For the first time in more than a decade, waste discharge fees and annual fees paid for by industry and local government will be increased to fund improved environmental protection in B.C., as well as to provide better service.

The provincial government is reviewing British Columbia’s environmental assessment process to ensure the legal rights of First Nations are respected and the public’s expectation of a strong, transparent process is met, Minister of Environment and Climate Change Strategy George Heyman announced today.

British Columbia’s Quarterly Environmental Enforcement Summaries for the first and second quarters of 2017 are now publicly available, outlining various environmental enforcement actions taken by the Province, along with associated penalties and fines.

The provincial government is seeking input from British Columbians on its next steps to defend B.C.’s land, coast and waters from oil spills.

The B.C. government is protecting more wildlife habitat areas for the northern goshawk and marbled murrelet to help populations of these birds recover, Doug Donaldson, Minister of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development, and George Heyman, Minister of Environment and Climate Change Strategy, announced today.

The provincial government has applied for leave to appeal a Dec. 7, 2017, ruling by the National Energy Board (NEB), allowing Kinder Morgan to bypass specific City of Burnaby bylaws related to construction work at the Burnaby Terminal and the Westridge Marine Terminal.

Environment and Climate Change Strategy Minister George Heyman has issued the following statement in response to the Office of the Auditor General’s report on managing and adapting to climate change risks:

Visitors will now be able to reserve campsites for the 2018 camping season in the core area of Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park (Og and Magog Lake campgrounds).

The provincial government is proposing a second phase of regulations to improve preparedness, response and recovery from potential spills.