A government-funded skills training program is giving eight people real-world work experience and training in the public works sector to help them find full-time employment and join in on British Columbia’s growing economy.

Effective Nov. 17, 2016, new scenic area and visual quality objectives have been established, under the Forest and Range Practices Act, in the Shannon Creek watershed portion of the Sea to Sky Natural Resource District.

Through the Province’s expanded Invasive Mussel Defence Program, crews have inspected a record 24,500 watercraft for invasive quagga and zebra mussels this boating season, helping B.C. to remain free of invasive mussels.

The Ministry of Environment’s first-ever compliance report of industrial and commercial operations in British Columbia suggests the vast majority are abiding by provincial environmental regulatory requirements. 

The Cheam First Nation and BC Parks are celebrating the Cheam First Nation’s recent appointment as the Park Board for Ferry Island Provincial Park, in the Fraser Valley.

Effective at noon on Saturday, Oct. 15, the current Category 2 and Category 3 open burning prohibitions will be rescinded throughout the Kamloops Fire Centre.

Seniors and Aboriginal people, including those with disabilities, are settling into new homes at Tanner Terrace in Vernon, a 10-unit townhouse complex that celebrated its official opening today.

As crisp fall days are upon us, Whistler is still attracting thousands of visitors thanks to a range of events and improvements to the resort which have been completed recently and will be finished over the next few months.

Effective at 8 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 16, 2016, the current Category 2 and Category 3 open burning bans in the Clearwater Fire Zone and Salmon Arm Fire Zone will be rescinded.