World credit crunch makes local P3 projects risky propositions

The Vancouver Sun has published a major feature that raises serious questions about the financial health of privately-financed infrastructure projects in British Columbia.The investigative report comes a day...

P3 financing for Port Mann bridge uncertain

A plan to privately finance the twinning of the Port Mann Bridge and widen Highway 1 through a public-private partnership (P3) appears to be on shaky ground. The Australian financial partner in the scheme -- the...

Hansen, Baird Continue to Push p3s Despite Global Warnings

The federal minister in charge of transportation and infrastructure, John Baird, will be meeting today with B.C. finance minister Colin Hansen to talk about fast-tracking infrastructure investments to offset the slowdown in the economy. Both the B.C. and federal...

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