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Awards for outstanding infrastructure projects were handed out by the Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships in Toronto last week which saw BBPI's Golden Ears Bridge project scoop a Silver Award for Infrastructure. The Golden Ears Bridge was completed in June this year and connects Langley, Pitt Meadows, Surrey and Maple Ridge over the Fraser River near Vancouver.

Two Gold Awards for Infrastructure were given out, one to the Canada Line in Vancouver, which opened a few months ago and links downtown Vancouver to the Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, B.C; the other went to the Sea-to-Sky Highway Improvement project, which connects West Vancouver and Whistler over 95 kilometres and has been operational since October.

“I would like to congratulate the many partners who are delivering these three projects to B.C. communities,” said Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Shirley Bond. “The benefits are being realized every day with the improved movement of people and goods around the Lower Mainland and beyond.”

The Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships is a national non-partisan, non-profit organization founded in 1993 to conduct research, publish findings and promote discussion of the benefits and risks of public-private partnerships in Canada and abroad. The annual awards recognize innovation and excellence in the structuring and delivery of public private partnerships, an area in which B.C. continues to be a leader across North America.