First Passengers Mark Canada Line Milestone
The first passengers rode the new train on a trial run of the Canada Line from Bridgeport Station to the Vancouver International Airport (YVR) Station.
- The Canada Line will ensure reliable transportation for an estimated 100,000 riders every day by 2010 – and increasing to close to 125,000 per day by 2021.
- When finished in 2009, the Canada Line will carry people between the centre of Richmond, YVR and Vancouver’s Waterfront Centre in 25 minutes or less.
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Province to Fund Insulin Pumps for Children
Government will fund insulin pumps for eligible children with type 1 diabetes, as of Nov. 17, 2008, endocrinologists and pediatricians can apply for insulin pump coverage for their patients, aged 18 and under, through the Province’s special authority process.
- There are approximately 2,200 children with type 1 diabetes in British Columbia.
- Insulin pumps cost approximately $6,500 each and the expanded coverage will provide new pumps for approximately 200 patients each year at a cost of about $1.5 million annually.
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First-Ever Incremental Treaty Agreement Reached
The Province and the Tla-o-qui-aht First Nations have achieved an unprecedented incremental treaty agreement (ITA) that will provide benefits to the First Nation and B.C. in advance of a final treaty.
- The Tla-o-qui-aht ITA is a four-year agreement which will transfer approximately 63 hectares of land and provide capacity-building funding totalling $600,000 to the First Nation.
- The land, comprised of five provincial Crown land parcels located within the District of Tofino, will be transferred to the Tla-o-qui-aht in fee simple and will remain under the jurisdiction of the district.
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