To reduce the wildfire risk to communities, Premier Christy Clark announced a top-up of $10 million to the Strategic Wildfire Prevention Initiative and tasked the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations to look at other ways to reduce wildfire risk through on-the-ground operations.

Wildfire Management Branch and BC Timber Sales personnel are planning to conduct a prescribed burn at 12 Mile Creek, about 17 kilometres northwest of Kaslo next to Highway 31A.

Amendments to forestry legislation introduced today will enhance the effectiveness of BC Timber Sales and allow the transfer of pulpwood agreements to increase fibre supply to pulp mills.

South Island Natural Resource District and the Pacific Rim Forest Professional Network invite members of the public to celebrate National Forest Week at an open house at the district office, 4885 Cherry Creek Rd., Port Alberni on Thursday, Sept. 25, 2014, 8 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

Members of the public are invited to review and comment on BC Timber Sales' proposed 2014-2019 Nadina District Forest Stewardship Plan until May 30, 2014.

The province has changed the way it does business to help First Nations and community forest tenure holders sell their timber at fair market price and add to the data that supports timber pricing, Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Steve Thomson announced today.

Rural community economic development opportunities have been strengthened in the Clearwater area with the further expansion of FrontCounter BC services to include select Crown land and water authorizations.