The Province is recognizing three woodlot licensees for innovation and excellence in woodlot management.

The Government of British Columbia has introduced legislation to toughen the rules around political lobbying, which is expected to help protect the integrity of public decision making.

While more than 22,000 British Columbians with disabilities are accessing the benefits of having a federal Registered Disability Saving Plan (RDSP), there are still almost 45,000 people with disabilities who may be eligible for the federal grants and bonds available to them through an RDSP, but are not signed up.

The Province is taking action to protect big game wildlife in areas severely affected by wildfires this summer.

Effective at 4 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 29, 2017, the area restriction that’s been in place around the Elephant Hill wildfire north of Ashcroft was rescinded. The BC Wildfire Service no longer needs to restrict access to the area to protect public safety or conduct its firefighting operations.

The Government of British Columbia has proclaimed Sept. 29 to Oct. 1, 2017, as BC Culture Days, joining a movement to celebrate and raise awareness for arts and culture in communities throughout Canada.

The Province is contributing to a regional Metro Vancouver bid to play host to Amazon’s second headquarters, Amazon HQ2, which could generate US$5 billion in investment and create up to 50,000 jobs in B.C., announced Premier John Horgan at the UBCM convention today.

The Province is helping more small business owners and entrepreneurs develop export capacity and gain access to new markets by extending the Export Navigator pilot for another six months.