ENVIROFOR REPORTER

ENERGY AND MINES NEWS
Agreement Promotes GHG Reduction in Oil and Gas Industry The Province and the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on energy efficiency that will help to encourage energy conservation and greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions in the oil and gas industry, it was recently announced. See the News Release. Geoscientists to Stimulate Exploration Activity in the Nechako basin In support of their mandate to attract oil and gas investment to the Nechako basin area of BC, Geoscience BC issued a request for proposals for applied geoscience projects that will further the understanding of the evolution and hydrocarbon potential of the Nechako basin. See the News Release as reported by AME BC.
ENERGY AND MINES
Act or Regulation Affected	Effective Date	Amendment Information
Oil and Gas Commission and Orphan Site Reclamation Fund Tax Levy Regulation (363/98)	July 1/09	by Reg 114/2009
FORESTRY AND ENVIRONMENT NEWS
Pacific Carbon Trust Delivers First Carbon Offsets The Pacific Carbon Trust delivered its first 34,370 tonnes of emission offsets to government through its investments in new energy technologies, it was recently announced. See the News Release. Water Supply And Streamflow Conditions A combination of below-normal snowpack accumulations this winter, and a dry, hot spring and summer have resulted in low streamflow conditions for rivers in the southern interior and south coast of British Columbia. See the News Release. Forest fires hurt B.C. industry … though they may push up lumber prices British Columbia is on high fire alert and that's tough on the province's forest industry. But at the same time, the threat of a further drop in supply has had some positive effect on lumber prices. When the fire hazard is extreme, high-risk activities — like falling trees with chainsaws — aren't allowed, said Archie MacDonald, general manager of forestry with the Council of Forest Industries. See the Vancouver Sun News story. Biosolids As Fuel Source Vancouver-based Nexterra has announced the successful completion of testing of biosolids as a potential new fuel source for its proprietary gasification technology. The first phase of testing took place last month at Nexterra's product development centre in Kamloops B.C., using biosolids from Metro Vancouver. See the News Release as reported by Globe-Net.
FORESTRY AND ENVIRONMENT
Act or Regulation Affected	Effective Date	Amendment Information
Closed Areas Regulation (76/84)	July 1/09	by Reg 143/2009
Forest Act	July 1/09	by s. 47.2(4) of itself
Hunting Regulation (190/84)	July 1/09	by Regs 138/2009 and 143/2009
Limited Entry Hunting Regulation (134/93)	July 1/09	by Reg 143/2009
Motor Vehicle Prohibition Regulation (196/99)	July 1/09	by Reg 143/2009
Wildlife Act Commercial Activities Regulation (338/82)	July 1/09	by Reg 143/2009
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Vol: II – Issue: VII – July 2009

ENVIROFOR NEWS: Legislature to be recalled The Legislature has been recalled for August 25, 2009. It is expected the session will deal extensively with the government's initiatives on the economy. Quickscribe Launches New Alert Service Quickscribe is pleased to announce the launch of a new client alert service — Bill Tracker beta. Bill Tracker will keep you informed about new legislation and proposed amendments before they become law. Bill Tracker uses RSS feeds to keep you posted on the status of bills as they make their way into law and highlights consequential amendments to legislation that is relevant to you. Bill Tracker will even highlight sections of bills that have undergone changes from first to third reading. See an example of the document comparison tool. With the new legislative session just around the corner, we encourage you to sign up now via the main page once you login. Let us know what you think! Interface Changes: Changes have been made to the main page of the client site to accommodate the new Bill Tracker tool. As part of this initiative, we have designated the right side of the screen to the Quickscribe Alert services and made a distinction between the Bill Tracker and the Law Tracker — a previously launched service that serves to alert you when new legislation/amendments come into force. Tip: Log in to EnviroFor Online prior to clicking Reporter links

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