Ministry of Agriculture and Lands

Crown Land Restoration Branch

April 9, 2009 - New Release: BC Releases $1.8 Million for Brownfield Funding Program

April 1, 2008 (PDF) - CRD and Province Partner to Clean Up Millstream Meadows - April 1, 2008
- Backgrounder (PDF) - April 1, 2008

June 9, 2006 - Crown Contaminated Sites Program Fosters Sustainability
June 5, 2006 - Britannia Treatment Plant Cleans Up the Environment
December 16, 2005 - Pitt River Landfill Cleanup is Complete
March 21, 2005 - Planning Underway for Ladysmith Harbour Clean-up
March 3, 2005 - Building a Sustainable Future at Britannia Mine - update on construction of Water Treatment Plant
December 15, 2004 (PDF) - BC's Contaminated Sites Management Process Recognized
November 4, 2004 - Britannia Clean Up Proceeding [Photographs]
April 26, 2004 - Three Teams Shortlisted for Britannia Mine Cleanup
January 21, 2004 - Proposals Sought to Clean Up Water at Britannia
December 17, 2002 - Auditor General says government not managing its contaminated sites adequately

March 3, 2005 – Britannia Ground Breaking Ceremony. The Minister of Sustainable Resource Management, the Honourable George Abbott, the Minister of Small Business and Economic Development, the Honourable John Les, and Dr. Steve Stanley of Britannia EPCOR Water Services lead a contract signing and groundbreaking ceremony at Britannia Beach to mark the ministry’s signing of a 21 year project agreement for the design, build, finance and operation of a new water treatment plant.
November 29, 2004 – Public meeting held in Ymir to address community concerns and provide information related to remediation of the Yankee Girl Mine site.