Environment Minister Mary Polak has determined that the Jumbo Glacier Resort project has not been substantially started.

After two years of engagement with industry, First Nations and local government, British Columbia is moving forward with plans for a world-leading land-based spill regime.

Invasive zebra and quagga mussels have never been detected in British Columbia's waters and, with the addition of our new strengthened mussel early detection and rapid response program announced earlier this year, we are stepping up co-ordinated efforts to keep the province invasive mussel free.

Breathing clean air is important to all British Columbians which is why the B.C. Government is providing $300,000 to the BC Lung Association for the continuation of two successful air quality programs, in recognition of Clean Air Day.

The B.C. government has proclaimed June 2015 to be "Invasive Species Action Month' to raise awareness of the environmental and economic damage that invasive plants and animals can cause if they become established in British Columbia.

The Memorandum of Understanding our government signed last week with Pacific NorthWest LNG moves us one step closer to ensuring British Columbia will have a new, vibrant liquified natural gas industry, and the thousands of jobs it will bring.