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August 30, 2007
NEW PARK BRIDGE OPENS AT KICKING HORSE CANYON
Premier Gordon Campbell and Transportation Minister Kevin Falcon surround a plaque marking the new 90-metre-high Park Bridge on the Trans-Canada Highway in the Kicking Horse Canyon. The Park Bridge replaces the original structure constructed in 1956 and is part of the Kicking Horse Canyon Project. The project involves upgrading the 26-km section of highway between Golden and the western boundary of Yoho National Park to a modern four-lane standard with a design speed of 100 kilometres per hour, improving safety and efficiency on the key route. Additional upgrades include improved roadway alignments, replacement of narrow bridge structures, and other design innovations to reduce hazards. The route carries over 9,000 vehicles per day during the summer and traffic is expected to increase by 50 per cent over the next 25 years. Twenty four per cent is heavy truck traffic - five times the provincial average.

GOLDEN – The new Park Bridge along the Trans-Canada Highway in Kicking Horse Canyon has been completed ahead of schedule, announced Premier Gordon Campbell, Kootenay-Columbia MP Jim Abbott, on behalf of the Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, and Transportation Minister Kevin Falcon.

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August 24, 2007
PREMIER SUPPORTS CANADIAN IDOL COMPETITOR CARLY RAE JEPSEN
Premier Campbell was on hand Aug. 24 in Vancouver to offer his congratulations to Carly Rae Jepsen, and to lend his support to her bid to become the next Idol. A student and waitress when she's not performing, Jepsen will next appear on the Aug. 27 Canadian Idol show.

Carly Rae Jepsen of Mission is in Canadian Idol's Top 4.

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August 9, 2007
PREMIER CAMPBELL UNDERSCORES IMPORTANCE OF ENERGY CONSERVATION TO CANADA'S FUTURE
At the Council of the Federation's 2007 meeting Aug. 8-10, Premier Gordon Campbell shared his thoughts on Canada's energy future with his provincial and territorial colleagues. Canada's premiers together released A Shared Vision for Energy in Canada, a plan that highlights the importance of energy conservation, supply, demand and infrastructure to Canada's continued prosperity.

Energy conservation and future needs is a key focus as premiers meet in Moncton.

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August 2, 2007
WEST VANCOUVER ATRIUM WILL BE B.C. SPIRIT SQUARE LEGACY

WEST VANCOUVER – The Province is providing the District of West Vancouver with $500,000 to help create a Spirit Square in its new Civic Centre atrium, Premier Gordon Campbell announced.

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