.

On February 1, 2008, Grant's Law came into effect. It was the first mandatory gas pre-payment regulation in Canada.

British Columbia is a clean energy leader. We are the first jurisdiction in North America which has made its government operations carbon neutral and our carbon tax has proven to influence positive change with the reduction of province-wide greenhouse gas emissions.

Hydraulic fracturing is a technological process used to extract natural gas from shale rocks.

Emergency Management BC (EMBC) protects and improves public safety in B.C. by working with local authorities to provide advisories of active emergencies.

Tourism is one of British Columbia's most important industries. The traveller economy generates over $3 billion in export revenue annually.

As part of Budget 2014, the Ministry of Advanced Education budget is projected to be $1.951 billion in 2014/15.