As the weather warms up and more people are out enjoying the backcountry, the B.C. government is reminding the public to respect Crown land and obey the law so everyone can enjoy British Columbia’s beautiful lakes, rivers and forests.

Residents of Vanderhoof are positioned to benefit from added economic stability, employment opportunities and increased local forest stewardship through the creation of the Vanderhoof Community Forest.

Comments are being accepted until July 15, 2016, on a discussion paper released as part of a comprehensive timber supply review for the Quesnel Timber Supply Area.

The Province is providing a $1-million lift to the Forestry Service Providers Compensation Fund to protect eligible forestry contractors and service providers in the event of licensee insolvency.

Effective immediately, the new allowable annual cut (AAC) for the Kamloops Timber Supply Area (TSA) will be 2.3 million cubic metres and decrease to 2.1 million cubic metres, effective May 5, 2021.

The B.C. government released summaries of trade mission costs for Premier Christy Clark, ministers and their accompanying delegations for travel to Europe, the United States and Asia in 2015.

The electrical and power engineering programs at the College of New Caledonia (CNC) will receive a funding boost of $151,600 from the provincial government to support in-demand occupations that support the provincial economy.

The B.C. government has established 6,482 old growth management areas (OGMAs) under the Oil and Gas Activities Act.

More than 5,500 British Columbians across the province are receiving training for jobs in their communities, thanks to an investment of almost $36 million from the provincial and federal governments under the Canada-British Columbia Job Fund.

The Government of British Columbia announced that it is investing $8 million to promote the use of B.C. wood, help advance wood building systems and products, and to expand global markets for B.C. wood products.