BC land protection bill creates parks and reserves
Legislation introduced in Victoria on May 31 outlines 29 Class A parks and six ecological reserves plus additions to 13 existing Class A parks totaling over 264 000 hectares. It transfers 169 Class A parks and 136 ecological reserves to schedules, consolidating lands into a single act for long term protection. Parks in the Peace region include Pine LeMoray Butler Ridge Bocock Peak Hole in the Wall Pine River Breaks and Gwillam Lake with diverse habitats and wildlife.
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Victoria
Environment, Lands and Parks
Joan Sawicki
Peace
Dawson Creek
Link
Mountain Creek
Fort St. John
Peace River
Butler Ridge
Bocock Peak
Hole-in-the-Wall
Pine River
Gwillam Lake
Monkman Park
Rich oil and gas sales boost northeastern B C revenue
May sales of oil and gas rights in northeastern British Columbia yielded 11 million dollars for the provincial government. Energy and Mines Minister Dan Miller said total bid revenue for 2000 reached 72 million, double the first five months of 1999.
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Ministry of Energy and Mines
Dan Miller
Energy and Mines
B.C
Murray River
Tumbler Ridge
Seniors' Week Proclaimed by British Columbia Officials
The Province of British Columbia proclaims June 4 to 10 as Seniors' Week to honor older persons contributions and diversity. About 13 percent of BC inhabitants are over 65, with the 1999 Year of Older Persons promoting cross generational harmony and support. In Chetwynd, Councillor Bob Nicholson proclaimed the week at the Chetwynd Hospital on Monday.
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British Columbia
B.C
Chetwynd
Bob Nicholson
Chetwynd Hospital
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