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October 29, 2007
B.C. JOINS INTERNATIONAL EFFORT TO TACKLE GLOBAL WARMING
LISBON, PORTUGAL - British Columbia is partnering with European Union countries and U.S. states in a groundbreaking international effort to fight climate change, Premier Gordon Campbell announced today.
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October 23, 2007
CAMPBELL, DOER SIGN AGREEMENT ON CLIMATE ACTION
WINNIPEG – Manitoba and British Columbia will join forces to deal with climate change, improve conditions for Aboriginal citizens, and further international relations and trade under an agreement signed today by Premier Gordon Campbell and Manitoba Premier Gary Doer.
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October 23, 2007
B.C., OREGON EXTEND PARTNERSHIP ON CLIMATE ACTION
VANCOUVER - British Columbia and Oregon extended their formal partnership on climate action and Pacific Ocean conservation today with an agreement that will result in new opportunities for collaboration between the two jurisdictions, Premier Gordon Campbell and Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski announced.
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October 19, 2007
PREMIER ANNOUNCES PLANNED EXTENSION OF FILM TAX CREDITS
NORTH VANCOUVER – The Province intends to extend British Columbia’s successful film tax credits for an additional five years to 2013, Premier Gordon Campbell announced today at a celebration to proclaim Motion Picture Industry Week in B.C.
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October 18, 2007
GRADE 2 STUDENTS TO BECOME “ENERGY DETECTIVES”
VANCOUVER – Grade 2 students across British Columbia will be transformed into ‘energy detectives’ thanks to a BC Hydro program that teaches energy conservation, Premier Gordon Campbell said today as he launched a new Power Smart school program.
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October 18, 2007
PREMIER CAMPBELL AND WASHINGTON STATE GOVERNOR ENGAGE IN CONVERSATION ON CLIMATE CHANGE
Washington State Governor Christine Gregoire and Premier Gordon Campbell joined community and business leaders from throughout the Puget Sound to discuss reducing our collective ecological footprint.
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October 17, 2007
TSAWWASSEN FIRST NATIONS FINAL AGREEMENT ACT
Premier Gordon Campbell speaks in the legislature in support of B.C.'s first urban, modern-day treaty.
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October 15, 2007
LANDMARK TSAWWASSEN TREATY LEGISLATION INTRODUCED
VICTORIA – The British Columbia treaty process reached a historic milestone today with the introduction of Tsawwassen First Nation settlement legislation in the legislature.
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October 12, 2007
PREMIER HELPS BCIT'S NEW AEROSPACE TRAINING CAMPUS TAKE OFF
BCIT is Canada's first post-secondary institution with control tower simulation technology.
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October 12, 2007
PROVINCE ANNOUNCES STEPPED-UP STRATEGY TO MAKE HOMELESSNESS HISTORY
New measures to alleviate homelessness include more outreach, intervention, supportive housing.
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October 5, 2007
RAPID BUS SERVICE ON PORT MANN TO BENEFIT 21,600 DAILY
VANCOUVER – An agreement signed between the Province of British Columbia and TransLink will ensure rapid bus service across the Port Mann Bridge, benefiting 21,600 commuters daily.
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October 4, 2007
B.C. COMMITS $70 MILLION TO ALZHEIMER’S DRUG STUDY
VICTORIA – As the lead funding partner in a new $78-million study of the effectiveness of Alzheimer’s medications, the Province will provide PharmaCare coverage of three cholinesterase inhibitors for the first time, Premier Gordon Campbell announced.
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October 4, 2007
PREMIER PARTICIPATES IN CEREMONIAL BLESSING OF PLUTONIC POWER PROJECT
Premier joins Sliammon and Klahoose First Nations elders and Sechelt First Nations members to launch 196-megawatt East Toba and Montrose run-of-river project.
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October 3, 2007
PREMIER GORDON CAMPBELL LENDS HIS VOICE TO RAISE-A-READER DAY IN B.C.
Premier Gordon Campbell was among the celebrities who took literacy to the streets of Vancouver.
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October 1, 2007
KPMG REPORT RELEASED
VICTORIA - In April, KPMG Forensic Inc. (KPMG) was retained to independently review the facts and circumstances arising from an August 2003 e-mail purporting to reflect a conversation between former deputy minister Paul Taylor and a government relations consultant.
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October 1, 2007
PREMIER WELCOMES B.C.'S NEW LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR TO LEGISLATURE
Premier Gordon Campbell escorts the Honourable Steven L. Point, the 28th Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia, into the legislature in Victoria for his induction ceremony.
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October 1, 2007
PROVINCE AND GE HELP REVITALIZE ROBSON SQUARE
VANCOUVER – A $1.6-million sponsorship agreement between the Province and GE will help reopen the outdoor ice skating rink at Robson Square in time for the 2010 Winter Games, Premier Gordon Campbell announced today with GE chief marketing officer Dan Henson.
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