Sea-to-Sky Corridor News Releases

July 26, 2007

PROVINCE AND SQUAMISH NATION REACH LAND-USE AGREEMENT

VICTORIA – New land-use decisions in partnership with the Squamish Nation will protect cultural areas through the establishment of new conservancies and create a framework for collaborative and sustainable land management, Agriculture and Lands Minister Pat Bell announced today. View map.

July 10, 2007

SEA-TO-SKY HIGHWAY UPGRADE PASSES HALFWAY MARK

BRITANNIA BEACH – Improvements to the safety and efficiency of the Sea-to-Sky Highway are now more than 50 per cent complete, Premier Gordon Campbell announced today.

July 6, 2007

PROVINCE AND IN-SHUCK-CH REACH LAND-USE AGREEMENT

PEMBERTON – A new land-use agreement in partnership with In-SHUCK-ch Nation will protect sensitive areas for the In-SHUCK-ch through the establishment of cultural management areas and conservancies and provide greater certainty for economic development in the plan area, Agriculture and Lands Minister Pat Bell announced today. View map.

March 28,2007

TREE FARM LICENCE 38 HARVEST ANNOUNCED

VICTORIA – The allowable annual cut for Tree Farm Licence 38 near Squamish will remain at 250,500 cubic metres with new limits on harvesting activity, deputy chief forester Henry Benskin announced today.

December 15, 2006

B.C. AND LIL'WT FIRST NATION SIGN SEA-TO-SKY AGREEMENT

VANCOUVER – B.C. and the Lil’wat First Nation have signed an agreement allowing the Province to widen the Sea-to-Sky Highway through portions of the Lil’wat claimed traditional territory, while enabling the Lil’wat to pursue employment, training and economic development opportunities.

May 31, 2006

SEA-TO-SKY HIGHWAY PROJECT WINS GLOBAL RECOGNITION

VICTORIA – British Columbia’s position as a global leader in implementing successful public-private partnerships has been reaffirmed. The Sea-to-Sky Highway Improvement Project won a prestigious award at the Public-Private Finance Awards in London, England, announced Transportation Minister Kevin Falcon today.

December 21, 2005

SEA-TO-SKY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT VALUE FOR MONEY REPORT

VANCOUVER – As part of its commitment to public accountability, Partnerships British Columbia today released a project report on behalf of the Ministry of Transportation, explaining how value for money is expected to be achieved in the Sea-to-Sky Highway Improvement Project.

December 14, 2005

IMPROVED SEA-TO-SKY SECTION OPENS EARLY

LIONS BAY – A new four-lane section of the Sea-to-Sky Highway is open more than a year-and-a-half ahead of schedule, Transportation Minister Kevin Falcon and West Vancouver-Garibaldi MLA Joan McIntyre announced today.

August 24, 2005

SEA-TO-SKY CELL PHONE ALERTS FIRST IN CANADA

VANCOUVER – A first-in-Canada wireless telephone subscription service will immediately alert travellers to unscheduled delays on the Sea-to-Sky Highway, the Ministry of Transportation and the Weather Network announced today.