October 13, 2006
B.C. RAISES PROFILE OF LITERACY FOR FRANCOPHONES

VICTORIA - Minister of State for Intergovernmental Relations John van Dongen brought the priorities of the B.C. francophone community to the table at a recent meeting of the Ministerial Conference on the Canadian Francophonie. [News release]

July 14, 2006
OPEN, SECURE BORDERS VAN DONGEN'S FOCUS AT PNWER

VICTORIA - Balancing the need for border security with increased regional trade, tourism and economic development opportunities will top the agenda for Minister of State for Intergovernmental Relations John van Dongen as he represents B.C. at the annual meeting of the Pacific NorthWest Economic Region (PNWER), July 16 to 20 in Edmonton. [News release]

June 20, 2006 PREMIER AND GOVERNOR CALL FOR PASSPORT REQUIREMENT DELAY VANCOUVER - At the first ever high level dialogue between the governments of B.C. and Washington, Governor Chris Gregoire and Premier Gordon Campbell signed a joint letter to the U.S. President and the Canadian Prime Minister calling for a delay in the proposed passport requirements for people crossing the Canada-U.S. Border. [News release]

April 28, 2006 B.C. AND ALBERTA CABINETS HOLD 4TH JOINT MEETING EDMONTON - Premier Gordon Campbell and Alberta Premier Ralph Klein, along with members of the B.C. and Alberta cabinets, met in Edmonton to discuss opportunities for co-operation on economic, education, park management and energy issues. [News release]  [Read more]

March 20, 2006
B.C. CELEBRATES FRENCH LANGUAGE

VICTORIA - Today the provincial government and British Columbia’s francophone community celebrated the importance of the French language in the province with the proclamation of la Journée de la Francophonie (Francophone Day) at a reception in the parliament buildings in Victoria. [News release]