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November 29, 2002
ADDRESS TO B.C. ROAD BUILDERS AND HEAVY CONSTRUCTION ASSOCIATION

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November 29, 2002
NO INLAND FERRY USER FEES UNTIL STRATEGY COMPLETED

VICTORIA — The government will not implement user fees on inland ferry routes until a provincial transportation strategy is completed in the new year, Premier Gordon Campbell announced today.

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November 21, 2002
ADDRESS AT UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA
Premier Campbell and Advanced Education Minister Shirley Bond reveal plans for UNBC's health sciences building, to be finished in 2004. From left: Prince George North MLA Pat Bell; Alice Downing, UNBC board chair; Bond; Dr. Charles Jago, president of UNBC; Campbell.

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November 21, 2002
KYOTO REQUIRES FAIR, AFFORDABLE PLAN

Every province and territory in Canada, from British Columbia to Newfoundland and Labrador, is committed to addressing the challenge of climate change. And no country in the world is better positioned to develop the solutions needed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. We have the talent, the resources, the innovation and the resolve to succeed.

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November 21, 2002
UNBC HEALTH CENTRE TO INCREASE NORTHERN DOCTORS
Royal Inland Hospital chief of radiology Dr. James Bilbey (left) and Premier Gordon Campbell stand before a demonstration of digital X-rays images sent over secure, fibre-optic links at the official launch of the Interior Health Tele-Imaging System in Kamloops, Nov. 27, 2002.

PRINCE GEORGE — A new health sciences centre at the University of Northern B.C. will increase the supply of doctors and improve northern health care by training medical students in the North for the first time, said Premier Gordon Campbell and UNBC president Charles Jago, who unveiled plans for the $12-million facility today.

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November 20, 2002
ADDRESS TO THE B.C. SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS ASSOCIATION, VICTORIA

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November 15, 2002
LEADING EDGE MARKETING MISSION
Premier Campbell speaks to an audience of researchers, faculty and business executives at Stanford University on November 15, 2002, during the Leading Edge Marketing Mission to promote innovative B.C. technology companies to Silicon Valley investors.

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November 12, 2002
ADDRESS TO THE INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS AND BUSINESSES ASSOCIATION OF B.C.

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November 12, 2002
PREMIER TO PROMOTE B.C.'S HIGH-TECH ADVANTAGES
Premier Gordon Campbell speaks to California technology investors at the Bankers Club in San Francisco on November 14, 2002, during the government's Leading Edge Marketing Mission to promote B.C. technology and investment. The Premier was joined by executives from more than 30 B.C. high-tech companies to promote their expertise and B.C.'s competitive advantages in Silicon Valley.

VICTORIA — Premier Gordon Campbell will lead a delegation of 34 executives from more than 30 B.C. technology companies to promote B.C.'s competitive advantages to California investors and high-tech executives.

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November 9, 2002
BRITISH COLUMBIA'S TOP HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS HONOURED

VANCOUVER — Fifteen of B.C.'s top high school graduates were presented with medals and scholarships today by Advanced Education Minister Shirley Bond during the annual Premier's Excellence Awards ceremony in Vancouver.

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November 8, 2002
135 NEW UNITS TO IMPROVE SENIOR CARE

PENTICTON — Seniors in the Okanagan will have more housing and better care options when construction is completed on a new "campus of care," said Premier Gordon Campbell during a groundbreaking ceremony today.

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November 8, 2002
ADDRESS TO THE B.C. CONFEDERATION OF PARENT ADVISORY COUNCILS
Premier Campbell shakes hands with June Gill, representing the Richmond school district, at the B.C. Confederation of Parent Advisory Councils' leadership conference in Penticton.

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November 8, 2002
NEW "CAMPUS OF CARE"
Ceremonial shovels go into the ground in Penticton, where a new "campus of care" will provide everything from supportive living for older people who want to live independently, to care for seniors with dementia. Taking part in the groundbreaking Nov. 8, 2002, for the Good Samaritan Society's development are, from left: Penticton-Okanagan Valley MLA Bill Barisoff; Penticton Mayor Mike Pearce; Premier Gordon Campbell; Interior Health Authority board chair Alan Dolman; Good Samaritan Society board chair Dr. Archie Marzolf; Okanagan-Westside MLA Rick Thorpe; and Community, Aboriginal and Women's Services Minister George Abbott. The project is to open in October 2003 and is part of the government's commitment to work with non-profit societies to build and operate 5,000 new intermediate and long-term care beds by 2006.

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November 7, 2002
NORTH AMERICAN SUPPORT AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE IN VANCOUVER
PeopleSoft President and CEO Craig Conway announced the opening of a North American support and development centre in Vancouver at a Nov. 7 ceremony at the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT). British Columbia Premier Gordon Campbell and other government and civic officials attended the event.

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November 4, 2002
$65 MILLION TO ADVANCE RESEARCH AT B.C. INSTITUTIONS
Premier Gordon Campbell announces the province's $65-million investment in research projects at B.C. universities and colleges, including $46 million for 38 projects through the University of B.C. The Nov. 4 announcement at UBC's Robson Square Campus highlighted the largest of these projects — a $12.9-million investment in a new spinal cord research facility to be built at Vancouver General Hospital.

VANCOUVER — The provincial government will invest $65 million in new research projects at universities and colleges throughout B.C., including a total of $46million for 38 projects through the University of British Columbia.

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November 1, 2002
BANNER OF SUPPORT FOR B.C.'S BID TO HOST THE 2010 OLYMPIC
Steve Podborski, an Olympic medallist in downhill skiing, helps Premier Campbell unfurl a banner of support for B.C.'s bid to host the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Podborski, a member of the Vancouver 2010 Team, was part of a summit held by the premier for community leaders across B.C. to discuss the provincewide benefits of hosting the Winter Olympics.

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November 1, 2002
CANADIAN BREAST CANCER FOUNDATION AWARENESS DAY
Premier Gordon Campbell addresses the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation Awareness Day lunch at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Vancouver on Nov. 1, 2002. The lunch is held each year to recognize Breast Cancer Awareness Day, and to honour groups and individuals who are leading the effort to increase people's understanding and knowledge of the disease. One in 10 women in British Columbia will develop breast cancer, but the number of patients who survive is increasing.

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