Seven companies in an innovative forestry practices agreement have had their combined allowable annual cut raised by 158,736 cubic metres per year, effective Jan. 1, 2012 until Dec. 31, 2015.

The Province continues to expand forest opportunities for individuals, groups and First Nations with the offering of a new woodlot licence near Enderby.

The Province is helping revitalize communities throughout B.C. by investing $1.5 million in a program that helps clean up contaminated land and get it ready for redevelopment.

The Province continues to expand forest opportunities for individuals, groups and First Nations with the offering of a new woodlot licence near Lumby.

Comments are being accepted until Sept. 5, on a public discussion paper released as part of a comprehensive timber supply review for the Boundary Timber Supply Area.

Five companies in an innovative forestry practices agreement have had a combined increase of 373,000 cubic metres per year for their allowable annual cut, effective from Jan. 1, 2013, to Dec. 31, 2015.

Five companies in an innovative forestry practices agreement have had their combined allowable annual cut raised by 22,000 cubic metres per year.

Natural resource officers from the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations joined forces with Ministry of Environment conservation officers and the RCMP to patrol recreation sites in the Campbell River area over the weekend.

Visual quality objectives and scenic areas in the Fraser Timber Supply Area have been revised and will come into effect on April 18. Revisions were made to about 22 per cent of the existing visual quality objectives boundaries in the northern portion of the timber supply area.

Premier Christy Clark announced that government is investing $8.4 million to build new markets for B.C. wood products at home and in major markets around the globe, including China and India.