Celebrate the Power of B.C. this Heritage Week

VICTORIA – Heritage Week kicks off throughout the province on Monday with a host of exciting events highlighting the role power production has played in British Columbia’s history.

Ministry is meeting its timber management goals

VICTORIA – The Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations responds to the Auditor General’s report on the ministry’s timber management objectives:

All of Avatar Grove now protected

VICTORIA – All of Avatar Grove, a unique stand of old-growth cedars near Port Renfrew, is now protected in an expanded old growth management area, Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Minister Steve Thomson announced.

Another new woodlot licence available near Quesnel

QUESNEL – Have you ever wanted to manage your own forest? Here’s your chance with a new woodlot licence available near Quesnel, Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Minister Steve Thomson announced.

$16-million investment protects Island jobs

LADYSMITH – Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Minister Steve Thomson joined Lee Doney of Western Forest Products in the company’s announcement to upgrade its Saltair mill.

New cut level set for Tree Farm Licence 6

VICTORIA – Effective immediately, the new allowable annual cut for Tree Farm Licence 6 will be 1,160,000 cubic metres, chief forester Jim Snetsinger announced.