Top executives from companies involved in B.C.’s Pacific Gateway program are heading to Asia to drum up international business by trumpeting the province’s $22 billion investment in ports, railways, roads and airports. B.C. Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Shirley Bond told the Vancouver Board of Trade Friday morning that growing business at B.C. ports and expanding Asia Pacific trade make it an ideal time to promote the Gateway in Asia.
The goal is secure the Gateway’s position as the preferred supply chain for trade between Asia and North America.