A public consultation and engagement process on the future of coastal ferry service in British Columbia will start today and run until Dec. 21. Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Mary Polak announced the consultation process today as part of the B.C. government's commitment to open government and in response to a recent review by the independent BC ferry commissioner.

Visitors to Goldstream Park near Victoria are advised that parking at the day-use area will be extremely busy for the next several weeks during the annual Goldstream salmon run. Visitors are also asked to please use caution when parking outside of the designated areas.

Another early works construction contract for the Evergreen Line has been awarded to Surrey-based Hans Demolition and Excavating, bringing jobs to local families.

Myth 1: These temporary foreign workers are taking the long-term jobs of Canadians and British Columbians. Fact 1: The work being conducted is exploratory and the jobs are temporary.

The Evergreen Line is issuing another tender for the installation of new underground power supply lines in Coquitlam and the documents are available on BCBid.

Kelowna's Rutland neighbourhood will join the Frequent Transit Network with links to RapidBus service by the end of next year. Construction of a new transit exchange is now underway.

Government is opening nine more locations for DriveABLE, helping to reduce travel for those drivers, including seniors, who are referred to take the functional cognitive assessment.

The British Columbia government has completed its performance audit of TransLink and has found significant savings, Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Mary Polak announced today.

Provincial highway maintenance is one of B.C.'s most important services. The government of B.C., BC Road Builders & Heavy Construction Association and the B.C. Government and Service Employees' Union have reached agreements to ensure high-quality highway maintenance services through to 2018-19.