Environment Minister Mary Polak issued the following statement in response to the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner’s report on the disclosure of information related to water quality in Spallumcheen.

British Columbia remains free of invasive mussels, thanks to ongoing efforts that have seen more than 6,100 watercraft inspected so far this year – already surpassing the number of inspections in all of 2015.

British Columbians have 30-days to comment on Mount Polley Mining Corporation’s Post Event Environmental Impact Assessment Report (PEEIAR).

Environmental emergency response officers (EEROs) from the Ministry of Environment took part in a spill response exercise at the Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue Training Centre in Sooke as part of a week-long annual training session.

The Ministry of Environment is amending the organic matter recycling regulation (OMRR) to require permits for compost facilities that process food waste or biosolids.

A successful partnership to ensure continued clean air in the Peace region is being celebrated on this, the 24th annual Clean Air Day.

Every year British Columbians are involved in human-wildlife conflicts. To reduce these potentially dangerous situations, the Province has once again awarded WildSafeBC $275,000 to provide education and increase awareness in communities.   

To mark Tourism Week in Canada, why not sign up your kids or grandkids for a “Learn to Fish” session offered by the Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC?