Resiliency through the COVID-19 pandemic has become the hallmark of B.C.’s farmers, producers and processors.

Together, the governments of Canada and British Columbia continue to support the people of British Columbia and First Nations communities facing the immediate and long-term impacts of wildfires.

International Trade Minister Teresa Wat is in Vietnam promoting the province and trade with B.C. to a country with a population already demonstrating an increased appetite for B.C. products and services.

Agriculture Minister Norm Letnick announced today that 12 commissioners and six vice chairs have been appointed to the Agricultural Land Commission’s (ALC) six regional panels, and that all panel vacancies are now filled.

The B.C. government has accepted the intent of each of the eight Cohen Commission recommendations that directly reference the Province.

Canada and B.C. targeted investments are supporting business development, innovation, food safety, and sustainability under the Growing Forward Agreement in the first quarter of fiscal 2011-12. Growing Forward is a five-year framework that co-ordinates federal, provincial and territorial agriculture policy.

The Province is providing $25 million to Genome BC in support of its ongoing research in the areas of agriculture, forestry, fisheries, human health, bioenergy, mining and the environment.