RE: Christy Clark announcment today
Other highlights of the jobs plan include:
• Open eight new mines and expand nine currently operating mines by 2015, generating $1.6 billion in additional government revenue a year, adding 1,800 new jobs. No locations were provided.
• Reduce the backlog of mining permits by 80 per cent by Aug. 31, 2012.
• Reduce the backlog of Water and Land Act permits by 50 per cent by Dec. 31, 2012.
• Invest $50 million to improve the Deltaport rail network.
• Invest $5 million to inform commercial carriers and travellers about the best routes to the border to save time.
• Start a Regulatory Reporting Act with mandated annual reporting on de-regulation and regulatory reform.
• Launch a promotional campaign to highlight B.C. investment
• Start a “Gateway 2.0” plan to better open the province to the Asia Pacific market, such as China and India.
Read more:
https://www.timescolonist.com/business/Premier+Christy+Clark+releases+creation+plan/5443761/story.html#ixzz1Yiweyh6x