Vancouver Coast and Mountains Media Gallery
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MCCALLUM ROAD INTERCHANGE
April 7, 2009 – Abbotsford Mayor George Peary, Abbotsford MP Ed Fast, Transportation Minister Kevin Falcon, Abbotsford-Mt. Lehman MLA Michael de Jong, Maple Ridge Mission MLA Randy Hawes and Abbotsford-Clayburn MLA John Van Dongen attend the announcement of funding for the City of Abbotsford. The City is receiving up to $16.6 million from the provincial and federal governments toward an upgrade of the McCallum Road interchange on the Trans-Canada Highway.
INVESTMENT TO INCREASE ACCESS TO JUSTICE IN VANCOUVER
April 6, 2009 – Attorney General Wally Oppal and MLA John Nuraney at the announcement of $971,000 in funding to create a new justice access centre in downtown Vancouver as well upgrading videoconferencing capabilities to streamline court cases at two of B.C.'s busiest courthouses.
BIKE BC FUNDING TO EXPAND SPIRIT TRAIL
April 4, 2009 – The Province is providing over $2 million in BikeBC funding to improve three important sections of the North Shore's Spirit Trail, which runs through both the City of North Vancouver and District of North Vancouver. Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Kevin Falcon made the announcement.
$3.3 MILLION INVESTMENT TO INCREASE ACCESS TO JUSTICE
April 3, 2009 – Attorney General Wally Oppal at the announcement of $3.3 million in funding to build a new Surrey neighbourhood justice centre (NJC) that will bring justice services together in a single location.
FUNDING FOR LOWER MAINLAND COMMUNITIES
March 25, 2009 – Abbotsford Deputy Mayor Moe Gill, Maple Ridge-Mission MLA Randy Hawes and Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General John van Dongen join Abbotsford MP Ed Fast and Abbotsford-Mount Lehman MLA Michael de Jong at the announcement of funding for the development of the third section of Abbotsford's Discovery Trail.
CANADA-BC PARTNERSHIP TO EXPAND TRANSIT & CREATE JOBS
March 20, 2009 – Premier Gordon Campbell joined Stockwell Day, federal Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, and Colin Hansen, B.C.'s Minister of Finance, to announce a $280-million partnership to expand transit and create jobs.
$700,000 INVESTMENT BENEFITS LIONS BAY
March 19, 2009 – (Front row) Councillor Peach Akerhielm, firefighter Steven Hotzac, West Vancouver-Garibaldi MLA Joan McIntyre, Lions Bay Mayor Brenda Broughton, Councillor Joanne Ronsley, Councillor Ruth Simons. (Back Row) Firefighters Adam Bartleman, Greg Turpin, Jason Cyr, Tony Chan and Neal Mullen at the announcement of funding for a new fuel-efficient, general-purpose truck to provide fire rescue and emergency services.
$1.1 MILLION INVESTMENT BENEFITS WHISTLER
March 19, 2009 – Hank and Mavis Williams, Resort Municipality of Whistler Acting Mayor Ted Milner, Abou Bai-Sheka, West Vancouver-Garibaldi MLA Joan McIntyre, West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea-to-Sky Country MP John Weston, Joan Deeks, David Oakes, Xavier Williams, Bob Blacker and Doug Deeks at the announcement of funding for Valley Trail completion.
$800M FOR HOUSING, EDUCATION, SAFETY CREATES 4,800 JOBS
March 17, 2009 – Premier Gordon Campbell is joined by Finance Minister Colin Hansen and Minister of Housing and Social Development Rich Coleman to announce an $800-million investment in housing, schools, courthouses and more which will create 4,800 construction jobs.
CANADA, B.C. SUPPORT INFRASTRUCTURE, SMALL COMMUNITIES
March 13, 2009 – Canada's Transport and Infrastructure Minister John Baird, along with B.C. Community Development Minister Kevin Krueger, together with local MLAs and dignitaries,at the announcement of funding for a paved trail connection between Park Royal Shopping Mall, the Lions Gate Bridge and the District of North Vancouver.
$6.6M INVESTMENT IN NEW KAWKAWA LAKE ROAD BRIDGE
Feb. 27, 2009 – Chilliwack-Fraser Canyon MP Chuck Strahl, District of Hope Mayor Laurie French, and Chilliwack-Kent MLA Barry Penner at the announcement of funding for the Kawkawa Lake Road Bridge replacement.
CANADA AND B.C. INVEST IN NEW NICOMEKL BRIDGE
Jan. 31, 2009 – Langley MLA Mary Polak joins Langley MP Mark Warawa, City of Langley Mayor Peter Fassbender and a representative from Translink to announce Building Canada Funds for the new Nicomekl Bridge in Langley.
