2008 B.C. - Washington State Joint Cabinet Meeting
BC-Washington Work to Improve Cross-border Travel
KELOWNA – Premier Gordon Campbell and Washington Governor Chris Gregoire will co-lead a mission to Ottawa and Washington to present a new joint Border Action Plan, signed at the third annual B.C.-Washington Joint Cabinet Meeting held June 20, 2008.
The plan calls for the Canadian and U.S. federal governments to continue to work with B.C. and Washington state to streamline cross-border travel and trade to avert mounting border line-ups as the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games approach.
Five other agreements were also signed during the meeting, including:
- Work-plan on Public Safety and Transportation Radio Communications Systems;
- Memorandum on Greening the Border
- Memorandum on Alternative Fuel Distribution
- Memorandum on Coastal Climate Change Adaptation
- Memorandum on Collaboration on Tourism
More information:
News release - June 20, 2008
Backgrounder - June 20, 2008
