A new provincial park on southern Vancouver Island will soon be established to protect a vital ecosystem important to the Cowichan people, honouring Indigenous cultural and spiritual history, and aiding in the conservation of threatened species.

Millions of people headed out to B.C.’s provincial parks this year to experience the very best that nature has to offer.

Drought conditions and aggressive fire behaviour have contributed to this year’s extreme wildfire season.

With much of British Columbia under a heat warning and experiencing high or extreme wildfire risks, the B.C. government is urging travellers and residents to be extremely cautious over the B.C. Day long weekend.

Whatever your activities this summer, remember wildfire crews are working in the bush.

Rare grasslands in the Okanagan, a heritage river in the Cowichan Valley and the largest freshwater marsh in southwestern B.C. are among the unique ecosystems to gain more protection through planned expansions to B.C.’s parks and protected areas system.

Better protection for the environment and new, expanded measures for British Columbians to access nature are coming to BC Parks this summer.

The Tahltan Central Government, Iskut Band Council, Tahltan Band Council and the Province have entered into a Shared Prosperity Agreement (SPA), setting the foundation to collaboratively achieve long-term comprehensive reconciliation and land-use predictability.

“Everyone is welcome in nature” is a message that carries the spirit of a renewed commitment by BC Parks to make outdoor recreation more accessible and inclusive.

For 15 years, members of the Freeze family have voluntarily maintained trails in some of the most rugged and isolated provincial parks in the East Kootenays, making these beautiful areas more accessible for visitors.