MILESTONE REACHED: COASTAL BC ON TARGET FOR EBM BY 2009

VANCOUVER – Forest resource development on the Central and North Coast of B.C. is now subject to a new legal framework that begins the process of establishing ecosystem-based management (EBM), announced Agriculture and Lands Minister Pat Bell, along with First Nations, industry representatives and environmentalists.

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INNOVATIVE SOLUTION TO ADDRESS SLIDE HAZARD

WHISTLER – The Province and the Resort Municipality of Whistler have come up with an innovative solution that addresses the longstanding Fitzsimmons Creek slide risk and uncertainty surrounding the ownership of the day skier parking lots, Agriculture and Lands Minister Pat Bell announced.

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AQUACULTURE REPORTS SHOW HIGH LEVEL OF COMPLIANCE

VICTORIA – The Province released its 2006 Compliance and Enforcement and Fish Health Reports today. Both indicate that B.C.’s aquaculture industry is committed to upholding a high level of environmental standards and is serious about co-existing with wild salmon stocks, announced Agriculture and Lands Minister Pat Bell.

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MISSION HILL WINERY RECEIVES MINISTER’S AWARD

KELOWNA – Agriculture and Lands Minister Pat Bell presented Mission Hill Family Estate Winery with a Minister’s Award of Excellence.

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SUSTAINABLE LAND-USE AGREEMENT REACHED FOR HAIDA GWAII

VANCOUVER – Nearly half of the land base of Haida Gwaii will rest within protected areas as a result of a strategic land-use agreement announced by Premier Gordon Campbell and Guujaaw, President of the Council of the Haida Nation.

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