With weather conditions expected to remain hot and dry in the coming weeks, water users in the Peace Region are being urged to reduce water consumption.

Environment Minister Mary Polak and Energy and Mines Minister Bill Bennett have issued an Environmental Assessment Certificate to Seabridge Gold Inc. for the KSM project, located approximately 65 km northwest of Stewart.

A new agreement with the B.C. government will enable the Lil'wat First Nation to participate in provincial revenue-sharing from the development and operation of the Upper Lillooet run-of-river hydroelectric project now being constructed in the Pemberton Valley.

People living in the communities of Grand Forks, Rock Creek and Midway may notice heavy smoke in the air as a result of a wildfire burning on Toroda Mountain, northeast of Wauconda in Washington State.

The Southeast Fire Centre is responding to a wildfire near White Tail Brook, about 10 kilometres east of the village of Canal Flats.

B.C. farmers can discover and stay up-to-date on programs and services offered by the federal and provincial governments, including Growing Forward 2 programs, by visiting: www.agpal.ca

The Windermere District Farmers' Institute and Livestock Association (WDFI) have gone through several name changes over the past century, however, their commitment to promoting agriculture and rural life has remained the same.

The current campfire prohibition will continue in all areas of the Kamloops Fire Centre, with the exception of the Clearwater Fire Zone, even though the area received significant rainfall over the last few days.