The next steps in finalizing the Pender Harbour Dock Management Plan were announced today with the release of Barry Penner’s review and recommendations of the draft dock management plan.

Twenty-one places of historical significance to the Chinese Canadian community are being provincially recognized under the Heritage Conservation Act fulfilling a commitment in the Chinese Historical Wrongs Consultation Final Report and Recommendations.

British Columbians are invited to comment on proposed amendments to the boundaries of about 375 existing old growth management areas within the 100 Mile House Natural Resource District.

Improved information management, increased audits and enhanced dam owner and staff training underline the B.C. government’s ongoing commitment to dam safety over the past year, according to the fifth annual B.C. Dam Safety Program report.

The Province has extended the reduced fee in place for log exports in the Mid-Coast Timber Supply Area for one more year (to January 2017) to support forestry jobs in the area.

A company authorized to cut timber in the Meager Creek area northwest of Pemberton will receive an exemption to export up to 80,000 cubic metres of logs over a five-year period.