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October 31, 2002
2010 LEGACIESNOW GRANT BUILDS SPORT CAPACITY IN SCHOOLS

VANCOUVER — A $20,000 LegaciesNow grant to BC School Sports for a school-based athlete development program will encourage student participation in extra-curricular athletics, Premier Gordon Campbell said today.

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October 31, 2002
CANADIAN MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE

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October 31, 2002
CARE FOR ANXIETY DISORDERS, DEPRESSION TO BE IMPROVED

VANCOUVER — Two provincial reports will help health authorities to develop strategies that will improve the prevention and treatment of depression and anxiety disorders, Premier Gordon Campbell and Minister of State for Mental Health Gulzar Cheema announced today.

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October 28, 2002
ADDRESS TO NORTH AMERICAN GAS STRATEGIES CONFERENCE

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October 27, 2002
PREMIER GORDON CAMPBELL VISITS THE B.C. WINE INFORMATION CENTRE
Premier Gordon Campbell visits the B.C. Wine Information Centre in Penticton on Oct. 27, 2002. The centre, which represents 41 B.C. wineries, supports B.C. agro-tourism by providing information and selling a variety of wines to the 100,000 people who visit it each year. Here, the Premier chats with sales associate Julie-Anna Billups.

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October 25, 2002
FOUR NEW MEMBERS JOIN TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL

VICTORIA — Four new members have been appointed to the Premier's Technology Council, working with the government to help make B.C. Canada's fastest-growing technology centre.

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October 22, 2002
ADDRESS TO THE RETAIL COUNCIL OF CANADA, VICTORIA

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October 22, 2002
PREMIER OUTLINES KYOTO POSITION TO PM

Dear Prime Minister: On February 12, I wrote to you on behalf of Canada's premiers, detailing our concerns and expectations regarding the Kyoto Protocol. And on August 2 in Halifax, Canada's premiers unanimously agreed on the need for a First Ministers' meeting prior to any federal decision on ratification.

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October 21, 2002
ADDRESS AT B.C. SPORTS HALL OF FAME FOR WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH
Downhill skier Nancy Greene Raine, one of the 31 B.C. women and teams honoured for their accomplishment as athletes, with Premier Campbell.

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October 21, 2002
ADDRESS AT THE FORUM FOR WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS

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October 19, 2002
NEW CARE CENTRE TO IMPROVE PATIENT SERVICES
A drawing of an innovative new care centre that will improve patient services in Vancouver while enhancing training for medical students flanks Premier Gordon Campbell as he announces the project on Oct. 19, 2002. The Academic Ambulatory Care Centre will be built by a public-private partnership on the Vancouver General Hospital site. Also making the announcement, from left: Dr. John Cairns, dean of the University of B.C.'s faculty of medicine; Health Services Minister Colin Hansen; and Ida Goodreau, president and CEO of the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority.

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Coastal Health Authority will enter into a public-private partnership to build an innovative new care centre that will improve patient services, while enhancing training for medical students.

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October 18, 2002
$95 MILLION TO INCREASE ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS
Premier Campbell discusses a $46-million investment in three projects at the University of B.C., part of a $95-million capital expansion project at B.C.'s four public universities to accommodate extra technology students.

VANCOUVER — The government is launching a $95-million capital expansion program at B.C.'s four public universities to support its New Era commitment to double the number of B.C. graduates from high-tech programs.

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October 16, 2002
GOVERNMENT RESPONDS TO TRAGEDY IN KAMLOOPS

VICTORIA — Premier Gordon Campbell and Minister of Water, Land and Air Protection Joyce Murray responded today to Tuesday's events in Kamloops with the following statements:

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October 15, 2002
ADDRESS TO THE VANCOUVER BOARD OF TRADE

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October 11, 2002
B.C. MARKET OUTREACH NETWORK ANNOUNCEMENT, NORTH VANCOUVER

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October 11, 2002
FUNDING TO HELP STRENGTHEN B.C. FORESTRY MARKETS

NORTH VANCOUVER — The government is spending $6.8 million on international marketing of B.C. forest practices and products to help strengthen and diversify forestry markets, Premier Gordon Campbell and Minister of Forests Michael de Jong announced today.

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October 7, 2002
THE QUEEN VISITS THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
Premier Campbell chats with the Queen during a walkabout at the University of British Columbia October 7, 2002.

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October 6, 2002
THE QUEEN AND THE PREMIER ATTEND A HOCKEY GAME AT GENERAL MOTORS PLACE
The Queen and the Premier enjoy the hockey game at GM Place. Earlier, the Queen proceeded to centre ice for a ceremonial dropping of the puck between Vancouver Canucks captain Markus Naslund and Mike Ricci, captain of the opposing San Jose Sharks.

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October 6, 2002
THE QUEEN VISITS VICTORIA
Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip participate in a royal walkabout accompanied by Premier Gordon Campbell in front of the provincial legislature during the Golden Jubilee celebration October 6, 2002, in Victoria.

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October 5, 2002
PREMIER CAMPBELL AND THREE CAUCUS COLLEAGUES GIVE THE THUMBS-UP SIGN
Premier Campbell and three caucus colleagues give the thumbs-up sign for breast cancer research. The four took part in the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation, BC/Yukon Chapter's Run for the Cure held October 6, 2002, in Vancouver. With the premier, from left: Vancouver-Burrard MLA Lorne Mayencourt; Water, Land and Air Protection Minister Joyce Murray; Health Services Minister Colin Hansen.

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October 3, 2002
ADDRESS AT THE IRVING K. BARBER LEARNING CENTRE ANNOUNCEMENT

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October 3, 2002
ADDRESS AT WOMEN IN THE LEAD CONFERENCE, VANCOUVER

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October 3, 2002
NEW LEARNING CENTRE TO EXPAND EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES

VANCOUVER — The government will invest $10 million to help build the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre at the University of B.C., creating new learning opportunities for people all across the province, Premier Gordon Campbell announced today.

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October 1, 2002
CAMPBELL AND EVES HOLD A NEWS CONFERENCE IN TORONTO OCT. 1, 2002
Premier Gordon Campbell, right, and Ontario Premier Ernie Eves hold a news conference in Toronto Oct. 1, 2002, after a luncheon to support the British Columbia bid for the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. Canada's provincial and territorial leaders have given unanimous support to the bid, which Campbell says are "our chance to showcase the best of B.C. and the best of our country, and to show the rest of the world what British Columbians can accomplish."

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