FrontCounter BC will begin processing fish, wildlife and park use permit applications through their 29 regional locations effective April 1.

The Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations is planning to conduct a prescribed burn near the Lorning Way subdivision in the Village of Lytton. This controlled burn is scheduled to start on Tuesday, March 18, 2014, and conclude by Friday, March 21, 2014.

The Province is accepting bids on a new woodlot licence near Wonowon, 83 kilometres northwest of Fort St. John, in a move that will generate new job opportunities across the region, Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Steve Thomson announced today.

The Province is accepting bids on a new woodlot licence 95 kilometres northwest of Dawson Creek, in a move that will eventually generate new job opportunities across the region.

Legislative amendments introduced today under Bill 5, Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Statutes Amendment Act (2014), will streamline the regulatory framework for the natural resource sector and help improve the stewardship of British Columbia's forests, rangeland and wildlife.

Backcountry recreationalists are reminded to follow the rules while snowmobiling to help protect mountain caribou habitat and support British Columbia's Mountain Caribou Recovery Implementation Plan.

The Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations is closing the cougar hunting season in the East Kootenay, effective midnight on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014.

Effective immediately, the allowable annual cut for Canfor's Tree Farm Licence 30 will increase to 412,500 cubic metres from 330,000 cubic metres.

The Province, Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen and trail user groups have finalized a plan to enhance the Kettle Valley Rail (KVR) Trail network near Naramata and maintain motor vehicle access to Little Tunnel.

The province has changed the way it does business to help First Nations and community forest tenure holders sell their timber at fair market price and add to the data that supports timber pricing, Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Steve Thomson announced today.