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PREMIER AND VANOC CEO THANK VENUE CONSTRUCTION WORKERS


July 30, 2007
Premier Gordon Campbell and VANOC CEO John Furlong (standing, in red and yellow vests below back of truck box) give thumbs up to construction workers during a venue site visit to Cypress Mountain on July 30. Cypress Provincial Park in the District of West Vancouver will host freestyle skiing and snowboarding competitions for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.

Premier Gordon Campbell and VANOC CEO John Furlong (standing, in red and yellow vests below back of truck box) give thumbs up to construction workers during a venue site visit to Cypress Mountain on July 30. Cypress Provincial Park in the District of West Vancouver will host freestyle skiing and snowboarding competitions for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.

July 2007 Photos
2007-07-30 - Premier Gordon Campbell and VANOC CEO John Furlong (standing, in red and yellow vests below back of truck box) give thumbs up to construction workers during a venue site visit to Cypress Mountain on July 30. Cypress Provincial Park in the District of West Vancouver will host freestyle skiing and snowboarding competitions for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.
2007-07-27 - Premier Gordon Campbell was joined by family members and friends of Air India Flight 182 victims to unveil a memorial in Stanley Park on July 27. The memorial recognizes the individual and collective loss of 331 lives in Canada's worst terrorist incident, including all who were on the flight and two baggage handlers at Tokyo's Narita Airport, on June 23, 1985. Ceperley playground in Stanley Park was redeveloped in memory of the victims, which included 82 children. Along with improvements to the play area, the park includes a quiet space for contemplation that will serve as a site for the remembrance of the victims.
2007-07-27 - Stockwell Day, Canada's Minister of Public Safety; Wally Oppal, British Columbia's Attorney General; and Perviz Madon, of the Air India Flight 182 Victims' Families, joined Premier Gordon Campbell at the July 27 dedication of a memorial to the lives lost in Canada's worst terrorist incident. The memorial in Stanley Park includes a wall etched with the names of all the victims, a playground devoted to the memory of the children lost in the tragedy, and a quiet space for contemplation.
2007-07-27 - Flanked by Vancouver Mayor Sam Sullivan, Premier Gordon Campbell spoke at the July 27 unveiling of a memorial commemorating the victims of the Air India tragedy. Ceperly playground in Stanley Park was redeveloped in memory of the 331 victims, 82 of them children, who perished in the June 1985 bombings.
2007-07-26 - Premier Gordon Campbell visited the Tsawwassen First Nation July 26 to congratulate Chief Kim Baird for her leadership following the landmark treaty vote in which the Tsawwassen First Nation ratified the Final Agreement. The 358 Coast Salish people who are members of the Tsawwassen Band occupy traditional lands on the Strait of Georgia near the Tsawwassen ferry terminal, about 25 km south of Vancouver. In the coming months, the Province will introduce Tsawwassen settlement legislation.
2007-07-25 - Premier Gordon Campbell visited 100 Mile House July 25 to present a cheque for $334,760 that will enable the District of 100 Mile House to upgrade its Lodge and Conference Centre and Martin Exeter Hall. The enhancements, funded through the Province's Towns for Tomorrow program, will ensure the public facility is safe and accessible. The lodge and hall are on the site of the community's original roadhouse.
2007-07-25 - Premier Gordon Campbell visited Williams Lake July 25 to present a $267,500 cheque toward developing Courthouse Square, the city's Spirit Squares project. The Premier was joined by Williams Lake Mayor Scott Nelson, youth ambassadors from the Williams Lake Central Business Improvement Association and Rick Thorpe, Minister of Small Business and Revenue and MLA for Okanagan-Westside. Spirit Squares is one of the Province's four Green Cities programs, developed to support the Province's vision of vibrant, sustainable, healthy communities.
2007-07-25 - Premier Gordon Campbell and Rick Thorpe, Minister of Small Business and Revenue and MLA for Okanagan-Westside, presented a giant cheque to Merritt Mayor David Laird and Ron Sanders, president of Merritt's Walk of Stars Society on July 25. The Legacy Plaza conversion will see a downtown parking lot transformed into a civic square that will accommodate 500 and reflect Merritt's First Nations heritage and status as Canada's country music capital.
2007-07-25 - Premier Gordon Campbell visited Merritt July 25 to present the province's $500,000 contribution toward Legacy Plaza, Merritt's Spirit Square project. Featuring a waterfall and First Nations art, Legacy Plaza will also reflect Merritt's status of Canada's Country Music Capital. The square will accommodate up to 500 for year-round outdoor events.
2007-07-25 - Marking the July 25 launch of Merritt's Spirit Square project, Premier Gordon Campbell prepares to cast his handprint for Merritt's Walk of Stars. Legacy Square, Merrit's Spirit Square, marks the beginning of the Walk of Stars, a series of sidewalk plaques with handprints of country music artists who have performed at the famous, annual Merritt Mountain Music Festival.
2007-07-23 - In his keynote address July 23 to the 17th annual summit of the Pacific Northwest Economic Region, Premier Gordon Campbell addressed climate change, border security, trade with Asia and social issues facing member jurisdictions (B.C., Alberta, the Yukon, Alaska, Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana). Delegates from government, business and industry met in Anchorage, Alaska for five days of discussions. Vancouver will host next year’s summit.
2007-07-18 - Premier Gordon Campbell attended the Tour de Gastown, one of Canada's foremost cycling events, July 18. The men's and women's races draw top North American riders and competitors from as far away as Australia and New Zealand. Past winners include seven-time Tour de France champion, Lance Armstrong, who will ride with the Premier and MLA Sindi Hawkins, left, in the Tour de Courage in late September.
2007-07-18 - Premier Gordon Campbell and Kelowna-Mission MLA Sindi Hawkins are set to ride September 23rd in the Vancouver edition of the BC Cancer Foundation Tour of Courage, with seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong. The tour raises funds to help the foundation continue blood cancer research at the BC Cancer Agency. Diagnosed three years ago with acute myeloid leukemia, MLA Hawkins is herself a cancer survivor.
2007-07-13 - Premier Gordon Campbell got his hands dirty at the 16th annual West Point Grey Sandcastle Competition, July 13, 2007.
2007-07-13 - Premier Gordon Campbell lent his expertise as a judge at the 16th annual West Point Grey Sandcastle Competition, July 13, 2007.
2007-07-10 - On July 10, Premier Campbell thanked workers on the Sea-to-Sky Highway upgrade, which is now more than 50 per cent complete. The $600-million project, which will increase public safety with gentler curves and longer sightlines, and improve reliability and shorten travel times with more passing lanes, is on time and on budget.
2007-07-09 - Premier Gordon Campbell takes part in opening celebrations for PAL Vancouver, the Performing Arts Lodge. Located in Coal Harbour, the $20.7 million, 111-unit facility is a mixed-income housing development for seniors and people with disabilities, who are or have been involved in the professional performing arts and allied industries.
2007-07-09 - Provincial, federal and municipal representatives form a cake-cutting crew to celebrate the official opening of PAL Vancouver. From left to right are: Lorne Mayencourt, MLA for Vancouver-Burrard; James Moore, MP and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Works; Elmar Thiessen, President of the International Alliance of Theatrical and Stage Employees - Local 891; Howard Storey, President of the Union of B.C. Performers; Jane Heyman, President of PAL Vancouver; Premier Gordon Campbell; and Sam Sullivan, Mayor of Vancouver.
2007-07-03 - Premier Campbell met and thanked construction workers involved in the expansion of the Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre in downtown Vancouver, at an appreciation barbecue on July 3.
2007-07-01 - On Canada Day, Premier Campbell launched the ActNow BC Road to Health Community Tour in Surrey. The interactive, activity-based tour provides fun ways to learn about living healthier and accessing local sport and recreation activities. Two tractor-trailers packed with games, hands-on exhibits and informative displays will visit 22 B.C. communities by Nov. 25.