Southern Okanagan Lake residents may see an unusual sight over the next two weeks - commercial-sized fishery vessels and processing barges moving from their usual moorage outside Vernon to Squally Point area near Peachland.

Woodlot licensee Grant Hayden is one of four recipients of the inaugural Minister's Award of Excellence for Woodlot Management, Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Minister Steve Thomson announced.

As part of National Aboriginal Day, the Province is announcing a new First Nations' woodland licence to support increased First Nations participation in the forest sector.

The Province is opening a second 2011 intake for the Brownfield Renewal Funding Program today. Throughout British Columbia, $800,000 is available to support the revitalization of brownfield sites.

It is the time of year when people head out onto Crown land to pick edible wild mushrooms, specifically fire morels, in areas previously burned by wildfire.

Whether you're a parent looking to try something new with the kids or an experienced angler passing on your skills, families can cast a line into B.C.'s freshwater lakes and streams this Father's Day weekend for free.

Travellers are advised that, due to an unstable road surface and numerous slides, the road between Wells and Likely - the 3100 Forest Service Road over Cunningham Pass - will be closed indefinitely between 21 and 61 kilometres, effective immediately.