Mark Warawa, member of Parliament for Langley, on behalf of Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz, and members of the legislative assembly in B.C. for Abbotsford South and Abbotsford-Mission, Darryl Plecas and Simon Gibson, on behalf of B.C. Agriculture Minister Norm Letnick, announced funding for two initiatives worth up to $1.58 million to help B.C. poultry producers re-establish their operations and mitigate the impact of future risks following an outbreak of notifiable avian influenza in the Fraser Valley this past winter.

The Government of British Columbia announced that it is investing $6.2 million to support the forest sector in expanding global markets for B.C. wood products.

Bill 23, the Miscellaneous Statutes Amendment Act, 2015, was introduced in the legislature by Attorney General and Minister of Justice Suzanne Anton.

Environment Minister Mary Polak introduced legislation that, if passed, will add more than 1,500 hectares to B.C.'s protected areas system, one of the largest in North America.

British Columbia's video game and interactive technology sectors are taking their skills to the next level at the Game Developers Conference (GDC) that opens in San Francisco.

British Columbia is expanding the Digital Animation or Visual Effects tax credit to post-production activities, and extending the Interactive Digital Media tax credit to 2018.

British Columbia’s agri-food industry is receiving $2.5 million for 27 new projects supporting new trial crops, and the development of new agricultural products and practices.