Capital Report~May 14, 2010
Premier Gordon Campbell opened the Beaty Biodiversity Centre at the University of British Columbia. |  New UBC Centre Home to Canada's Largest Whale Exhibit With Canada’s largest blue whale skeleton serving as a reminder of the need for research into endangered species, Premier Gordon Campbell opened the Beaty Biodiversity Centre at the University of British Columbia.   Premiers Lead New West Partnership Asian Trade Mission British Columbia Premier Gordon Campbell, Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach and Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall will lead a joint trade mission to China and Japan to promote trade and commerce opportunities between Western Canada and Asia.  New Wildfire Coordination Centre Open and Ready British Columbia’s new state-of-the-art Provincial Wildfire Coordination Centre will help crews respond faster and more efficiently to wildfires. Translated Popular B.C. Seniors' Guides Now Available Translations of the latest version of the popular B.C. Seniors’ Guide are now available in Chinese, Punjabi and French, Minister of Healthy Living and Sport Ida Chong announced with Surrey-Tynehead MLA Dave S. Hayer.   | "Vancouver moved up in this year's report thanks to continued federal and provincial corporate tax-rate cuts and the upcoming change to the harmonized sales tax." Walte Pela, Partner, KPMG The Province, May 13, 2010. Regarding the study by KPMG which ranks Vancouver first out of 41 countries for its competitive business tax structure. |
|  | | "[British Columbia] weathered the global economic downturn better than most...last year was an absolute historic high. The results this year are still at historically high levels, up in the top three results we've ever reported, so that's an excellent situation."
Michael Cinnamond, PricewaterhouseCoopers Vancouver Sun, May 13, 2010. |
| | | "Pick your poison. Do you want to have oil? Do you want to have coal? Do you want to go nuclear? Do you want to go, like we have, go hydro? Or some other form? So I think Site C in that context is a pretty good alternative to have a look at." Mike Harcourt, Former Premier of British Columbia CHNL, May 09, 2010. |
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|  May 15, 2010 Peace River North MLA Pat Pimm will be a guest on Shaw TV's "Constituency Report" at 12pm.
May 16, 2010 Burnaby North MLA Richard T. Lee will be a guest on Shaw TV's "Constituency Report" at 8am & 4pm.
May 16, 2010 Chilliwack MLA John Les will be a guest on Shaw's "Constituency Report" at 8:30am & 4:30pm.
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| Terry Lake, MLA for Kamloops-North Thompson |
| Commenting on the new Provincial Wildfire Coordination Centre in Kamloops.
"This centre is now the hub for wildfire management across British Columbia, with the majority of the province's fire operations housed under one roof. Consolidating our services and building on our record for quick response is just one more way the Province has prepared for the 2010 wildfire season."
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| Budget 2010 Protecting Vital Services, Building for the Future | | | Youtube Channel Click Here to Visit the BC Government Caucus Youtube Channel | | | Harmonized Sales Tax Click Here to get the facts on the HST | | |
