The B.C. government has proclaimed May 2016 as “Invasive Species Action Month” to help raise awareness of the environmental and economic damage that invasive plants and animals can cause if they become established in the province.

Programs to train cooks, chefs and bakers are now eligible under the B.C. Access Grant for Labour Market Priorities.

The recent discovery of a deadly fungal disease in a dead bat in western North America has provincial wildlife officials asking the public to support work already underway by providing information on unusual bat activity.

Following a successful pilot program last year, Premier Christy Clark announced a $2 million boost to the province’s invasive mussel defence program that will see eight permanent mussel inspection stations installed at major entry points along B.C.’s borders.

Families with children throughout British Columbia soon will have more help in achieving healthy lifestyles and healthy weights with $2 million to support the expansion of the free Mind, Exercise, Nutrition, Do it! (MEND) program.

The Province’s new Greenhouse Gas Industrial Reporting and Control Act (GGIRCA) came into force, ensuring LNG facilities in British Columbia will have an emissions cap making them the cleanest in the world.

British Columbia’s International Play Co. (Iplayco) is all about safe, fun entertainment for kids ages three to 14, but you won’t find Iplayco products under a Christmas tree — unless that tree is at least 20 feet tall.

British Columbia has become the 14th jurisdiction to sign on to the International Zero-Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Alliance.

Reservations for the winter holiday season at Porteau Cove Provincial Park can be made for the first time.