Forestry Litigation Facts: Okanagan Indian Band and B.C.

The Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations is now requiring any sled dog company receiving a Crown land tenure to obtain an annual inspection of its sled dogs.

The public is invited to review and provide comments on the draft Cranberry Sustainable Resource Management Plan until Nov. 13, 2011.

The Natural Resource Compliance Act introduced will make it easier for compliance and enforcement officers to hold offenders accountable for violating natural resource legislation.

British Columbians are invited to comment on a policy project for better regulation of natural resource roads, announced Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Steve Thomson and Minister of Energy and Mines Rich Coleman.

Effective at 12 noon on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2011, all open fires will be permitted within the Kamloops Fire Centre due to a decreased risk of wildfires.

The Province is implementing new angling regulations to preserve the quality of the Skeena steelhead fishery angling experience, announced Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Minister Steve Thomson.

It’s only been four months since Harrop-Procter Forest Products officially opened its doors on Kootenay Lake and business is taking off at the locally owned and operated sawmill.

Twenty-two firefighting personnel from Kamloops leave Saturday, Oct. 8 to help Manitoba battle a challenging wildfire situation.