A new, permanent public engagement website will give British Columbians an opportunity to review and comment on proposed angling, hunting and trapping regulations.

The Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations is now requiring any sled dog company receiving a Crown land tenure to obtain an annual inspection of its sled dogs.

The Natural Resource Compliance Act introduced will make it easier for compliance and enforcement officers to hold offenders accountable for violating natural resource legislation.

British Columbians are invited to comment on a policy project for better regulation of natural resource roads, announced Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Steve Thomson and Minister of Energy and Mines Rich Coleman.

The Province is implementing new angling regulations to preserve the quality of the Skeena steelhead fishery angling experience, announced Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Minister Steve Thomson.

The new Major Projects BC website, launched Oct. 6, 2011, supports 'Canada Starts Here: The BC Jobs Plan' by providing information on major resource development projects.

The Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Statutes Amendment Act, 2011, introduced Oct. 4, 2011 will streamline processes under the Forest Act, Foresters Act and Resort Timber Administration Act.

Former gas stations are the most common type of brownfield in B.C. The Province is releasing a new toolkit to help local governments address these often overlooked and underutilized sites.

New guidelines have been released to help B.C.'s coastal communities update floodplain area maps and adapt to rising sea levels.