When George Creek, president of the B.C. Marine Parks Forever Society, first sailed to the Octopus Islands in 2000, he knew he had found a special place.

As more people are experiencing the benefits of outdoor recreation than ever before, there will be more opportunities to get outside through a proposed expansion to B.C.’s park system.

The Province is doubling CleanBC Better Homes retrofit rebates for select home-heating and energy-efficiency upgrades to support B.C.’s economic recovery and help British Columbians save on energy costs.

Communities throughout the province will benefit from cleaner air as a result of $270,000 from the 2020-21 Wood Stove Exchange Program.

One of the best ways to keep plastics out of the environment is to not create plastic waste in the first place, and this vision is driving a new part of the CleanBC Plastics Action Plan.

The Province is setting a new near-term emission target for 2025 to keep B.C. on track to reducing carbon pollution, supported by a new 2020 Climate Change Accountability Report detailing CleanBC action.

B.C.’s marine shorelines will soon be much cleaner, thanks to coastal Indigenous Nations, local governments, non-profits and organizations tackling marine debris cleanup projects.

Growing up in a small First Nations community in the Yukon, Kayla Williams’ grandmother encouraged her to go to university and pursue a career protecting wildlife and the environment.

Test results from five mink samples taken from a Fraser Valley mink farm have all been confirmed positive for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 in humans.