News Items tag as: Ministry of Forests

BC government pauses aerial spray program for moths in Kamloops, Okanagan
February 11, 2025 - 7:00 PM

The government has been spraying a chemical from the air in Kamloops, the Okanagan and around the province to combat the scourge of the invasive spongy moth for years, but this year the program has been deferred.
Province spending $15M to protect Okanagan drinking water from wildfire
May 07, 2024 - 6:00 AM

The BC government, several municipalities and a First Nation have created a new plan to invest $15 million over several years to ensure the Okanagan’s drinking water is protected from wildfire.
Cows could be newest tool in Kelowna's wildfire mitigation efforts
September 13, 2023 - 12:00 PM

An unlikely hero has appeared in climate crisis and resulting wildfire emergencies in BC: cows.
Australian firefighters answer the call to aid B.C.'s wildfire response
July 26, 2021 - 5:00 PM

Australian firefighters are coming to B.C. to assist in the growing response to the province's wildfires.
Letter campaign to bolster recreation sites, trails in B.C. launched
February 28, 2021 - 4:31 PM

The Outdoor Recreation Council of British Columbia would like to see the province beef up its recreation sites and trails budget as residents continue to make the outdoors a priority destination in a COVID-19 restricted world.
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A look back at the glory days of celery production in the Okanagan
Celery isn’t grown commercially locally these days, but once upon a time there were acres of it growing in the Okanagan. Kelowna resident Domenic Rampone’s family immigrated from northern Italy to Kelowna in 1893 where they grew

North Thompson woman refused home insurance over cannabis plants loses human rights case
A North Thompson woman has lost a legal battle against more than a dozen insurance companies after she was refused coverage because she grew medical cannabis on her property. According to a May 2 BC Human Rights Tribunal decision, form

New Kamloops supportive housing site comes with $30M price tag
A new North Kamloops supportive housing project is slated for move-in by 2028. BC Housing is looking for contractors to build the 54-unit building and attached a $30.5 million price tag. That's according to procurement documents,

BC government pauses aerial spray program for moths in Kamloops, Okanagan