22 May 2007
Minister's Asia Tour 2007
Kevin Falcon, Minister of Transportation, bottom row, fouth from left.
Changwon City South Korea - One of the real advantages of this Pacific Gateway delegation is its depth. We are travelling with representatives of our ports, airports, railways, and the federal and provincial governments. Our delegation has numbered as high as 23 people and each delegation member lends expertise to our meetings. Our mission also provides us the opportunity to visit British Columbia investments and see first hand the progress being made.
For instance, I lead part of our delegation to Changwon City near the southern coast of Korea this morning to visit Rotem, the company manufacturing the trains for the Canada Line. The Rotem plant is extremely impressive. It is clean, and very modern.
InTransitBC, the company that is building, partially financing, and will operate the Canada Line, is very pleased with the progress Rotem is making. The trains will be substantially bigger than the existing SkyTrain cars, with more space for passengers, bikes, wheelchairs, and racks for luggage, as many YVR passengers are expected to start or finish their journeys on the Canada Line. The Rotem-built trains, like the overall project, are on time, and on budget. The trains begin arriving in December.
Kevin Falcon - Minister of Transportation.
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