SNOWPACK AND WATER SUPPLY BULLETIN
Publish Date: Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:35:45 GMT
VICTORIA ? Environment Minister Barry Penner says there has been a decrease in snowpacks across the province over the past two months, following the warm and dry January and February.

TIME TO REEL IN YOUR NEW ANGLING LICENCE
Publish Date: Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:35:35 GMT
VICTORIA ? Environment Minister Barry Penner reminds British Columbians that another angling season is approaching, and that 2010-2011 Non-Tidal Angling Licences may be purchased before the season starts on April 1, 2010.

B.C. HOLDS FIRST CARBON-NEUTRAL WCI MEETING
Publish Date: Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:58:33 GMT
VANCOUVER ? This month?s meeting of Western Climate Initiative partners will be the first to be carbon neutral, John Yap, Minister of State for Climate Action announced today.

MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT LAUNCHES OUTREACH CABINS
Publish Date: Sat, 13 Feb 2010 22:41:27 GMT
BURNABY ? The Ministry of Environment has unveiled two ?outreach? cabins in celebration of the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.

CABIN GAS PLANT PROJECT APPROVED
Publish Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 20:40:32 GMT
VICTORIA ? EnCana Corporation has received an environmental assessment certificate for its Cabin Gas Plant Project.

PROSPERITY GOLD-COPPER PROJECT APPROVED
Publish Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2010 20:12:47 GMT
VICTORIA ? Taseko Mines Limited (proponent) has received an environmental assessment certificate for its proposed Prosperity Gold-Copper Project.

NEW MONITORING STATION HELPS CLEAR THE AIR
Publish Date: Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:16:35 GMT
DUNCAN ? A new air quality monitoring station will give Cowichan Valley residents real-time information about their air quality and will support local initiatives to reduce particulate from wood stoves and open burning.

CACHE CREEK LANDFILL EXTENSION PROJECT APPROVED
Publish Date: Wed, 06 Jan 2010 20:13:08 GMT
VICTORIA ? Belkorp Environmental Services Ltd. and the Village of Cache Creek (the proponents) have received an environmental assessment certificate for their proposed Cache Creek Landfill Extension Project.

SLEDDERS SUPPORT MOUNTAIN CARIBOU RECOVERY
Publish Date: Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:39:06 GMT
VICTORIA ? Snowmobile clubs in the Thompson, Kootenay and Cariboo regions of British Columbia have signed stewardship management agreements with the Province that will support the recovery of the mountain caribou population, announced Environment Minister Barry Penner.

PROVINCE RECEIVES CITIZENS? CONSERVATION COUNCIL REPORT
Publish Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2009 19:16:35 GMT
VICTORIA ? British Columbia?s Citizens? Conservation Councils have presented their final report to the government with recommendations that will help the Province better engage British Columbians to take local action on climate change.