A reminder: Visitors near and far can start planning their trips to two popular BC Parks destinations - Berg Lake Trail and Bowron Lake canoe circuit - when reservations open for the 2014 season on Jan. 2.

A joint field study between the B.C. government and the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers is resulting in a more accurate accounting of greenhouse gas emissions from the oil and gas sector.

Following the December 19, 2013 Joint Review Panel report release, Environment Minister Mary Polak confirmed the proposed Northern Gateway Pipeline project is part of the way to meeting the first condition, but there are four other conditions that need to be met before British Columbia will consider support for the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline, or any heavy oil pipeline.

Environment Minister Mary Polak and Natural Gas Development Minister Rich Coleman have issued a conditional Environmental Assessment Certificate to Vancouver Airport Fuel Facilities Corp. for the YVR Fuel Delivery project.

The Province is naming names and taking away privileges as part of a new strategy aimed at increasing the collection rate of overdue environmental court penalties, announced Environment Minister Mary Polak.

Families visiting Roderick Haig-Brown Provincial Park, home to one of the largest sockeye salmon runs in North America, will notice something else this year as construction begins on a multi-year project to enhance visitor experiences.

The provincial government has taken further steps to streamline compliance and enforcement activities within British Columbia's natural resource sector.

A new Memorandum of Understanding will streamline environmental assessments and permitting for liquefied natural gas projects by reducing duplication and improving timeliness.

The B.C. government's $14.3 million Clean Energy Vehicle Program was announced on Nov. 5, 2011.