During the cooler evenings of late summer, many British Columbians are once again starting to light wood stoves or fireplaces to help keep their homes warm.

New mobile radio channels for forestry workers and other resource road users will take effect beginning Aug. 23, 2014, on Vancouver Island and parts of the South Coast.

The Province is changing the legal status of more than a million hectares of Crown land around Atlin to help support the cultural interests of local First Nations.

Norma Wilson has been appointed to the Forest Practices Board.

A two-month, provincewide consultation on the idea of converting volume-based to area-based forest tenures officially closed May 30, 2014, generating feedback from more than 4,300.

Forest industry workers and other users of B.C.'s back roads are reminded to stay in tune with upcoming changes to the mobile radio frequencies that help ensure safe passage on many of the province's resource roads.

British Columbia has signed a five-year agreement with Shanghai's Pudong District to promote wood-frame construction and B.C. wood products to meet the Chinese district's needs for energy-efficient, low-carbon buildings.

Effective immediately, the allowable annual cut for the Robson Valley Timber Supply Area (TSA) will decrease from 481,000 cubic metres to 400,000 cubic metres.

After an extensive timber supply review, deputy chief forester Diane Nicholls announced that the allowable annual cut for the Boundary Timber Supply Area (TSA) will remain at 700,000 cubic metres for 10 years.