The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure will upgrade approximately two kilometres of Otter Point Road, which is a key access point for Highway 14, and an important alternative route when the highway is closed.

In total, 1,187 provincial permits are required for the Trans Mountain expansion project, with many involving First Nations consultation.

Courtesy of the Fisheries and Oceans Canada: https://www.canada.ca/en/fisheries-oceans/news/2018/04/british-columbia-businesses-supported-in-clean-technology-adoption-by-fisheries-and-oceans-canada.html

Premier John Horgan has issued the following statement regarding Kinder Morgan’s decision to suspend non-essential spending on the Trans Mountain expansion project:

Communities and wildlife will benefit from $134 million being awarded by the Forest Enhancement Society of B.C. (FESBC) to 71 forest enhancement projects around the Province, Premier John Horgan announced today.

Premier John Horgan has issued the following statement on the announcement of new daily seaplane service to connect downtown Vancouver and downtown Seattle:

Festival-goers can ski and dance the chill away at Snowbombing Canada, thanks in part to $105,000 in provincial government funding.

Dominion Bond Rating Service (DBRS) has confirmed British Columbia’s AA (high) credit rating, maintaining B.C.’s position as DBRS’s highest-rated province in Canada, announced Finance Minister Carole James.

Carole James, Minister of Finance, will meet with financial institutions and investment firms this week to discuss Budget 2018 and how British Columbia’s universal child-care plan will further bolster the province’s strong economy.