Education facilities

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school construction in Burnaby, Victoria, Surrey, Kelowna, Richmond, Sooke, Cobble Hill, Kamloops, Cranbrook, Decker Lake, Burns Lake, Abbotsford, Vancouver, Maple Ridge, Coquitlam, Penticton, Nanaimo, Comox/Courtenay, Terrace, Maple Bay, Chemainus; and

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post-secondary construction in Merritt, Nanaimo, Prince George and Kelowna.

Health facilities

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construction of the Royal Jubilee Hospital Diagnostic and Treatment Centre and renal facility in Victoria;

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fit-out of the Vancouver General Hospital tower, construction of a new Ambulatory Care building at Children and Women’s Health Centre, and construction of the SUCCESS Care Home in Vancouver;

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replacement of the Kitimat Health Centre;

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2nd floor redevelopment and construction of a Tertiary Psychiatric Facility at the Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops;

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replacement of Yucalta Lodge multi-level care facility in Campbell River;

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redevelopment of Fort St. John General Hospital;

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replacement of Fair Haven Care Home in Vancouver;

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replacement of health centre in Alert Bay;

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construction of new health care centre in Clearwater;

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replacement of MSA Hospital with the Fraser Valley Health Centre and addition of the Eastern Fraser Valley Cancer Centre in Abbotsford;

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replacement of the Kootenay Lake Regional Hospital and Mt. St. Francis Hospital with the Nelson Health Campus in Nelson; and

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replacement of Omineca Lodge in Vanderhoof.

Justice facilities

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construction of the Okanagan Correction Centre in Kelowna;

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construction of the Victoria Youth Custody Centre; and

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construction of addition to court house in Chilliwack.

Roads and transportation

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construction of the Millennium Line of the SkyTrain extension;

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road improvement projects throughout the province (e.g. rehabilitation, passing lanes, highway realignments, minor improvements);

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continued rehabilitation of Lion’s Gate Bridge;

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continued five-laning of Port Mann Bridge and associated improvements to the Cape Horn Interchange;

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continued twinning of the John Hart Bridge over the Nechako River in Prince George;

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continued replacement of Lytton Bridge on Highway 12;

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improvements to Highway 37 between Deltaic Creek and Kiniskan Lake;

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improvements to Nisga’a Highway 37 between Lava Beds Provincial Park and Greenville, and construction of the Greenville — Kincolith Connector;

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improvements to Highway 1 between Cache Creek and the Rockies;

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continued construction of the Inland Island Highway from Courtenay to Campbell River;

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four-laning of Highway 97C between Garcia Lake and Aspen Grove;

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continued twinning of the Sea Island Crossing of the Fraser River (to Vancouver International Airport);

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start of construction of new 110-car ferry;

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start of expansion of Horseshoe Bay ferry terminal;

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rail and tie replacement and roadbed improvements throughout the province; and

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rail equipment purchases.

Power generation and related activities

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upgrade of the Burrard generating station in part to improve air quality;

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initial planning, preliminary field work and engineering design costs for construction of a generating station in Port Alberni;

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initial planning, preliminary field work and engineering design costs for natural gas pipeline crossing of Georgia Strait;

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refurbishment of Keogh generating station near Port Hardy;

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addition of fourth generating unit at Seven Mile Dam near Trail;

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seismic improvements at Seven Mile and Coquitlam Dams;

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G.M. Shrum turbine runner replacements at the W.A.C. Bennett Dam;

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enterprise geographic information system;

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Peoplesoft/Indus integrated package implementation to help improve business practices;

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continued construction of a power generating facility at Keenleyside Dam; and

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dam stabilization, switchyard construction and turbine upgrades at the Brilliant Dam.