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The gap between the potential and the reality of ‘platform’ work is disturbingly wide, argues filmmaker Shannon Walsh. Better strategic direction and greater involvement of Indigenous groups is needed if the province is to effectively manage lands under its conservation lands program, auditor general Michael Pickup warned. As the province with the greatest diversity of native fish and wildlife, B.C.’s conservation lands program is an important part of the effort to conserve “some of the...

Posted: May 12, 2021 B.C. not effectively managing Conservation Lands Program The Office of the Auditor General of British Columbia May 11 released a new audit report: Management of the Conservation Lands Program. The audit examined whether the Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development has effectively managed the Conservation Lands Program to conserve important habitats for significant fish and wildlife species, such as species at risk and migratory birds. O...