Christmas has arrived early for parent advisory councils (PACs) in 102 elementary and middle schools across 31 school districts, as nearly $2.4 million in playground funding is being returned to PACs that have recently purchased playground equipment for their kids.

Timberspan Wood Products offers quality Douglas Fir timbers and lumber from Northern B.C. Their products are used by commercial and residential builders throughout Canada and the U.S. Meet company founder Joe Cvenkel.

The Honourable Peter Kent, Canada's Environment Minister and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, announced with the Honourable Terry Lake, British Columbia's Minister of Environment, that the governments of Canada and British Columbia have agreed on a proposed boundary for a national marine conservation area reserve in the southern Strait of Georgia also known as the Salish Sea.

B.C.'s Community Gaming Grant Review has added five video forums to its schedule to accommodate groups and individuals from Port McNeill, Valemount, Revelstoke, Masset, Fort Nelson and surrounding areas.

Taking summer courses can be a bit of a challenge for post-secondary students. After all, who wants to be sitting in a lab or lecture hall on a beautiful, sunny day. But what if classes were taking place under a towering cedar on Haida Gwaii, or at the foot of a shimmering, blue glacier near Stewart?

Scouts Canada and BC Parks unveiled a new badge designed by eight-year-old cub scout Owen Andrews during the start of a big camp-out on the Sunshine Coast.