CONVENTION CENTRE REACHES CONSTRUCTION MILESTONE
VANCOUVER – Minister Bennett joined Premier Gordon Campbell to plant some of the final vegetation on the Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre expansion project's living 'green' roof – the largest of its kind in Canada. [News release]
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BC150 LAUNCHES YOUTH VIDEO CONTEST
VICTORIA – Grade 12 students across the province are being encouraged to celebrate B.C.’s 150th anniversary through a video contest launched by Bill Bennett, Minister of Tourism, Culture and the Arts.
CRANBROOK OPENS NEW SPIRIT SQUARE
CRANBROOK – Residents of Cranbrook are celebrating the opening of their Spirit Square, built to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the founding of the crown colony of British Columbia, announced Bill Bennett, Minister of Tourism, Culture and the Arts and East Kootenay MLA.
PROVINCE FUNDS NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR B.C. ARTISTS
VICTORIA – The Province is providing $350,000 in grants to 20 arts organizations to support their participation in significant cultural events like the Cultural Olympiad, announced Tourism, Culture and the Arts Minister Bill Bennett.
CONVENTION CENTRE REACHES CONSTRUCTION MILESTONE
VANCOUVER – A rooftop planting marked a construction milestone today at the Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre.
BC150 PROJECT TO HONOUR CONTRIBUTION OF B.C.'S VETERANS
VICTORIA – The Province is signing a $100,000 funding agreement with the British Columbia Veterans Commemorative Association (BCVCA), to honour British Columbia’s valiant and vibrant military history over the last 150 years, Tourism, Culture and the Arts Minister Bill Bennett announced today.
