EYES OF THE WORLD ON B.C. IN 2010
Premier Gordon Campbell announces details of the International Media Centre for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in British Columbia, which will host thousands of journalists during the games. The media centre will be adjacent to the Commerce Centre and showcase space in Robson Square, and will be carbon-neutral. [News release]News
PREMIER UNVEILS MEDIA CENTRE FOR 2010 GAMES
BEIJING – Premier Gordon Campbell revealed plans for the 2010 International Media Centre.
FIRST VANCOUVER 2010 INDOOR COMPETITION VENUE COMPLETED
VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) and the University of British Columbia (UBC), in partnership with the Government of Canada and the Province of British Columbia, announced today that UBC Thunderbird Arena is the first indoor competition venue in the Host Region to complete construction.
B.C. CANADA PAVILION WELCOMES THE WORLD IN BEIJING
British Columbia and Canada’s business, tourism, culture and industries will be showcased to hundreds of thousands of visitors at the British Columbia Canada Pavilion in Beijing, announced the Honourable Gordon Campbell, Premier of British Columbia, and the Honourable David Emerson, Canada’s Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Pacific Gateway and the Vancouver-Whistler Olympics.
VANCOUVER RANKED "ULTIMATE SPORTS CITY" IN THE AMERICAS
VANCOUVER – A prestigious sports industry magazine has named the City of Vancouver the top-ranked city in the Americas and the fifth in the world among “Ultimate Sports Cities,” announced Tourism, Sport and the Arts Minister Stan Hagen.
PROVINCE WELCOMES THE WORLD TO VERNON
VERNON – British Columbia will play host to the best female curlers in the world, during the Ford World Women’s Curling Championship in Vernon, Tourism, Sport and the Arts Minister Stan Hagen announced.
