Dan Coulter named new Minister of State for Infrastructure and Transit

VICTORIA — B.C. Premier David Eby announced a new cabinet Wednesday that features the elevation of Chilliwack MLA Dan Coulter to Minister of State for Infrastructure and Transit.

The former Chilliwack school board trustee, who was first elected in 2020, will now have a higher profile role as Eby and his new cabinet ministers say they will tackle the problems people are facing and work to make life better for British Columbians.

“British Columbia is a wonderful place to live, but people are looking for action on the issues facing them and their families,” Premier Eby said. “If the pandemic taught us anything, it’s that we can’t solve these problems alone. We need to solve them together. My team of determined colleagues will use a wealth and variety of experiences to continue the good work we’ve started and go further to deliver results people can see and feel in their communities.”

In a news release, the B.C. government says the new cabinet members are tasked with helping regular British Columbians with the cost of living, strengthening the health-care system, tackling the housing crisis so people can find affordable, attainable homes, making communities safer, advancing reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples, fighting the impacts of climate change and building a sustainable, clean-energy economy that works for everyone.