The Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations has applied for a pesticide use permit to aerial-spray 4,856 hectares in Surrey and 204 hectares in Delta.

The Thompson River steelhead fishery has been extended until Dec. 31, 2014, following confirmation of sufficient returns.

Effective Oct. 30, 2014, the allowable annual cut for the Dawson Creek timber supply area remains at 1,860,000 cubic metres which was first set in 2003, deputy chief forester...

Effective at noon on Friday, Oct. 31, 2014, open fires will once again be allowed throughout the Cariboo Fire Centre's jurisdiction, due to a decreased risk of wildfires.

Current weather conditions make it safer for private landowners, Wildfire Management Branch personnel and industry partners to reduce wildfire risks by burning piles of wood debris.

The Province has created a new type of forest licence that allows emerging, innovative forestry companies to more effectively respond to fluctuations in the supply of wood fibre.

Robson Valley residents are encouraged to learn more about and comment on management plans for the Cranberry Marsh/Starratt wildlife management area at an open house:

Natural resource officers from the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations have worked with a local recycling company to remove over 90 tonnes of illegally dumped waste metal from Crown land northeast of Kimberley.

In recognition of BC Bioenergy Day, Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Minister, Steve Thomson issued the following statement: