The Province is restricting commercial-scale huckleberry harvesting to protect grizzly bear habitat in the Kootenay Boundary region.

The Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development, in partnership with the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako, is presenting a series of information sessions about how communities and individuals can prepare for wildfires and reduce wildfire risks.

The BC Wildfire Service is sending firefighting personnel to Ontario and Quebec to help with firefighting efforts in those provinces, due to an increasing wildfire threat in Eastern Canada.

The Province, in partnership with Lil’wat Nation and Coast to Cascades Grizzly Bear Initiative, is taking action to protect grizzly bears by closing two resource roads in the Upper Lillooet and Birkenhead River areas.

Government is protecting the health and safety of British Columbians and the environment, by continuing to remediate contaminated sites that were abandoned by their owners.

Effective at noon (Pacific time) on Friday, July 6, 2018, Category 2 open burning will be prohibited throughout the Southeast Fire Centre’s jurisdiction.

The ‘Namgis, Kwikwasutinuxw Haxwa’mis and Mamalilikulla First Nations and the Province of British Columbia have executed a letter of understanding (LOU), formalizing ongoing talks regarding salmon aquaculture in the Broughton Area.

Kevin Kriese has been appointed chair of the Forest Practices Board.

The Government of British Columbia has released the 2018-2020 Hunting and Trapping Regulations Synopsis, which details the most current rules and regulations for hunters in B.C.