Environment Minister Mary Polak has released the following statement about an amendment to the Reviewable Projects Regulation concerning sweet natural gas processing plants and ski and all-season resorts.

The Clayoquot Biosphere Trust (CBT) has been awarded $17,000 to clean up tsunami debris along the shoreline in the Tofino-Long Beach area.

The Conservation Officer Service is requesting the public’s assistance in their investigation into illegal hunting of Roosevelt elk in the Cowichan Valley.

B.C. has awarded $270,000 to the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup to expand their tsunami debris removal project along the West Coast of Vancouver Island.

Every year in March, many Canadians take the opportunity to observe Canada Water Week (March 17-23) and World Water Day (March 22).

Amendments to the Park Act introduced today outline clear requirements for certain activities within B.C.'s provincial parks to ensure natural resources are protected.

British Columbia has filed an application to be an intervenor in the National Energy Board's review of Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain Expansion project.