June 2006 Events

PREMIER OPENS BC EXPERIENCE

Premier Gordon Campbell officially opened 'BC Experience' a high tech, interactive facility in Victoria's Crystal Garden that celebrates the history, cultures, people, and geography of our province. The event took place on June 26, 2006 -- 81 years to the day the building was originally opened.

GOVERNMENT MAKES THREE NEW APPOINTMENTS

VICTORIA — Today the Government announced the appointment of two deputy ministers and an associate deputy minister.

LEGION WEEK IN B.C. TO HONOUR CANADIAN VETS

VICTORIA — The Province is paying tribute to the work of The Royal Canadian Legion in B.C. by proclaiming June 25 to 30, 2006 — the six-day period preceding Canada Day — as Legion Week. B.C. is the second province in Canada, after Ontario, to so honour the veterans' organization.

PREMIER HELPS KICK OFF CONSTRUCTION AT NANAIMO CONVENTION CENTRE

PROVINCE BACKS 2008 NORTH AMERICAN INDIGENOUS GAMES

DUNCAN — The Province of British Columbia will contribute $3.5 million to the 2008 North American Indigenous Games (NAIG) to support Aboriginal amateur sport and sport tourism, Premier Gordon Campbell announced today.

PREMIER ANNOUNCES SURREY OUTPATIENT HOSPITAL LOCATION

SURREY — Premier Gordon Campbell today announced that the Green Timbers site in Surrey will be home to the new 148,000-square foot Surrey Outpatient Hospital as part of the Province's plans to improve access to health care and ease congestion at Surrey Memorial Hospital (SMH).

PREMIER HELPS CELEBRATE NATIONAL ABORIGINAL DAY

VANCOUVER — A ceremony to celebrate the return of a Haisla Nation totem pole on the 10th anniversary of National Aboriginal Day recognizes the enduring strength and resurgence of Aboriginal culture in British Columbia, Premier Gordon Campbell said today.

PREMIER AND GOVERNOR CALL FOR PASSPORT REQUIREMENT DELAY

VANCOUVER — The governments of British Columbia and Washington have joined together in a joint letter to the President of the United States and the Prime Minister of Canada to call for a delay to the proposed passport requirements for re-entry into the United States.

PREMIER ADDRESSES AUDIENCE AT WORLD URBAN FORUM

PREMIER OPENS NEW ABORIGINAL CULTURAL CENTRE

VOTE FOR SMITHERS IN CBC HOCKEYVILLE CONTEST

VICTORIA — Premier Gordon Campbell released the following statement in recognition of Smithers being named as a finalist in CBC's Hockeyville 2006 contest.

PREMIER WELCOMES EARL AND COUNTESS OF WESSEX

PROVINCE HELPS 411 SENIORS CENTRE SECURE PERMANENT HOME

VANCOUVER — The 411 Seniors Centre Society can now purchase the heritage building they've occupied for 35 years at 411 Dunsmuir Street, thanks to $4.2 million from the provincial government, Premier Gordon Campbell announced today.

PREMIER PRESENTS CREATIVE ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS

VANCOUVER — Six recipients of the second annual B.C. Creative Achievement Awards and two recipients of the first-ever Distinction Awards were recognized today by Premier Gordon Campbell and Keith Mitchell, chair of the B.C. Achievement Foundation, in a ceremony at The Studios at Shaw Tower.

PREMIER'S STATEMENT ON CANADIAN FORCES DAY

VICTORIA — Premier Gordon Campbell released the following statement in recognition of Canadian Forces Day, Sunday June 4.

MILESTONE REACHED IN BENNETT BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION

KELOWNA — The construction of the new William R. Bennett Bridge reached another milestone today with the floating and pre-positioning of the first 5,000-tonne pontoon that will anchor the new link across Okanagan Lake.