The B.C. government has distributed almost $19 million in new grants to support rural communities in the fifth intake of the Rural Dividend.

The BC Wildfire Service plans to conduct a 12-hectare prescribed burn in the Crawford Creek area as early as Thursday, May 2, 2019, to help reduce wildfire threats and prepare the area for replanting.

Under the BC Rural Dividend Program, the Government of British Columbia is providing $100,000 to the Upper Similkameen Indian Band to promote economic diversity by restructuring its natural resource business ventures.

Under the BC Rural Dividend Program, the Government of British Columbia is providing $1,206,897 for 13 projects in the Thompson-Nicola region.

Under the BC Rural Dividend Program, the Government of British Columbia is providing $102,014 for two projects in the Robson Valley that will support economic diversity and promote traditional skill development in the area.

Under the BC Rural Dividend Program, the Government of British Columbia is providing $978,082 for seven projects in the Peace region.

Giant hogweed. Death cap mushrooms. Zebra mussels. These are just some of the species that are not supposed to be in British Columbia.

The B.C. government has released its updated action plan in response to the government-commissioned, independent Abbott/Chapman report on the unprecedented 2017 wildfire and flood seasons in British Columbia.

Under the BC Rural Dividend Program, the Government of British Columbia is providing $906,306 for seven projects in the Lillooet district.

Under the BC Rural Dividend Program, the Government of British Columbia is providing $502,734 for nine projects in the Sea to Sky corridor.