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Alberni
Valley Chamber of Commerce
December 9, 2004 – Transportation Minister Kevin Falcon
and Alberni-Qualicum MLA Gillian Trumper meet with Alberni Valley
Chamber of Commerce President Bob Cole.
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Alberni
Valley Chamber of Commerce Excellence Awards
December 9, 2004 – Transportation Minister Kevin Falcon
and Alberni-Qualicum MLA Gillian Trumper congratulate 20-year-old
Devon Timberlake on his Youth of the Year Award at the Alberni
Valley Chamber of Commerce Excellence Awards. Devon is the captain
of the Alberni Valley Bulldogs Junior A Hockey Team.
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$1.9
Million for Campbell River Airport
December 6, 2004 – A $1.9 million investment from the
provincial government towards infrastructure upgrades at Campbell
River Airport will bring new economic opportunities to the region.
Celebrating the December 6, 2004 announcement are (from
left to right): Campbell River Coun. Roy Grant, North Island
MLA Rod Visser, Mayor Lynn Nash, Transportation Minister Kevin
Falcon, Coun. Laird Ruehlen, Coun. Morgan Ostler, Coun. Mary
Ashley and Coun. Bill Matthews.
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$1.9
Million for Campbell River Airport
December 6, 2004 – North Island MLA Rod Visser, Campbell
River Mayor Lynn Nash and Transportation Minister Kevin Falcon
celebrate the province’s $1.9 million contribution towards
infrastructure upgrades at Campbell River Airport. The announcement
was made December 6, 2004 in Campbell River.
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$14.6
Million Highway 97 Expansion Officially Opens
November 29, 2004 – Transportation Minister Kevin Falcon
and Okanagan-Westside MLA Rick Thorpe officially open the
$14.6 million, 4.5 kilometre, four-lane expansion along Highway
97 between Peachland and Summerland. The improvements will
increase safety and improve traffic flow along the busy corridor.
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$9
Million Highway Fencing Fund Improves Safety
November 18, 2004 – Yale-Lillooet MLA Dave Chutter,
(left) Transportation Minister Kevin Falcon and President
of the BC Cattlemen's Association, Mark Nairn (right)
assess highway fencing in Pritchard. A new $9-million highway
fencing fund, to be administered over three years, will increase
safety to drivers by keeping livestock off the highways.
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$9
Million Highway Fencing Fund Improves Safety
November 18, 2004 – Transportation Minister Kevin Falcon (seated left) and President of the BC Cattlemen's Association
(BCCA) Mark Nairn (seated right) sign the Memorandum
of Understanding in Pritchard, for the new $9-million highway
fencing fund. Witnessing the signing are MLA's Claude Richmond
(left), Kevin Krueger and Dave Chutter (right).
The new program, to be jointly administered by the Ministry
of Transportation and BCCA, will contribute to the repair and
building of highway fencing resulting in increased safety for
travelers and livestock.
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$9
Million Highway Fencing Fund Improves Safety
November 18, 2004 – Yale-Lillooet MLA Dave Chutter, (far
left) Transportation Minister Kevin Falcon, Kamloops MLA
Claude Richmond and BC Cattlemen's Association President Mark
Nairn (far right) observe the pounding of the first
fence post on a Pritchard BC ranch, to mark the new $9-million
highway fencing fund available to livestock owners throughout
the province to keep livestock off the highways.
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$9
Million Highway Fencing Fund Improves Safety
November 18, 2004 – MLA's
Kevin Krueger, Claude Richmond, Dave Chutter and Transportation
Minister Kevin Falcon and BC Cattlemen's Association (BCCA)
President Mark Nairn discuss the funding criteria for the new
$9-million highway fencing fund to be administered over three
years. The BCCA will administer the fund which improves highway
safety through the repair and building of new fences along numbered
highways.
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New
$22-million Swan Lake Interchange Officially Opens
November
15, 2004 – Minister of Transportation,
Kevin Falcon (right), Okanagan-Vernon MLA Tom Christensen
(far left) and Shuswap MLA George Abbott unveil a
plaque commemorating the opening of the new $22-million Swan
Lake to Larkin Road interchange, just north of Vernon.
The new interchange will improve traveler safety while reducing
travel times in a busy intersection that sees 27,000 vehicles
per day. Swan Lake is the largest highway project completed
in the Heartlands this year and was completed under budget
by half a million dollars.
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$2
Million for Community Cycling Partnership Program
October 24, 2004 – Transportation Minister Kevin Falcon
is joined by the Vancouver Area Cycling Coalition to announce
the $2-million Cycling Infrastructure Partnerships Program,
a cost-shared program between the province and municipal and
regional governments to build new cycling routes in communities.
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$2
Million for Community Cycling Partnership Program
October 24, 2004 – Transportation Minister Kevin Falcon
is joined by Vancouver City Councillor Peter Ladner (left)
and Vancouver MLAs Lorne Mayencourt and Collin Hansen to announce
$2 million in new funding for the expansion of cycling infrastructure
in BC communities.
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Chicago
Express
October 16, 2004 – Transportation Minister Kevin Falcon (centre) and Premier Gordon Campbell are joined by
MLAs Mike DeJong, Shirley Bond, Pat Bell, Roger Harris and John
Wilson to celebrate the official launch of the Chicago Express
train in Prince George.
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Chicago
Express
October 16, 2004 – Transportation Minister Kevin Falcon
and Premier Gordon Campbell applaud with CN Vice President David
Edison at an official send-off ceremony for the Chicago Express
train. The Chicago Express is a direct benefit of the Province's
$1-billion investment partnership with CN.
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Chicago
Express
October 16, 2004 – The Chicago Express train advances
at the railyard in Prince George. The Chicago Express will provide
enhanced service and delivery time for shippers moving their
products to southern destinations and beyond.
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Chicago
Express
October 16, 2004 – The CN Chicago Express train breaks
through the official launch banner on it way to Chicago, where
it will arrive approximately 48 hours faster than was previously
possible. This saves shippers valuable time and frees additional
car availability, allowing shippers to ship more product faster.
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Chicago
Express
October 16, 2004 – Transportation Minister Kevin Falcon
with Prince George MLAs Shirley Bond and Pat Bell prior to the
arrival of the Chicago Express at the railyard in Prince George.
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Chicago
Express
October 16, 2004 – Transportation Minister Kevin Falcon
and Premier Gordon Campbell with Prince George Mayor Colin Kinsley
and CN Vice President Dave Edison. In the background a Chicago
Express train, loaded with BC timber, sets off for southern
markets.
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$135-Million
Northern Development Initiative
October 6, 2004 – Transportation Minister Kevin Falcon
greets Prince Rupert Mayor Herb Pond following the introduction
of legislation to enable the $135-million Northern Development
Initiative.
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New
Traffic Light Increases Safety in Penticton
September 25, 2004 – Transportation
Minister Kevin Falcon (second from left), Penticton-Okanagan
MLA Bill Barisoff and Ruth Ann Gullen, Okanagan-Similkameen
Regional District representative, join Ken Barron, President
of the Red Wing Community Homeowners' Association, as he switches
on the new traffic lights installed on Highway 97 in Penticton.
The traffic light will help ensure safety near the growing
Red Wing residential community.
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Improved
Traffic Flow in Penticton
September 25, 2004 – Transportation
Minister Kevin Falcon (left) and Okanagan-Similkameen
representative Ruth Ann Gullen join Penticton-Okanagan MLA
Bill Barisoff and Ken Barron, President of the Red Wing Homeowners'
Association, at the newly installed traffic light in Penticton,
which enhances safety for motorists and pedestrians traveling
near the growing Red Wing community.
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Sea-to-Sky
Project Office Opens
September 17 – Transportation Minister Kevin Falcon
(right) and Squamish Mayor Ian Sutherland (left)
cut the ribbon to officially open the Sea-to-Sky Highway Improvement
Project Office. The province is investing $600 million to improve
the safety, reliability and capacity of the Sea-to-Sky Highway.
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Rest
Area Tour
August 26, 2004 – Transportation Minister Kevin Falcon
and Nelson-Creston MLA Blair Suffredine meet with student ambassadors
at the Kuskanook Rest Area on Highway 3A, North of Creston.
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$2.7-Million
Steamboat Hill Project Officially Opens
August 26, 2004 – Transportation Minister Kevin Falcon
and East Kootenay MLA Bill Bennett are joined by Dorothy and
George Hill to officially open new safety improvements on
Highway 3 at Steamboat Hill, east of Cranbrook. This project
was completed one month early and half a million dollars under
budget.
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Wine
Route Signs Unveiled
July 9, 2004 –
Penticton-Okanagan
Valley MLA Bill Barisoff and Lisa Stewart from the BC Wine
Institute join Minister Falcon to announce a new signage program
to improve local economies, create jobs, and better direct
tourists to local wineries. There are 96 wineries in British
Columbia that result in over 3,000 jobs and more than $23
million in salaries.
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Minister
tours Kicking Horse Canyon
July 8, 2004 – Minister Falcon gets a tour of the Kicking
Horse Canyon project. The federal and provincial governments
have invested $195 million for the project, scheduled to be
completed in 2008.
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Ministry
Invests $2.4 million to Improve Rest Areas for 2010
June 26, 2004 – Transportation minister Kevin Falcon is
joined by several student ambassadors as he announces $2.4 million
to improve more than 100 rest stops throughout the province
in preparation for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games, creating 152
valuable student jobs.
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Port
Tour
June 21, 2004 – Minister Falcon and Captain Gord Houston
from the Vancouver Port Authority touring the properties of
the port situated in the Burrard Inlet.
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Ministers
Falcon and Abbott Tour Hummingbird Creek Site
June 3, 2004 – Transportation Minister Kevin Falcon
and Shuswap MLA George Abbott discuss debris flows at Hummingbird
Creek, with Rhona Martin, chair of the Columbia-Shushwap Regional
District. Minister Falcon indicated that the province would
be prepared to commit $4 million towards construction of a
debris basin and bridge south of Sicamous, should a local
referendum on operation and maintenance pass.
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Pitt
Meadows Airport
May 20, 2004 – Transportation Minister Kevin Falcon (centre)
with (left to right) Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows MLA Ken
Stewart, Maple Ridge Mayor Kathy Morse, Pitt Meadows Airport
Society President Michael Pierce, and Pitt Meadows Mayor Don
MacLean, cut ribbon to officially open renovated terminal building
at Pitt Meadows Airport.
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Vancouver
Board of Trade
April 29, 2004 – Transportation Minister Kevin
Falcon outlines key transportation initiatives, like border
infrastructure improvements and Sea-to-Sky upgrades, that are
serving to improve safety and relieve congestion in the Lower
Mainland.
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Vancouver
Board of Trade
April 29, 2004 – Transportation
Minister Kevin Falcon describes the vital link between transportation
and economic prosperity to members of the Vancouver Board of
Trade. The Ministry of Transportation is investing $1.3 billion
in transportation projects across BC over the next three years.
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$167,000
Announced for Kamloops Airport
April 23, 2004 – Transportation Minister Kevin
Falcon (left), MLA Claude Richmond (right)
and Kamloops Airport Authority Society President John O'Fee
display a plaque announcing the Province as a funding partner
in improvements to the Kamloops Airport. The Province is investing
$167,000 to support recent upgrades to the custom inspection
facilities at the airport.
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Minister
Tours Highway 1 Improvement Site
April 23, 2004 – Transportation Minister Kevin
Falcon (right), Shuswap MLA George Abbott (left)
and Ministry representative Ron Chadwick look over improvement
plans from Broderick Creek to Ford Road on Highway 1 between
Sorrento and Salmon Arm. This $15-million project is jointly
funded by the federal and provincial governments.
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Opening
Up BC
April
23, 2004 – Transportation Minister Kevin Falcon
answers questions about upcoming improvements along the Trans-Canada
Yellowhead Highway, and how they will help fulfill government's
commitment to bring out the best in British Columbia's transportation
network.
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Opening
Up BC
April
23, 2004 – Transportation Minister Kevin Falcon outlines
government's vision of a safe and efficient transportation
network in BC at the Trans-Canada Yellowhead Highway Association
Annual Conference.
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$2
Million Announced for Comox Valley Airport
March 26, 2004 – Transportation Minister Kevin
Falcon (2nd from right) joins MLA Stan Hagen, Lieutenant
Governor Iona Campagnolo and Comox Valley Airport Commission
President Bob Mortimer to display a plaque announcing the
Province as a funding partner in improvements to the Comox
Valley Airport. The Province committed $2 million to support
construction of a new air terminal.
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Sea-to-Sky
Highway Improvement
February 6, 2004 – Transportation Minister
Kevin Falcon (third from left) surveys construction
on the Sea-to-Sky Highway with Project Director Peter Milburn
(second from right) and members of the contracting
team.
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Sea-to-Sky
Highway Improvement
February 6, 2004 – Transportation Minister
Kevin Falcon looks over transportation improvements on the
Sea-to-Sky Highway. The provincial government has committed
$600 million over six years to improve safety for those driving
between Whistler and Horseshoe Bay.
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Sea-to-Sky
Highway Improvement
February 6, 2004 – Transportation Minister
Kevin Falcon (left) with Sea-to-Sky Highway Improvement
Project Director Peter Milburn (third from left)
and other members of the improvement team. Improvements through
this mountain pass highlight the exceptional engineering,
design and construction skills in BC.
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Minister
Falcon Speaks to University of Victoria School of Business
February 5, 2004 – Transportation Minister
Kevin Falcon addressed business students as part of the university's
speakers ' series. Transportation's role as an economic driver
and some examples of de-regulation successes were part of
the minister's presentation.
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Minister
Tours Burnaby Fuel Cell Operation
January 3, 2004 – Transportation Minister Kevin
Falcon toured Palcan Fuel Cells Ltd., with Jeremy Tomlinson,
Chief Operating Officer. Palcan specializes in smaller scale
transportation modes such as scooters, electric bikes and
marine propulsion units.
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