MINISTER PENNER TOURS B.C.'S EAST KOOTENAYS
During a recent tour of the Kootenays, Minister Penner got out and about, meeting with community leaders and local government officials in a number of communities. He visited Cranbrook, Kimberley, Canal Flats, Fairmont Hot Springs, Windermere, Invermere and Golden. The Minister and Jubilee Cacaci, who works at Kicking Horse Resort near Golden, also checked out “Boo” the grizzly bear, who lives in his own compound. [More photos]
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CONTRACT ISSUED TO RECOVER WRECKAGE FROM ROBSON BIGHT
VICTORIA – Mammoet Salvage B.V. and Global Diving and Salvage have been awarded the contract to recover key pieces of wreckage from Robson Bight Ecological Reserve.
FISHERIES WORK SLATED FOR ELK FALLS PROVINCIAL PARK
CAMPBELL RIVER – Fisheries restoration work in Elk Falls Provincial Park will begin August 25 and continue until mid-September, resulting in temporary daily trail closures.
MAKE YOUR MARK – FOR A BC PARK
VICTORIA – BC Parks is launching a program that will make it easy for every British Columbian to leave a legacy in their favourite provincial park during B.C.’s 150th anniversary.
B.C. SEEKS ALTERNATIVES TO OPEN BURNING
VICTORIA – The B.C. government is investing $600,000 over three years to better protect air quality by exploring new techniques and technologies to manage woody debris from logging and land development, Environment Minister Barry Penner and Forests and Range Minister Pat Bell announced.
PREVENTING BEAR-HUMAN CONFLICT
VANCOUVER – B.C.’s estimated black bear population of 80,000 to 100,000 consists of mostly healthy animals; however, greater interaction between bears and people is resulting in more aggressive behaviour in bears that are equally at home in the back country or your back yard.
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