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.

As part of the joint replacement work taking place on the north approach viaduct, there will be additional lane closures on the Lions Gate Bridge starting the week of Jan. 19.

People who work to keep us safe often do so in dangerous places. Think about

working on the side of a highway with barely more than a meter between traffic and a guard rail.

Beginning Monday, Jan. 19, 2015, high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes on Highway 97 will be transitioning to time-of-day operations.

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.