http://www.news.gov.bc.ca/ The latest headlines by theme Asia Pacific Gateway en-us Copyright © 2009, Province of British Columbia 5 VICTORIA – A trade mission led by Forests and Range Minister Pat Bell departs today for China and Japan as the B.C. forest industry continues to expand and diversify wood product sales into key Asian markets. http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/news_releases_2009-2013/2009FOR0071-000586.htm Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:37:58 GMT Premier Gordon Campbell and Randy Kamp, Member of Parliament for Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission, on behalf of the Honourable Stockwell Day, Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway, officially opened the new Pitt River Bridge today, which will reduce congestion and cut travel times for the almost 90,000 vehicles that cross each day. http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/news_releases_2009-2013/2009PREM0056-000533.htm Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:41:33 GMT VANCOUVER – A fixed-priced contract for the construction of a new, retractable roof on BC Place has been signed. http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/news_releases_2009-2013/2009TCA0010-000520.htm Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:55:46 GMT VICTORIA – The Provincial Emergency Program has successfully completed a test of the B.C. Provincial Emergency Notification System (PENS). http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/news_releases_2009-2013/2009PSSG0027-000512.htm Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:20:20 GMT SEATTLE – Ahead of the 2010 Olympic and Paralympics Winter Games, Washington State Gov. Chris Gregoire joined British Columbia Premier Gordon Campbell in Seattle today to celebrate the start of the long-awaited second Amtrak Cascades train service to Vancouver. http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/news_releases_2009-2013/2009PREM0047-000463.htm Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:43:40 GMT VANCOUVER – Premier Gordon Campbell and Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Asia-Pacific Gateway Stockwell Day celebrated the arrival of the first bus of what will become the world’s largest single hydrogen fuel cell bus fleet in Vancouver. http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/news_releases_2009-2013/2009PREM0041-000432.htm Fri, 02 Oct 2009 19:25:45 GMT VANCOUVER – B.C. Premier Gordon Campbell, Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach, and Saskatchewan Minister of Enterprise Ken Cheveldayoff signed an unprecedented declaration affirming Western support for Open Skies. http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/news_releases_2009-2013/2009PREM0039-000408.htm Fri, 25 Sep 2009 20:40:51 GMT VICTORIA – The British Columbia International Open Skies Summit will host government, business, community, aviation and academic leaders from Canada and around the world later this month, Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Shirley Bond announced. http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/news_releases_2009-2013/2009TRAN0017-000365.htm Fri, 18 Sep 2009 18:15:17 GMT VICTORIA – A unique earthquake simulation has shown that taller wood-frame buildings can perform safely in a major earthquake, Minister of Housing and Social Development Rich Coleman and Forests and Range Minister Pat Bell announced. http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/news_releases_2009-2013/2009HSD0044-000357.htm Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:34:10 GMT VICTORIA – British Columbia’s newest overseas trade and investment representative office, located in Bangalore, the ‘Silicon Valley’ of India, is now open for business, announced Iain Black, Minister of Small Business, Technology and Economic Development. http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/news_releases_2009-2013/2009STED0008-000347.htm Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:52:45 GMT