PROVINCIAL/FEDERAL FUNDS FOR INTERIOR ROADS
July 24, 2008 – Minister Falcon and Premier Campbell joined Federal Minister for Public Safety, Stockwell Day to announce the $231 million joint investment for multiple interior road projects. The announcement, at Reiswig Regional Park near Winfield, included details of the first investment, up to $33.6 million from the federal Building Canada Fund and approximately $44 million provincial dollars for Highway 97 upgrading from Oyama to Winfield.
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NEW BUILDING CANADA FUNDING FOR KAMLOOPS HIGHWAY PROJECT
KAMLOOPS – The governments of Canada and British Columbia are pleased to announce $42.8 million in funding for a highway project near Kamloops, British Columbia under the Building Canada infrastructure Plan. [Backgrounder]
PROVINCE GIVES $51,800 TO COWICHAN VALLEY TRANSIT
DUNCAN – The transit system in the Cowichan Valley has received $51,800 in additional funding from the Provincial Transit Plan for service improvements, announced Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Kevin Falcon.
CASTLEGAR DOUBLES BUS SERVICE WITH B.C. FUNDING
CASTLEGAR – Transit riders in Castlegar will be able to catch the bus twice as often, and people with disabilities will have more transportation choices, thanks to $193,000 of additional transit funding, announced by Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Kevin Falcon.
B.C. GIVES $99,000 FOR BETTER CAMPBELL RIVER TRANSIT
CAMPBELL RIVER – Transit riders in Campbell River will be able to catch a bus every 30 minutes on two major routes all day, thanks to $99,000 in new funding announced by Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Kevin Falcon.
B.C. GIVES SUNSHINE COAST $91,800 FOR TRANSIT
SECHELT – The Sunshine Coast’s transit system has received $91,800 in additional funding from the Provincial Transit Plan for service improvements, announced Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Kevin Falcon.
B.C. GIVES POWELL RIVER $27,000 FOR TRANSIT
POWELL RIVER – The transit system in Powell River has received $27,000 in additional funding from the Provincial Transit Plan for service improvements, announced Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Kevin Falcon.
The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure is committed to opening up B.C. through innovative, forward-thinking transportation strategies that move people and goods safely throughout B.C., while helping revitalize our provincial economy.
