B. Cusano Contracting Inc., R.F. Binnie & Associates Ltd. and Kinder Morgan subsidiary Trans Mountain Pipeline L.P. were sentenced in provincial court today to pay $550,000 in fines and penalties for their role in a 2007 oil spill pollution incident in Burnaby.

On Nov. 1, 2011, Sts'ailes (Chehalis Indian Band) and the Province of B.C. signed a historic Memorandum of Understanding at Sts'ailes Lhawathet Lalem (Healing House).

Travellers are advised the East Canoe Forest Service Road located in the Kinbasket Reservoir area will be temporarily closed at 12 and 27 kilometres from Saturday, Nov. 12 to Saturday, Nov. 26, 2011.

A new, permanent public engagement website will give British Columbians an opportunity to review and comment on proposed angling, hunting and trapping regulations.

A 19-year veteran of B.C.'s Conservation Officer Service from the North Island has received the Conservation Officer of the Year award for 2010 in recognition of his outstanding work and professionalism.

With 43 sold so far, there's still time to sponsor a BC Parks' limited-edition bench as part of its 100 park benches for 100 years of provincial parks program.

The Province will open the Thompson River steelhead catch and release sport fishery for the remainder of 2011, effective Saturday, Oct. 29, 2011.

BC Parks' White Lake Grasslands Protected Area is bigger now, thanks to an "ecological gift" from Oliver resident Denis Pelletier, Environment Minister Terry Lake announced.