Environment and Climate Change Strategy

Park additions boost outdoor recreation, strengthen ecosystem protection

Thursday, March 14, 2024 2:15 PM

Newly introduced legislation will expand B.C.’s parks and protected areas, strengthen biodiversity conservation and provide more opportunities for people to access outdoor recreation.


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Joint statement on the Elk-Kootenay/Kootenai watershed

Monday, March 11, 2024 11:00 AM

George Heyman, Minister of Environment and Climate Change Strategy; Josie Osborne, Minister of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation; Murray Rankin, Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation; and Nathan Cullen, Minister of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship; have released the following joint statement in response to Canada and the United States writing to the International Joint Commission with a plan for the Elk-Kootenay/Kootenai watershed: 


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