Ravi Parmar, Minister of Forests, has provided the following statement about extending the engagement process for modernizing the Heritage Conservation Act in B.C.:

The Province is improving the permitting process for the natural-resource sector, and members of the public are invited to provide feedback on proposals related to water management.

The public is invited to comment on proposed ministerial orders to implement the Gwa’ni land-use plan.

Randene Neill, Minister of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship, has released the following statement after the annual meeting of the Canadian Council of Fisheries and Aquaculture Ministers (CCFAM) in Iqaluit, Nunavut, on August 28 and 29, 2025:

The Province, in collaboration with partner First Nations, has protected 1,450 hectares of critical ecosystems in the Great Bear Sea.

The Province and the Coldwater, Lower Nicola, Nooaitch, Shackan and Upper Nicola Indian Bands (the Nicola 5 First Nations) are taking the next step to protect healthy and abundant water for people, fish and ecosystems in the Nicola watershed.

The Province is proposing regulation changes that would ban the breeding, sale and future ownership of all non-native and non-domestic cat species.

The Sunshine Coast Community Forest is being recognized for its excellence in forestry and its effect on the community, receiving the 2025 Robin Hood Memorial Award for Excellence in Community Forestry on Tuesday, May 27, 2025.

The Province, with the support of the ʔaq’am and the cities of Cranbrook and Kimberley, has completed the removal and testing of urban deer to curb the spread of chronic wasting disease (CWD).

Collaborative teams from the Province, the Ktunaxa Nation Council, Kootenai Tribe of Idaho, and Idaho Department of Fish and Game are working on Moyie Lake to help recovery of the Lower Kootenay burbot population.