People in the community of Atlin may notice smoke in the air as a result of wildfires burning in Alaska.

May 29, will be declared the Day of the Honey Bee in B.C. to recognize and celebrate how beekeeping in B.C. has grown from May 1858 when two hives arrived in Victoria Harbour into an industry that has a $250-million-a-year agricultural impact today.

Environment Minister Mary Polak has made the following statement: "On April 9, 2014, I received a letter from the Capital Regional District requesting the Province intervene to resolve zoning issues...

The Prince George Fire Centre has responded to nine suspicious fires in the past two weeks, all within the Fort St. John Fire Zone near Halfway River and Graham River.

Coinciding with the new recycling program, which began in most B.C. communities this week, B.C. has updated the Province's recycling regulation to ensure small producers of packaging and printed paper are exempt.

Effective immediately, the allowable annual cut for the Robson Valley Timber Supply Area (TSA) will decrease from 481,000 cubic metres to 400,000 cubic metres.

After an extensive timber supply review, deputy chief forester Diane Nicholls announced that the allowable annual cut for the Boundary Timber Supply Area (TSA) will remain at 700,000 cubic metres for 10 years.