October 2006 Events

HISTORIC FIRST FINAL AGREEMENT INITIALLED

PRINCE GEORGE — British Columbia Premier Gordon Campbell, the Honourable Jim Prentice, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians, and Lheidli T'enneh Chief Dominic Frederick today witnessed the joint initialling of the first Final Agreement reached under the British Columbia Treaty Process.

ADDRESS TO UNION OF B.C. MUNICIPALITIES ANNUAL CONVENTION

KEVIN KRUEGER NAMED PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY

VICTORIA — Kamloops-North Thompson MLA Kevin Krueger was appointed Parliamentary Secretary for Rural Development by Premier Gordon Campbell today.

PREMIER LAUNCHES GREEN CITIES PROJECT

VICTORIA — The Province will invest $40 million over the next four years in a new LocalMotion Fund aimed at getting British Columbians out of their vehicles as one element of the Green Cities Project to help B.C. communities improve environmental sustainability, Premier Gordon Campbell announced today in his speech at the annual Union of B.C. Municipalities convention.

PROVINCE TO HELP FUND VICTORIA SEWAGE TREATMENT

VICTORIA — The Province will contribute one third of the funding required to provide effective sewage treatment for the Capital Regional District (CRD), Premier Gordon Campbell announced today in his speech to the annual convention of the Union of B.C. Municipalities.

PROMOTING HEART HEALTH

Premier Gordon Campbell spoke at the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress in Vancouver on October 22, 2006. The five-day congress brought together over 3,000 delegates to discuss the latest advances in cardiovascular research and the future of cardiovascular health care.

HAPPY DIWALI!

The Premier wishes everyone a happy Diwali! Diwali, the Festival of Lights, is one of the most popular festivals both in India and British Columbia. Diwali Mubarak!

PREMIER OPENS $95-MILLION HEALTH CARE CENTRE

VANCOUVER — Premier Gordon Campbell today officially opened the Gordon and Leslie Diamond Health Care Centre, an approximately $95-million world-class out-patient care facility, as part of Vancouver General Hospital.

ADDRESS TO THE EMPIRE CLUB OF TORONTO

NEW AWARDS ANNOUNCED FOR FIRST NATIONS ART

VANCOUVER — Premier Gordon Campbell and BC Achievement Foundation chair Keith Mitchell announced today that the BC Creative Achievement Awards program has expanded to include new awards for B.C. First Nations artists.

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CONTRIBUTES TO PACIFIC GATEWAY PROJECTS

PREMIER HOSTS PROVINCIAL CONGRESS

The Conversation on Health was the focus of this year's Provincial Congress. The congress brought together all of British Columbia's members of the legislative assembly, members of Parliament and senators. It also included mayors from the province's 15 largest cities, the presidents of the five regional municipal associations, the president of the Union of B.C. Municipalities, and Aboriginal leaders.

PROVINCE PROCLAIMS OIL AND GAS WEEK IN B.C.

DAWSON CREEK — The Province has proclaimed Oct. 1-7 Oil and Gas Week in B.C. to recognize the growing contribution of the oil and gas industry to B.C.'s economy and communities, Premier Gordon Campbell announced today at the opening of the 2006 Oil and Gas Conference.

SUBMISSIONS INVITED FOR B.C. NON-FICTION AWARD

VANCOUVER — Premier Gordon Campbell and Keith Mitchell, chair of the British Columbia Achievement Foundation, issued a call today for submissions for the third annual British Columbia Award for Canadian Non-Fiction. Canadian publishers are invited to submit outstanding works of literary non-fiction for consideration by an independent jury panel. The $25,000 prize will be presented in Vancouver in spring 2007.

PREMIER OPENS STEEPROCK GAS PLANT

RUN FOR THE CURE IN VANCOUVER

VICTORIA — Premier Gordon Campbell released the following statement today in recognition of the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation's CIBC Run for the Cure as he joined thousands of participants for the annual event in support of breast cancer awareness and research.