The B.C. government is protecting some of the province’s largest trees as the first step in a new approach to old-growth management.

Residents and area communities that have long fought to revive Fort Nelson’s forest sector are starting to realize the benefit of their efforts with the approval of the Fort Nelson Community Forest Agreement, in partnership with the British Columbia government.

Effective July 16, 2019, the new allowable annual cut (AAC) for the Fort Nelson Timber Supply Area (TSA) is 2,582,350 cubic metres, announced Shane Berg, deputy chief forester.

The Province is restricting commercial-scale huckleberry harvesting to protect grizzly bear habitat in the Kootenay Boundary Region.

The B.C. government has allocated another $324,571 in Community Resiliency Investment program grants to seven local governments and First Nations communities in the Coastal Fire Centre to help support wildfire risk reduction projects.

The B.C. government has allocated another $1,413,349 in Community Resiliency Investment program grants to eight local governments and First Nations communities in the Southeast Fire Centre to help support wildfire risk reduction projects.

The B.C. government has allocated another $574,840 in Community Resiliency Investment program grants to eight local governments and First Nations communities in the Prince George Fire Centre to help support wildfire risk reduction projects.

The B.C. government has allocated another $265,106 in Community Resiliency Investment program grants to five local governments and First Nations communities in the Northwest Fire Centre to help support wildfire risk reduction projects.

The B.C. government has allocated another $1,059,199 in Community Resiliency Investment program grants to 11 local governments and First Nations communities in the Kamloops Fire Centre to help support wildfire risk reduction projects.

The B.C. government has allocated another $342,378 in Community Resiliency Investment program grants to five local governments and First Nations communities in the Cariboo Fire Centre to help support wildfire risk reduction projects.