The Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development soon will begin the second year of helicopter logging operations to minimize the spread of Douglas fir beetles on Crown land in the Williams Lake area.

The Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development has applied for a pesticide-use permit to aerial-spray 94 hectares near Courtenay.

First Nations, local governments and not-for-profit organizations are reminded to get their applications for the fourth intake of the BC Rural Dividend program submitted before the deadline on Dec. 15, 2017.

A new online interactive map has been launched to educate people about francophone heritage in B.C. and help boost tourism to the province, Adrian Dix, Minister of Health and Minister responsible for the Francophone Affairs Program, announced today.

Fall 2017 surveys of kokanee in main valley Okanagan lakes show fluctuating numbers, according to Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development biologists.

With the recent number of storms, high-water and flood events in many areas of the Skeena region, members of the public are reminded to use caution when driving on backcountry and forest service roads in northwest B.C. this fall and winter.

The Province and the Houston Snowmobile Club signed a stewardship management agreement today to protect caribou in the Skeena Region.