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Thursday, February 21, 2013 1:54 PM
The B.C. government accepts the recommendations contained in an audit report released today by the Office of the Auditor General titled "Audit of Biodiversity in B.C.: Assessing the Effectiveness of Key Tools".
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Wednesday, February 20, 2013 1:55 PM
Forest Act amendments introduced today will help improve forest stewardship and support community resiliency in mountain pine beetle impacted areas.
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Thursday, February 14, 2013 11:00 AM
An additional 23,810 hectares of old growth management areas now are protected in the Chilliwack District, Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Minister Steve Thomson announced.
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Thursday, February 14, 2013 8:00 AM
To further streamline the natural resource application process and help make business easier for clients, Notice of Work applications, pursuant to Section 10 of the Mines Act, will now be available exclusively through FrontCounterBC's online application system starting Feb. 28, 2013.
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Wednesday, February 13, 2013 8:45 AM
Heritage Week starts Monday, Feb. 18 and runs until Feb. 24. It's the perfect opportunity to explore your local heritage and learn more about the role historic neighbours play in your community.
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Thursday, January 17, 2013 8:45 AM
To increase harvesting activity on the coast, government is exploring the use of new scanner technology for scaling logs, accelerating the auction of an additional 500,000 cubic metres by BC Timber Sales, improving the log-export system and exploring ways to better harvest the timber profile.
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Thursday, January 10, 2013 10:15 AM
The Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations is inviting public review and comment until March 9, 2013, on a public discussion paper released today as part of a comprehensive timber supply review of the 100 Mile House timber supply area.
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Tuesday, January 8, 2013 9:00 AM
As part of the Mid-Term Timber Supply Action Plan, the ministry has started two pilot projects to mitigate the risk of wildfire in mountain pine beetle-impacted areas in the Merritt timber supply area and the Vanderhoof and Fort St. James portions of the Prince George timber supply area.
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Thursday, December 20, 2012 9:30 AM
The B.C. government has amended the controlled alien species regulation to protect our environment, with tough fines for those who introduce invasive species into local ecosystems.
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Tuesday, December 11, 2012 9:30 AM
The Lower Mainland's expansive network of dikes will require major upgrades over the next several decades to guard against rising sea levels, according to a report released from the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations.
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