The B.C. government is providing another $291,030 through the First Nations Clean Energy Business Fund (FNCEBF) to help 11 First Nations' communities to pursue clean-power projects.

Canada and B.C. targeted investments to support business development, innovation, food safety, and sustainability under the Growing Forward Agreement in the third quarter of 2012-13. Growing Forward is a five-year framework that co-ordinates federal, provincial and territorial agriculture policy.

Additional funding for a human resource strategy that supports skills training for people working in underground mining is now underway between the B.C. government and the BC Mining HR Task Force.

Environment Minister Terry Lake encourages British Columbians to participate in Earth Hour 2013 by turning off unnecessary lights and electronics between 8:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 23.

Rich Coleman, Minister of Energy, Mines and Natural Gas announced that work will begin on the 287-kilovolt Iskut extension to the Northwest Transmission Line (NTL) this spring.

In recognition of World Water Day and Canada Water Week, the Okanagan Water Stewardship Council was presented with the first-ever Excellence in Water Stewardship Award for British Columbia today.

Funding of $9.9 million has been approved for the Northern Health Learning and Development Centre at the University Hospital of Northern B.C.