Under the Forest and Range Practices Act, the Province is closing the Dorr Road Recreation Site around the Koocanusa reservoir from April 15 to May 1, 2019.

The public is invited to a community engagement session in Cranbrook on Tuesday, April 30, 2019, to provide feedback on two draft agreements to conserve southern mountain caribou populations.

?Esdilagh First Nation is being awarded nearly $215,000 under the Special Circumstance provision of the BC Rural Dividend.

Cheslatta Carrier, Nadleh Whut'en and Stellat'en First Nations are being awarded $442,495 for three projects under the special circumstances provision of the BC Rural Dividend.

The Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako and the Tahltan First Nation are being awarded more than $219,000 for three projects under the special circumstance provision of the BC Rural Dividend.

Amendments to the Forest Act will enhance public trust and ensure public forests are managed in the best interests of British Columbians.

Rabbit owners in the mid-Island area are being advised to take precautions with their pet rabbits after the death of four feral rabbits in Parksville from a highly infectious virus.

Effective at noon on Monday, April 15, 2019, Category 3 open fires will be prohibited throughout the Cariboo Fire Centre to help prevent human-caused wildfires and protect public safety.

The BC Wildfire Service, in collaboration with its partners in the Coastal Fire Centre’s jurisdiction, has decided to discontinue exempting the “fog zone” when it implements open fire prohibitions on Vancouver Island.

BC Wildfire Service crews will assist with six ecosystem restoration burns in the Cariboo Fire Centre over the next few weeks.