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The ministry’s 2020 intentions paper outlined proposed changes to create more residential opportunities in the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR).

Tomorrow is International Women’s Day – a day recognized by the United Nations for more than 40 years.

We all know about or have personally felt the effects of the forestry industry’s downturn over the last few years.

We all know about or have personally felt the effects of the forestry industry’s downturn over the last few years.

Black History Month is typically a time to honour, celebrate and reflect upon the stories, experiences and accomplishments of Black Canadians here in British Columbia and across the country.

In an otherwise bad-news year, I’d like to share something positive: no matter how you get around, 2019 was, by many measures, the safest time to be on B.C.’s roads in years.

As we come to the end of this difficult year, I am reflecting on how the pandemic has highlighted the courage and importance of working people.

On Nov. 26, I was sworn in as B.C.’s new minister of forests, lands, natural resource operations and rural development. I was also honoured to return to my role as minister responsible for the Columbia Basin Trust, Columbia Power Corporation and last, but definitely not least, the Columbia River Treaty.