Major Provincial Capital Projects

May 31, 2006

Since 2001, the Province has invested approximately $15 billion in major capital projects throughout B.C.

The following projects have either been completed, are underway or are officially planned for the future as of May 1, 2006:

Richmond- Airport-Vancouver “Canada” Line
Twinning the Port Mann Bridge
South Fraser Perimeter Road
Major improvements to the Trans-Canada through the Kicking Horse Canyon
A new Vancouver Convention Centre
Upgrading the Sea-to-Sky Highway
300-bed Abbotsford MSA Hospital and Cancer Centre
Expanded ER at Surrey Memorial Hospital
Ambulatory and Acute Care upgrades at Surrey Memorial Hospital
North Fraser Perimeter Road
A new Pitt River Bridge
Upgrading Mary Hill Bypass
Port of Prince Rupert Container Terminal
Opened Jim Pattison Pavillion at VGH
Vancouver General Hospital Redevelopment
A new William R Bennett Bridge in Kelowna
Diagnostic & treatment upgrades at Victoria’s Royal Jubilee Hospital
UBC Life Sciences Centre
Undersea NEPTUNE Project through UVic
Vancouver’s new Academic Ambulatory Care Centre
SFU Surrey Central City Campus
Sciences Building at UVIC
SFU’s new Athletic Centre and Stadium
Health Sciences Centre at SFU
A new 2,400-student school in New West (New Westminster Secondary)
Upgrading Nisga’a Highway
Redeveloped Prince George Regional Hospital
Woodwards Redevelopment Project
Expanding Kwantlen’s Cloverdale Trades and Technology Centre
Sierra Yoyo Desan Resource Road
Expanding Nanaimo Regional Hospital
Improved Kitimat Hospital & Health Centre
New 1,200-student secondary school in Burnaby (Byrne Creek Secondary)
New Kamloops Water Treatment Facility
Upgrading Hwy 97 - Westside Road Interchange
A new Teaching and Learning Centre at UNBC
Upgrading facilities at East Kootenay Hospital
Four-laning of Simon Fraser Bridge in Prince George
A new secondary school in Penticton (Penticton Secondary)
200-bed Mt. St. Mary’s Seniors Facility in Victoria
Northern Sports Centre at UNBC
Four-laning of Hwy 97, Okanagan
Four-lane improvements to Hwy 99, Squamish
Expanding Langara Library and Classrooms
A new 1,500-student secondary school in Burnaby (Burnaby Mountain Secondary)
Upgrading Hwy 1 – Mt. Lehman Road
A new 900-student school in Chillwack (G.W. Graham Secondary)
A new John Hart Bridge on Hwy 97
Camosun Institute for Sport, Learning and Leadership
A new 1,200-student secondary school in Coquitlam (Burke Mountain Secondary)
A new 1,000-student secondary school in North Van (Sutherland Secondary)
A new 1,200-student secondary school in Richmond (A.R. MacNeil)
Expanded Engineering and Computer Science Wing at UVIC
Four-laning Hwy 97 in Fort St. John
South Okanagan Event Centre, Penticton
Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre in Whistler
A new 855-student school in Sooke (John Stubbs Memorial)
A new 1,600-student secondary school in Kelowna (Kelowna Secondary)
A new Technology and Science Complex at SFU
Ridge Meadows Hospital Expansion
Major improvements to Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops
Upgraded Amb/Emerg Care at Children’s and Women’s Health Centre
Upgraded Swan Lake Interchange, Vernon
Speed skating training facility in Fort. St. John
New 77-unit assisted living facility planned in Vancouver (Icelandic Care Home)
New 60-unit assisted living facility in Gibsons
New 46-unit assisted living facility in New West
New Arts and Sciences Facility (UBC Okanagan)
Upgraded Wastewater Treatment Plant in Whistler
New Mental Heath Building at Children’s and Women’s Hospital
A new 600-student school in Saanich (Royal Oak Middle School)
New 68-unit assisted living facility in Vancouver
New 82-unit assisted living facility in Abbotsford (Taber Home)
A new 1,200-student Secondary School in Surrey (Kwantlen Park)
Upgraded sewer system in Sooke
New 84-unit assisted living facility Underway in White Rock (Evergreen Heights Baptist Housing)
New 44-bed mental health facility at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops
A new 1,200-student secondary in Richmond (Richmond Secondary)
A new 600-student secondary in Maple Ridge (Samuel Robertson Technical Secondary)
A new conference centre in Nanaimo
New 58-unit assisted living facility planned in Langley (Langley Lions)
New 50-unit assisted living project with SUCCESS in Richmond
A new 600-student middle school underway in Abbotsford
A new 600-student secondary in Prince George (Duchess Park Secondary)
Centre for Blood Research at UBC
A new 300-student school in Sparwood
New Aberdeen Hospital and Seniors Facility in Victoria
101-unit multi-level care facility in Vancouver (Fair Haven)
New 57-unit assisted living facility underway in Vancouver
A new 650-student secondary school in Terrace (Skeena Junior Secondary)
New 56-unit assisted living facility in Vancouver
New 72-unit assisted living facility in Surrey
A new 480-student school in Burnaby (Taylor Park Elementary)
Nanaimo Ice Centre
Upgrading Maternity and Pediatrics in Prince George Hospital
New Law Courts in Chilliwack
New Health Sciences Centre and Surgical Day Care at UBC
A new 550-student secondary school in Burns Lake (Lakes District Secondary)
Expanding Oil and Gas Trades Facility at Northern Lights College
Road and ferry terminal upgrade in Prince Rupert
New Northern Medical Training Facility (UNBC)
A new 800-student school in Kelowna (Dr. Knox Middle School)
A new 700-student school in New West
A new 600-student middle school in Abbotsford (Eugene Reimer)
A new Island Medical Training Facility at UVic
New 50-unit assisted living facility planned in Duncan
Renovated and expanded library at Malaspina College
New campus at Northwest Community College in Prince Rupert
A new 600-student middle school in Abbotsford (Clayburn Middle School)
A new 530-student school planned in Surrey (South Newton)
Sewage treatment facility in Squamish
A new 375-student school in New West (Queensborough Middle School)
New 40-unit assisted living facility underway in Mission
A new 440-student school in North Vancouver (Andre Piolat)
A new 600-student school in Cranbrook (Parkland Middle School)
100-unit multi-level care facility in Campbell River
Campbell River Cruise Ship Terminal
New 54-unit assisted living facility in Campbell River
A new 590-student Francophone school in Surrey (Gabrielle Roy)
New 52-unit assisted living facility in Vernon
A new 480-student school in White Rock
A new 150-student secondary school in Valemount (Valemount Secondary)
New Cultural Precinct, including Asia-Pacific Museum of Trade
Water treatment plant in Nelson-Creston
New 76-unit assisted living facility in Kamloops (John Howard Society)
Expanding Cranbrook Airport runway
New 44-unit multi-level care facility in Dawson Creek
30-unit Creekside Addiction Withdrawal Facility in Surrey
A new 500-student middle school in Qualicum Beach
Building 62-unit Phoenix Drug & Alcohol Recovery Facility in Surrey
New 40-unit assisted living facility in Powell River
New BC Cancer Agency Radiation Therapy Annex in Vancouver
Renal services expanded at Royal Jubilee Hospital in Victoria
New Seven Oaks Mental Health Facility in Victoria
A new 240-student school underway in Langford (Happy Valley)
A new 400-student school underway in Victoria (Gordon Head)
50-unit multi-level care facility in Prince George (Omineca Lodge)
A new 190-student school in Anahim Lake
A new 580-student in Howe Sound
New water treatment plant in Okanagan
A new 200-student secondary school in Salmo
Health-care centre and multi-level care facility in Clearwater
Ambulatory Care Centre at Kootenay Hospital in Trail
New 20-unit assisted living facility in Port Alberni
New 68-unit assisted living facility in Delta (Kinsmen Retirement Centre)
Upgrades to Royal Columbian Hospital ICU
Redevelopment of Delta Hospital
Paralympics Training and Development Centre in Kimberley
John M.S. Lecky Boathouse in Vancouver
Redeveloping G.R. Baker Memorial Hospital in Quesnel
Expanding Prince George Hospital Medical Training Facility
New health centre in Alert Bay
New 30-unit assisted living facility in Parksville (Arrowsmith Rest Home)
A new 215-student school in Cowichan Valley
New recreation multiplex in Terrace
Vancouver Museum Revitalization Project
Expanding Simulator Training Facility at the Justice Institute
Building New Tourism Discovery Centre in Williams Lake
Expanded Terrace Airport
New mental health facility in Prince George (Iris House)
New traffic enforcement helicopter
New 24-unit facility for seniors in Fort St. John
New classroom and laboratory facility at Vancouver Community College
New Aquatic Centre in Kelowna
Social Sciences and Math Building Expansion at UVic
Reconstructing Queensborough Bridge and Interchange
Building Field House and Sports Centre in Kamloops
Building new classroom/lab building for Douglas College
Renovating Chemistry Centre at UBC
A new 1,100-student secondary school underway in Surrey (Panorama Ridge)
Expanded Electrical and Computer Engineering Facility (UBC)
Reconstructed Liard Hwy in Fort Nelson
204 St. Overpass in Langley
Expanding Academic and Trades Training Facility (College of the Rockies)
Expanding library at Kwantlen University College
Discovery Education Centre in Vancouver Aquarium
New Centre of Learning at UVic
Replacing campus at Williams Lake Campus of Thompson Rivers University.
A new 825-student secondary school planned in Trail (J Lloyd Crowe)
Building New Youth Justice Centre in Burnaby
New Youth Custody Centre Built in Victoria
Expanding School of Management at Malaspina
Retrofitting community pool in Kitimat
New Centre for Research in Childhood Diabetes (UBC)
BC – Canada Place in Torino, Italy
NK’Mip Cultural Centre in Osoyoos
Flight Craft Maintenance and Training Facility in Kelowna
New leisure facility in Houston
New aquatic centre in Kimberley
Expanded airport runway in Abbotsford
Peace Arch Gateway Visitor Information Centre
Merritt Gateway Visitor Information Centre
Sparwood Visitor Information Centre
Osoyoos Gateway Visitor Information Centre