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Complaints mount against Port Metro’s slow response to coal concerns

Complaints mount against Port Metro’s slow response to coal concerns

Nearly two weeks after Port Metro Vancouver held a press conference to highlight its commitment to public consultation, an anti-coal activist and a New Westminster councillor are expressing frustration at how long it’s taking to get answers from the port.
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Helijet lands $3.5m in new flight contracts

Helijet lands $3.5m in new flight contracts

Richmond-based Helijet International announced May 1 that it has landed $3.5 million in new flight contracts, which will expand its presence along B.C.’s central coast.
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SNC-Lavalin's B.C. operations on World Bank corruption 10-year blacklist

SNC-Lavalin's B.C. operations on World Bank corruption 10-year blacklist

SNC-Lavalin Inc.-associated companies involved in some of British Columbia's biggest transportation projects – from the Canada Line to Vancouver International Airport to the Sea-to-Sky Highway – are among those suspended from receiving World Bank financing for the next 10 years.
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YVR earns best North American airport rating – again

YVR earns best North American airport rating – again

Vancouver International Airport was named Best Airport in North America for the fourth year in a row by the Skytrax World Airport Awards http://www.worldairportawards.com in Switzerland Wednesday.
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Second phase of Massey Tunnel consultation ends today

Second phase of Massey Tunnel consultation ends today

Today is the last day that British Columbians will be able to provide input into the second phase of public consultation for the George Massey Tunnel Replacement Project.
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Sumas border crossing to get $25m upgrade

Sumas border crossing to get $25m upgrade

The provincial and federal governments and the City of Abbotsford will jointly fund a $25 million upgrade to the Sumas border crossing, it was announced Friday.
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AG, fairness monitor Evergreen Line reports sidestep contractor's troubles

AG, fairness monitor Evergreen Line reports sidestep contractor's troubles

A report by the Auditor General on the Evergreen Line released this morning and the report by the project's fairness monitor, which was completed six months ago but only published yesterday, both ignore the problems of the contractor hired to build the 11-kilometre SkyTrain extension.
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Electric cars to be showcased after B.C. extends clean energy vehicle incentives

Electric cars to be showcased after B.C. extends clean energy vehicle incentives

The Vancouver Electric Vehicle Association (VEVA) will be sponsoring an electric vehicle (EV) showcase April 6 and 7 at the Village at Park Royal, just a week after the B.C. government issued a last-minute extension to its clean energy vehicle incentive program.
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Multiple airport fees hurt YVR competitiveness

Multiple airport fees hurt YVR competitiveness

32% of Canadians say they expect to travel first to the U.S. before flying in 2013
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Fairness report on Evergreen Line contract still under wraps

Fairness report on Evergreen Line contract still under wraps

At the Evergreen Line station announcement at the weekend, B.C. Transport Minister Mary Polak could not explain why a report about the awarding of the line's construction contract to embattled SNC-Lavalin remains secret six months after it was produced.
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