OLYMPIC RINGS LIGHT UP VANCOUVER INNER HARBOUR

VANCOUVER – A set of 14-metre tall Olympic Rings floating in Coal Harbour that will shine throughout the Games were lit by Premier Gordon Campbell to mark the start of the 100-day countdown to the opening ceremonies of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games.

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REVELSTOKE HOME TO FIRST NEIGHBOURHOOD LEARNING CENTRES

REVELSTOKE – The first two neighbourhood learning centres will come to life at the new Revelstoke Secondary school and the community’s new elementary school, Premier Gordon Campbell announced.

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PROVINCE WELCOMES ROYAL COUPLE ON FOUR-DAY VISIT

VICTORIA – British Columbians will welcome Their Royal Highnesses, The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall, as the Royal Couple begins a four-day visit to the province on Friday, Premier Gordon Campbell announced.

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NOVEMBER 5 PROCLAIMED LAST POST FUND DAY

VICTORIA – The Province is proclaiming November 5, 2009, as Last Post Fund Day, in honour of 100 years of ensuring that Canadian and Allied veterans in Canada are guaranteed a dignified burial and grave marker.

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TASK FORCE, COMMITTEE TO LEAD CLEAN ENERGY DEVELOPMENT

VANCOUVER – The Province will establish a Green Energy Advisory Task Force, as committed in the throne speech, and a new Cabinet Committee on Climate Action and Clean Energy, Premier Gordon Campbell announced.

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