The August long weekend is a peak time for camping, and reservation numbers have hit a record high. As of July 29, B.C. Parks had received 91,989 reservations this calendar year - up 11 per cent from last year.

In advance of the Aug. 3 Joint Review Panel (JRP) deadline, B.C. has formally submitted its intention to cross-examine Northern Gateway Pipelines (NGP) on their Enbridge Northern Gateway Project at the JRP hearings, Minister of Environment Terry Lake announced.

Last fiscal's community legacy projects add $780,023 in improvements to BC Parks and are the highlight of this year's Parks Day celebrations at the fun-filled family event in Lac Le Jeune Provincial Park near Kamloops today.

Visitors to Peace Arch Provincial Park in South Surrey are advised the Semiahmoo First Nation has decided to charge a $5-daily parking fee effective immediately.

Seven derelict vessels located along the Fraser River near Mission are now deemed secured.

With the long weekend approaching, and kids out of school for the summer, it's time to go camping and when it comes to camping, more campers choose Golden Ears over any other provincial park in B.C., but with 155 parks to choose from, there's a lot more to explore, announced Environment Minister Terry Lake today.

From 2007 to 2010, B.C. has reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 4.5 per cent or 2.9 million tonnes, which is the equivalent to eliminating emissions from all the homes in Metro Vancouver (almost three million)

Using powers granted under the Environmental Management Act, Environment Minister Terry Lake has issued an environmental emergency declaration to mobilize resources and equipment to deal as soon as possible with improperly secured vessels on a property along the Fraser River near Mission.