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SUPPORT FOR B.C. COMMUNITIES


September 26, 2008
Premier Gordon Campbell addresses the Union of B.C. Municipalities convention, announcing the end to tolls on the Coquihalla, support for the Northwest Transmission Line, and a host of other new programs to support B.C. communities.

Premier Gordon Campbell addresses the Union of B.C. Municipalities convention, announcing the end to tolls on the Coquihalla, support for the Northwest Transmission Line, and a host of other new programs to support B.C. communities.

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September 2008 Photos
2008-09-26 - Premier Gordon Campbell addresses the Union of B.C. Municipalities convention, announcing the end to tolls on the Coquihalla, support for the Northwest Transmission Line, and a host of other new programs to support B.C. communities.
2008-09-26 - Premier Gordon Campbell joins B.C. Olympic and Paralympic athletes Tyler Mosher, Malcolm Howard, Carol Huynh, Simon Whitfield, David Ford and Travis Cross to celebrate how communities across B.C. are sharing in the spirit of the Games at the 2008 UBCM annual convention in Penticton.
2008-09-24 - Premier Gordon Campbell sells newspapers in Penticton in support of the annual Raise-A-Reader day to raise funds for literacy programs across British Columbia.
2008-09-23 - Premier Gordon Campbell breaks ground for three major new buildings at UBC Okanagan, including the $33.7-million Health Sciences Centre - the future home of the Southern Medical Program, which will train doctors in the Okanagan for the first time.
2008-09-18 - Premier Gordon Campbell talks about the future of Surrey - one of B.C.'s fastest-growing regions - during his keynote address to the Surrey Regional Economic Summit.
2008-09-18 - Premier Gordon Campbell announces the opening of 73 new acute care beds at Surrey Memorial Hospital and the start of construction on the new Surrey Outpatient Hospital, which will take over 450,000 patient visits annually.
2008-09-18 - Premier Gordon Campbell, Health Services Minister George Abbott and Surrey-Tynehead MLA Dave S. Hayer look at the model of the new Surrey Outpatient Hospital. The hospital will be almost a third larger than originally planned, and will take 450,000 patient visits when it opens, growing to over 600,000 visits by 2020.
2008-09-16 - Premier Campbell, with Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Kevin Falcon, announced the $31-million Bike BC program in Vancouver today. Bike BC will help British Columbians stay healthy, ease traffic congestion, and reduce their carbon footprint by investing in cycling infrastructure around the province.
2008-09-16 - Premier Gordon Campbell rides to today’s announcement of the Province's $31-million investment in Bike BC.
2008-09-10 - Premier Gordon Campbell, Health Minister George Abbott and Port Moody-Westwood MLA Iain Black celebrate the start of construction of Cypress Lodge, a new 20-bed mental health facility which is part of the Province's ongoing work to improve mental health and addictions care in all communities.
2008-09-09 - Premier Gordon Campbell was joined by local MLAs, health care professionals and community members to officially open the Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre - B.C.'s first new regional hospital in over 30 years.
2008-09-06 - Premier Gordon Campbell opens Canada's first community court in downtown Vancouver, which will address the root causes of crime and engage social agencies and community members.
2008-09-03 - Premier Gordon Campbell announces a $30-million Neighbourhoods of Learning pilot project, which will bring together education and community services under a single roof and make use of surplus school space.