Sunshine Coast residents will now find it even easier to access government services with the official opening of a brand-new FrontCounter BC office at 7077 Duncan St. in Powell River.

North island residents will now find it even easier to access government services with the official opening of a brand-new FrontCounter BC office at 2217 Mine Rd. in Port McNeill.

The public is invited to review and comment on the draft land use order to establish Old Growth Management Areas in five landscape units in the Sunshine Coast District.

The Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations has closed the black bear hunting season on Haida Gwaii.

Southern Okanagan Lake residents may see an unusual sight over the next two weeks - commercial-sized fishery vessels and processing barges moving from their usual moorage outside Vernon to Squally Point area near Peachland.

Woodlot licensee Grant Hayden is one of four recipients of the inaugural Minister's Award of Excellence for Woodlot Management, Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Minister Steve Thomson announced.

As part of National Aboriginal Day, the Province is announcing a new First Nations' woodland licence to support increased First Nations participation in the forest sector.

The Province is opening a second 2011 intake for the Brownfield Renewal Funding Program today. Throughout British Columbia, $800,000 is available to support the revitalization of brownfield sites.