Further to the information bulletin issued earlier today, the Province of Ontario has cancelled its request for additional B.C. firefighting crews that were to be deployed on Wednesday, May 30.

Three fires that the Northwest Fire Centre recently responded to in the Terrace area are now under investigation by compliance and enforcement officers from the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations. These fires are suspected to be human-caused and may have been deliberately set. The RCMP has been advised and the incidents will be referred to the RCMP if warranted.

B.C. is sending another 81 firefighting personnel to Ontario, Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Minister Steve Thomson announced today.

Compliance and Enforcement officers from the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations patrolled north and central Okanagan recreational spots May 18-19 to help residents and visitors enjoy a safe and peaceful long weekend.

B.C.'s Wildfire Management Branch is sending an additional 192 personnel to Quebec to assist that province with its increased fire activity.

The provincial government is providing over $1.7 million in new grants to control the spread of invasive plants, Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Minister Steve Thomson announced today.

Woodlot licensee Mark Churchill is the Northern Interior's award winner of this year's Award of Excellence for Woodlot Management, Nechako Lakes MLA John Rustad announced today, on behalf of Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Steve Thomson.

Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Minister Steve Thomson applauded today's decision of the Legislative Assembly to form a Special Committee on Timber Supply to examine and make recommendations about mid-term timber supply in British Columbia, as a result of the mountain pine beetle infestation.

The Splatsin First Nation and the Province have reached an agreement that will allow the parking lot at Mabel Lake to reopen in time for the summer recreation season.

A more efficient permitting system has allowed construction to begin sooner on the Cape Scott Wind Farm, bringing hundreds of jobs to northern Vancouver Island.