Natural resource officers from the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations joined forces with Ministry of Environment conservation officers and the RCMP to patrol recreation sites in the Campbell River area over the weekend.

Seventy per cent of B.C.'s caribou herds are in decline and identified as threatened

under the federal Species at Risk Act.

The B.C. government is providing $900,000 for graduate student scholarships at the province's four research-intensive universities.

Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation Minister Ida Chong recognized government's success in signing 18 non-treaty agreements with First Nations, surpassing goals set out in the BC Jobs Plan.

Visual quality objectives and scenic areas in the Fraser Timber Supply Area have been revised and will come into effect on April 18. Revisions were made to about 22 per cent of the existing visual quality objectives boundaries in the northern portion of the timber supply area.

The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of a man who died while working on a log-sorting operation on West Thurlow Island on April 8, 2013.

The Province of B.C. is investing $4,990,536 to extend a successful youth employment program to March 31, 2014, which will allow an additional 1,153 participants to take part in the program.

Environment Minister Terry Lake and Lake Babine Nation Deputy Chief Frank Alec signed an agreement, outlining how parks and conservancies are managed on the Nation's traditional territories.

Premier Christy Clark and forestry sector leaders committed to working together to identify and address the industry's skilled workforce needs and more on-the-job training for British Columbians.