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Wednesday, September 16, 2015 11:45 AM
A fibre action plan will help generate more value from the province’s forest resources.
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Tuesday, September 15, 2015 9:30 AM
The B.C. government and the Union of British Columbia Municipalities are providing new grants totalling $500,000 to help communities identify and take action to reduce wildfire risks on private land.
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Friday, July 31, 2015 10:00 AM
Following the federal government’s decision to issue aquaculture licences, the B.C. government has issued two new tenures under the Land Act for salmon aquaculture purposes, near Hope Island off the northern tip of Vancouver Island, and offered two more, one in the Clio Channel, east of Port McNeill, and one near Flores Island, north of Tofino.
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Wednesday, July 29, 2015 3:20 PM
Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Steve Thomson issued the following statement on the U.S. Department of Commerce’s preliminary decision to impose 11.19% duties on Catalyst’s exports of supercalendared paper:
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Wednesday, July 15, 2015 12:45 PM
Responding to dry conditions, the Government of B.C. has announced a Level 4 drought rating for the South Coast and Lower Fraser areas due to ongoing low stream flows.
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Tuesday, July 7, 2015 12:30 PM
Authorizations allowing construction to begin on the Site C Clean Energy Project were issued today by the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations.
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Monday, June 22, 2015 10:00 AM
Economic and employment opportunities in the Barkley sound region are being enhanced by a new community forest agreement announced today by Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Minister Steve Thomson.
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Thursday, June 11, 2015 10:45 AM
Premier Christy Clark, Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Minister Steve Thomson helped Lee Doney, chair, Western Forest Products, celebrate $30 million in new capital investment in the Duke Point sawmill.
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Friday, May 29, 2015 9:35 AM
The B.C. government has proclaimed June 2015 to be "Invasive Species Action Month' to raise awareness of the environmental and economic damage that invasive plants and animals can cause if they become established in British Columbia.
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Tuesday, May 26, 2015 11:45 AM
Over the past 18 months, government has been working on a cumulative effects framework as part of its commitment to sustainable natural resource development.
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