The Province is amending regulations to make it easier to dispose of household hazardous waste that is toxic, flammable or corrosive.

Outdoor enthusiasts can enjoy a new trail in Ellison Provincial Park, along with several improvements to the campground and expanded parking. 

The proposed expansion of the Bamberton quarry near Mill Bay will undergo an enhanced review through the Mines Act permitting process, not an environmental assessment by the B.C. Environmental Assessment Office (EAO).

A seven-kilometre section of the world-renowned Berg Lake Trail in Mount Robson Provincial Park is now open to hikers after flooding damaged part of the trail in 2021.

To assist the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure in its efforts to reopen Highway 4 to single-lane-alternating traffic, three day-use parks will be closed to the public until the highway fully reopens.

New changes to the Province’s building code will ensure cleaner, more efficient buildings are built in line with B.C.’s commitment to zero-carbon new construction by 2030.

The Province is amending legislation to ensure owners of high-risk industrial projects are responsible for the full cost of environmental cleanup if their projects are abandoned.

Premier David Eby and George Heyman, Minister of Environment and Climate Change Strategy, have released the following statement to mark Earth Day 2023: