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PREMIER GORDON CAMPBELL IN CZECH REPUBLIC


June 27, 2003
While in Prague for the awarding of the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, Premier Gordon Campbell and 2010 Bid Corporation CEO Jack Poole touch a famous statue atop the city's Charles Bridge. Touching the statue of St. John Nepomuk is one of Prague's rituals and it is supposed to bring good luck.

While in Prague for the awarding of the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, Premier Gordon Campbell and 2010 Bid Corporation CEO Jack Poole touch a famous statue atop the city's Charles Bridge. Touching the statue of St. John Nepomuk is one of Prague's rituals and it is supposed to bring good luck.

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June 2003 Photos
2003-06-27 - While in Prague for the awarding of the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, Premier Gordon Campbell and 2010 Bid Corporation CEO Jack Poole touch a famous statue atop the city's Charles Bridge. Touching the statue of St. John Nepomuk is one of Prague's rituals and it is supposed to bring good luck.
2003-06-27 - Premier Gordon Campbell and 2010 Bid Corporation CEO Jack Poole take a leisurely stroll through Prague. The two were in the Czech republic in advance of the International Olympic Committee's awarding of the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.
2003-06-26 - Premier Gordon Campbell talks about the potential opportunities created by B.C.'s bid to host the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games at the BC Business Magazine Top 100 luncheon June 26, 2003 in Vancouver.
2003-06-25 - Premier Gordon Campbell joins Lieutenant-Governor Iona Campagnolo to present the Order of British Columbia to 14 distinguished British Columbians on June 25, 2003 at Government House in Victoria.
2003-06-25 - Premier Gordon Campbell at Government House.
2003-06-21 - Premier Gordon Campbell is joined by representatives of the federal government and the Squamish and Lil'wat First Nations in unveiling a model of the Squamish Lil'wat Cultural Centre. Pictured at the event on National Aboriginal Day are, left to right: Robert Nault, federal Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development; Stephen Owen, federal Secretary of State Western Diversification - Indian Affairs and Northern Development; Chief Gibby Jacob, Squamish First Nation; Geoff Plant, B.C. Attorney General and Minister Responsible for Treaty Negotiations; Chief Leonard Andrew, Lil'wat First Nation; Coun. Morgan Wells, Lil'wat First Nation; and Premier Campbell.
2003-06-18 - Premier Gordon Campbell and MLAs show their support for the 2010 Olympic bid at a B.C. Government Caucus meeting in June 2003.
2003-06-17 - Premier Gordon Campbell officially opens the new $1.4-million renal dialysis unit in Terrace -- one of 25 projects to expand access to dialysis treatment across the province.
2003-06-16 - Premier Gordon Campbell is joined by 11 business graduates of a program run by the Forum for Women Entrepreneurs. The premier spoke at their June 16, 2003 graduation ceremony in Vancouver.
2003-06-11 - Premier Gordon Campbell celebrates a decade of technology innovation and excellence at the B.C. Technology Industry Awards in Vancouver on June 11, 2003.
2003-06-11 - Ministers Rick Thorpe and Richard Neufeld joined Premier Gordon Campbell at the Hydrogen Fuel Cell Conference in Vancouver on June 11, 2003. Calling British Columbia a leader in fuel-cell research, Premier Campbell told the conference that global demand for fuel cells and related products is expected to increase to $46 billion by 2011 and $2.6 trillion by 2021.
2003-06-11 - Dennis Campbell, President and CEO, Ballard Power Systems, Premier Campbell and Ministers Rick Thorpe and Richard Neufeld in front of the Ballard trade show exhibit at the Hydrogen Fuel Cell Conference.
2003-06-11 - Premier Gordon Campbell promotes investment in B.C.'s leading-edge fuel cell technology industry at the Hydrogen Fuel Cell Conference in Vancouver on June 11, 2003. From left to right are: Ron Britton, President of Fuel Cells Canada; Premier Campbell; Energy and Mines Minister Richard Neufeld; Competition, Science and Enterprise Minister Rick Thorpe; and Diana Barkley, Director of Public Affairs for Methanex Corporation.
2003-06-11 - Premier Campbell and Ministers Rick Thorpe and Richard Neufeld with the Invest BC Trade Show Team at the Hydrogen Fuel Cell Conference.
2003-06-11 - The Premier visit Chris Chong-Ping and Roz Voss at the Methanex trade booth. The two youthful Methanex engineer employees were dubbed the "Methanex Kids".
2003-06-09 - Premier Gordon Campbell welcomes the leaders of Canada's western provinces and territories to the Western Premiers' Conference in Kelowna on June 9, 2003.
2003-06-09 - Premier Gordon Campbell meets with the premiers of Canada's Western provinces and territories to discuss opportunities for partnership on key economic and social issues at the Western Premiers conference in Kelowna. From left to right are: Premier Stephen Kafkwi (Northwest Territories); Premier Paul Okalik (Nunavut); Premier Dennis Fentie (Yukon); Premier Lorne Calvert (Saskatchewan); Premier Campbell; Premier Gary Doer (Manitoba); and Premier Ralph Klein (Alberta).
2003-06-09 - Premier Gordon Campbell meets with his provincial and territorial counterparts to discuss how they can open up shared opportunities in Western Canada at the Western Premiers Conference in Kelowna.
2003-06-09 - Premier Campbell tours the award-winning Mission Hill Family Estate Winery, the site of the 2003 Western Premiers Conference in Kelowna, with proprietor Anthony von Mandl.
2003-06-05 - Premier Gordon Campbell announces $1 million in new annual funding to provide an additional 125 student spaces at the Sauder School of Business at UBC. The funding, to be phased in over five years, complements a $20-million private donation by B.C. business leader Bill Sauder.