PREMIER UNVEILS PLANS FOR THE B.C.- CANADA PAVILION IN BEIJING
Premier Gordon Campbell signed an agreement with Chinese officials in Beijing today to build the B.C.-Canada Pavilion as a showcase for B.C. during the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics. Read more >>.
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PREMIER CONGRATULATES CANADA’S MEN ON HOCKEY GOLD
VICTORIA – Premier Gordon Campbell issued the following statement regarding Canada’s gold medal win at the 2007 World Hockey Championship on Sunday.
PEMBERTON RECEIVES $328,369 FOR LIVE SITE PROJECTS
PEMBERTON–The Squamish-Lillooet Regional District (SLRD) is receiving $328,369 from the B.C. government’s Olympic/Paralympic Live Sites program which has now provided $20 million for 123 community projects around the province, Premier Gordon Campbell announced today.
LIVE SITES FUNDING TO HELP WITH IMPROVEMENTS TO CENTRE
HEDLEY – The Similkameen Planning Society is receiving $250,180 from the B.C. government’s Olympic/Paralympic Live Sites program to help make improvements to the Snaza’ist Centre, Kamloops MLA Claude Richmond announced today.
B.C. PROVIDES $6M IN NEW FUNDING FOR SPORT INSTITUTE
VICTORIA – The Province is providing up to an additional $6 million for Camosun College’s Pacific Sport Institute to help construct a new venue and training centre for national and international athletes, announced Advanced Education Minister Murray Coell.
100 GAMES-RELATED BUSINESS WORKSHOPS AND COUNTING
VANCOUVER – The BC Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Secretariat’s 2010 Commerce Centre celebrated its 100th 2010 Business Opportunities workshop today in Vancouver, announced Colin Hansen, Minister of Economic Development and Minister responsible for the Olympics.
