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 Click to download RSS feed LONG WEEKEND PLANS? CHECK FIRESAFEBC.CA BEFORE YOU GO VICTORIA – Before you head out head out camping or hiking in the backcountry this weekend, be sure to check for details on any significant wildfires, evacuation orders and alerts, road closures and air quality advisories.[read more] CAMPFIRE BAN ENFORCEMENT PATROLS ALL WEEKEND LONG VICTORIA –More than 150 of the Province’s personnel will be on patrol enforcing the campfire ban over the long weekend, Minister of Forests and Range Pat Bell and Minister of Environment Barry Penner said.[read more] UN WORLD HERITAGE GROUP CONGRATULATES B.C. AND MONTANA VICTORIA – British Columbia, the State of Montana and First Nations are jointly being congratulated by a UN agency for their work toward protecting the Flathead River Basin by removing mining, and oil and gas development from that area.[read more] PENTICTON INDIAN BAND CELEBRATES NEW CHILD-CARE CENTRE PENTICTON – The Penticton Indian Band is celebrating the opening of the brand-new Little Paws Children’s Centre, the first on-reserve child-care centre for the Band, announced Children and Family Development Minister Mary Polak.[read more] CELEBRATE OUR PROVINCE ON B.C. DAY VICTORIA – Premier Gordon Campbell made the following statement in recognition of B.C. Day, Monday, August 2.[read more] SPEED ENFORCEMENT, RUMBLE STRIPS ADD TO HWY 5A SAFETY AMLOOPS – New rumble strips, along with upgraded signage and continued enforcement activity is helping to slow down speeders and make Highway 5A safer for all drivers.[read more] 39,000 HECTARES PROTECTED FOR OLD GROWTH CONSERVATION VICTORIA – The Province has identified an additional 38,779 hectares on Vancouver Island to protect old-growth forests, Minister Responsible for the Integrated Land Management Bureau Pat Bell announced.[read more] PARKS GET SMART WITH ‘BEAR-SMART’ RECYCLING PROGRAM CHILLIWACK – The B.C. government and Encorp Pacific Canada are celebrating a bear-smart recycling bin program in provincial parks.[read more] CYCLING INFRASTRUCTURE BUILDS HEALTHIER COMMUNITIES VICTORIA – The Province is supporting improvements to local cycling infrastructure by making $500,000 in funding available to B.C. communities through the BikeBC Cycling Infrastructure Partnerships Program.[read more] COPE RATIFIES AGREEMENT WITH BC HYDRO VICTORIA – A two-year agreement under the Province’s 2010 mandate has been ratified between BC Hydro and members of the Canadian Office and Professional Employees (COPE), announced Finance Minister Colin Hansen.[read more] |
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