Premier Christy Clark and Solicitor General Shirley Bond offered the following statement on how the Province will honour the heroes who responded bravely to last week's plane crash near Vancouver International Airport.

The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identity of the motorcyclist who died in a collision on the Malahat section of Highway 1 on Oct. 29, 2011.

Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General Shirley Bond offered the following statement in light of last night’s tragic plane crash in Richmond:

The Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations is now requiring any sled dog company receiving a Crown land tenure to obtain an annual inspection of its sled dogs.

At the request of the Mayors' Council on Regional Transportation, the Province is introducing legislation, under Bill 11, the Greater Vancouver Transit Enhancement Act.

The third phase of B.C.'s upgraded and expanded Intersection Safety Camera program has gone live at 35 more sites, in an effort to save lives and reduce the almost 250 crashes that occur daily at intersections throughout the province.

Solicitor General Shirley Bond is urging motorists to drive safely this Labour Day long weekend and to avoid all behaviours associated with distracted driving.

Thank a trucker the next time you pick something off the store shelf. Just about every product we use or consume arrives by truck.