NORTHERN ROAD CONSTRUCTION TO CREATE 1,200 JOBS

PRINCE GEORGE – The Province will spend $87 million on 51 new provincial highway projects in northern B.C. this year.

PROVINCE SENDS BRIDGE EXPERT TO CHILE

VICTORIA – A provincial bridge seismic engineer is part of a Canadian Earthquake Reconnaissance Team going to Chile to assist with the inspection of, and to learn from the damage to bridge structures as a result of the recent earthquake there.

PRIME MINISTER, PREMIER ANNOUNCE 15 NEW PROJECTS

VANCOUVER – Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Premier Gordon Campbell announced support for fifteen new infrastructure projects across British Columbia.

AIR CHINA INCREASES FLIGHTS TO BRITISH COLUMBIA

VANCOUVER – Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Shirley Bond joined officials from Air China Canada to confirm Air China will increase their Vancouver service by three new direct flights a week, for a total of 10 weekly direct flights between Beijing and Vancouver.

AIR CHINA CHOOSES PRINCE GEORGE AS ALTERNATE AIRPORT

VANCOUVER – Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Shirley Bond joined officials from Air China Canada and the Prince George Airport Authority to announce three more flights per week this summer from Vancouver to Beijing and the selection of the Prince George Airport as Air China’s alternate airport.