The Province, in partnership with the BC Lung Association, is improving air quality throughout B.C. by providing $7,100 to the Regional District of Central Okanagan as part of the Provincial Wood Stove Exchange Program.

The Province, in partnership with the BC Lung Association, is improving air quality throughout B.C. by providing $15,500 to the Regional District of Central Kootenay as part of the Provincial Wood Stove Exchange Program.

The Province, in partnership with the BC Lung Association, is improving air quality throughout B.C. by providing $13,400 to the Strathcona Regional District as part of the Provincial Wood Stove Exchange Program.

The Province, in partnership with the BC Lung Association, is improving air quality throughout B.C. by providing $8,700 to the Bulkley Valley and Lakes District Airshed Management Society as part of the Provincial Wood Stove Exchange Program.

The Province, in partnership with the BC Lung Association, is improving air quality throughout B.C. by providing $15,600 to the Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District as part of the Provincial Wood Stove Exchange Program.

The Province has acquired four additional ecologically sensitive properties throughout British Columbia, thanks to a partnership with the Nature Conservancy of Canada.

A Cranbrook area property home to a wide variety of wildlife has been acquired by the Province, thanks to a partnership with the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC).

Two McBride area properties home to a wide variety of wildlife have been acquired by the Province, thanks to a partnership with the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC).

Minister of Environment Mary Polak has issued the following statement on the federal decision regarding pipeline projects:

The Province will build on its world-renowned provincial parks system by hiring more park rangers to enhance conservation, improving services for persons with disabilities and launching a new BC Parks Foundation so community groups, businesses and individuals can come together and have a voice in BC Parks priorities.