Work is underway to enhance forest resilience to protect against the impacts of wildfire and climate change in the Cariboo Region. 

Dry and hot conditions on British Columbia’s west coast have prompted the government to increase the drought level in the region to Level 3.

People can get involved in the comprehensive timber supply review for the Lillooet Timber Supply Area (TSA) by submitting comments before Oct. 18, 2022.

Due to increased grizzly bear activity in the upper Chilko River area, access to Chilko-Newton Road, south of Henry’s Crossing, will be closed to the public during salmon spawning season from Sept. 1 to Oct. 31, 2022.

Katrine Conroy, Minister of Forests; Ravi Kahlon, Minister of Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation; and George Chow, Minister of State for Trade, have issued the following joint statement in response to the U.S. Department of Commerce’s final determination in its third administrative review regarding countervailing and anti-dumping duties applied to Canada’s softwood lumber exports to the United States:

British Columbians should remain alert to the threat of wildfire throughout August as conditions remain hot and dry.