Two community ski areas near Prince George and Fort St. James now have more secure futures, thanks to renewed operating agreements with the Province.

Effective immediately, the allowable annual cut for the Strathcona Timber Supply Area is 1,138,000 cubic metres.

Members of the public are advised that sections of  the Rail Trail and the Elk River Timber Trail in the Beaver Lodge Forest Lands in Campbell River will be temporarily closed between January and April 2016 – weather permitting – to replace five bridges on the trails.

When the holiday season rolls around, it’s easy to forget that without B.C. resources such as wood products and minerals, many of the gifts you see would not be sitting under your Christmas tree.

The Province will no longer sell paper applications for the fall 2016 Limited Entry Hunting draw as of Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2015.

Forests, Lands and Natural Resources Operations Minister Steve Thomson has committed to reviewing and acting on the advice and majority of recommendations contained in the report, Getting the Balance Right: Improving Wildlife Habitat Management in British Columbia.

Comments and feedback are being sought on a proposed new Access Management Area in the Pend d’Oreille Valley in the Kootenay Boundary region as part of an update to the spring 2016 edition of the B.C. Hunting and Trapping Synopsis.