The Government of B.C. is making two changes to the minimum rates in order to create a fair and equitable system that will provide a living wage for container truckers serving Port Metro Vancouver.

Dear Mayor Walton:

The Province is enacting the Container Trucking Act and its supporting Regulations, which will bring new rates into force on Dec. 22, 2014 and provide fair wages and working conditions for truckers.

Over the past nine weeks, the Government of B.C. has heard from thousands of British Columbians online and in face-to-face meetings as we gathered input for the province’s new 10-year transportation plan.

The Government of B.C. has listened to the truckers serving Port Metro Vancouver and is today releasing its proposed rate structure, which will soon be brought into force, providing fair wages for these truckers moving forward, plus other improvements.

Next week, thousands of British Columbians will hit the highway to visit friends and relatives or to head to the hills for winter sports.

As you're preparing your shopping, gift and grocery lists for the upcoming holiday season, the Government of B.C. reminds you there's one more important list to make - and that's your list of the transportation priorities important to you.

The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure has awarded a contract to CH2M Hill Canada Limited to study the feasibility of a fixed link between Gabriola Island and Vancouver Island that would replace existing ferry service.

The B.C. government announced the appointment of Walter Gray as the new chair for ICBC’s board of directors. He will begin his new role as chair on Nov. 30, 2014.