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Friday, August 7, 2015 1:15 PM
With weather conditions expected to remain warm and dry, water users in the Middle Fraser region (which includes the Cariboo and Chilcotin) are being urged to reduce water consumption, and the Government of B.C. has announced a Level 3 drought rating for the area.
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Friday, August 7, 2015 10:15 AM
The B.C. government is providing $5.88 million to construct a brand-new firefighting facility at the Williams Lake Airport for the use of BC Wildfire Service staff and crews.
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Friday, August 7, 2015 9:45 AM
The Province has issued a woodland licence to Campbell River's Wei Wai Kum First Nation, enhancing employment and economic opportunities in the region.
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Wednesday, August 5, 2015 2:05 PM
With weather conditions expected to remain warm and dry, water users in the North Thompson region are being urged to reduce water consumption, and the Government of B.C. has announced a Level 3 drought rating for the area.
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Wednesday, August 5, 2015 2:00 PM
Responding to continuing dry conditions, the Government of B.C. has announced a Level 4 drought rating for the Okanagan Region, and taken the additional action of suspending angling on the Okanagan River (main-stem only) between Okanagan Lake and Osoyoos Lake due to warming water temperatures.
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Monday, August 3, 2015 9:30 AM
The public is reminded that the public review and comment period on proposed land use changes in the Great Bear Rainforest closes Monday, Aug. 10, 2015.
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Friday, July 31, 2015 2:00 PM
The Government of B.C. is suspending angling for the remainder of the streams on Vancouver Island due to ongoing warm water temperatures and low flows.
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Friday, July 31, 2015 10:30 AM
To protect coho, chinook and steelhead populations in the Coldwater River, a temporary water use restrictions on the river and its tributaries has been issued effective midnight Friday, July 31, 2015.
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Friday, July 31, 2015 10:00 AM
Following the federal government’s decision to issue aquaculture licences, the B.C. government has issued two new tenures under the Land Act for salmon aquaculture purposes, near Hope Island off the northern tip of Vancouver Island, and offered two more, one in the Clio Channel, east of Port McNeill, and one near Flores Island, north of Tofino.
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Thursday, July 30, 2015 8:30 AM
Over a thousand BC Wildfire Service personnel and contractors are putting their lives on the line to protect British Columbians from fire threats this summer, so we owe it to them to not make their work any more difficult, Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Steve Thomson said today.
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