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PROVINCE SUPPORTS NANAIMO MAPLE SUGAR FESTIVAL


November 8, 2008
February is a sweet time for Nanaimo residents and visitors when the annual Maple Sugar Festival du Sucre d’Érable launches into high gear to celebrate the cultures and traditions of eastern Canada.

Minister of State for Intergovernmental Relations Joan McIntyre and La Fédération des Francophones de la C.-B President Réal Roy at the announcement of a $65,000 grant to help support the Nanaimo Maple Sugar Festival.

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2008-11-08 - February is a sweet time for Nanaimo residents and visitors when the annual Maple Sugar Festival du Sucre d’Érable launches into high gear to celebrate the cultures and traditions of eastern Canada.
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2008-10-05 - Premier Gordon Campbell helps kick off the 2008 CIBC Run For The Cure in Vancouver on Sunday. The Premier also announced a new program to recognize volunteers across British Columbia.
2008-10-04 - Minister of State for Intergovernmental Relations Joan McIntyre met with a delegation from the Mexican government participating in the BC Fisherman's Exchange in order to learn more about about B.C.'s and Canada's management of commercial ground fisheries.
2008-10-01 - The B.C. and Alberta Cabinets met Oct. 1, 2008 in Prince George for the sixth joint cabinet meeting between the two provinces. Outcomes included an agreement that will see B.C. and Alberta co-operate to enhance community safety and team up to tackle gang crime and repeat offenders; measures to advance direct and competitive air access to international markets and raise the region's profile as a destination for skilled foreign workers; and agreement on collaborative approaches to enhance rural development initiatives.
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2008-09-11 - British Columbia and Nigeria are both members of the Commonwealth of Learning, an international organization based in Vancouver dedicated to bringing accesses to learning programs in less developed parts of the world.
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