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RICHMOND – The Alderwood House School celebrated its official opening today with Minister of State for Child Care and Richmond East MLA Linda Reid in attendance as the official ribbon-cutter.

VANCOUVER – Premier Gordon Campbell opened Canada’s first community court, in downtown Vancouver, bringing together a host of integrated services aimed at helping offenders break free from the cycle of crime, homelessness, addictions and mental illness.

VICTORIA – The latest employment figures released from Statistics Canada demonstrate the resilience of B.C.’s economy, Technology, Trade and Economic Development Minister Ida Chong said.

REVELSTOKE – The $3.8-million Moberly Manor officially opened today, providing 11 new assisted living units for seniors, announced East Kootenay MLA Bill Bennett.

MISSION – Communities in all regions of British Columbia – from the Kootenays to Vancouver Island, and from the Interior to the Bulkley Valley – will benefit from a variety of cost-shared flood protection initiatives announced today by the governments of Canada and British Columbia.

VICTORIA – Nominations are now open for the second annual Premier’s Awards for Teaching Excellence, Premier Gordon Campbell announced.

VICTORIA – The newly minted Minister’s Council on Mineral Exploration and Mining met for the first time this week with a vision for future successes in B.C.’s mining sector, Minister of State for Mining Gordon Hogg announced.

VICTORIA – New funding will triple the number of Aboriginal communities benefiting from business training to help Aboriginal people become self-employed or start their own business, Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation Minister Michael de Jong announced.

FORT ST JOHN - The Honourable Jay Hill, Secretary of State and Chief Government Whip as well as Member of Parliament for Prince George–Peace River, on behalf of the Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, and Richard Neufeld, MLA for Peace River North, announced $14.8 million in joint funding to support a highway improvement initiative along Highway 97 between Road 271 and Charlie Lake in British Columbia. Federal funding support for the upgrades to Highway 97 comes from the Provincial-Territorial (PT) Base Fund, under the Building Canada plan.

PRINCE GEORGE - The Honourable Jay Hill, Secretary of State and Chief Government Whip as well as Member of Parliament for Prince George–Peace River, on behalf of the Honourable Lawrence Cannon, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, and Prince George MLAs Shirley Bond, John Rustad and Pat Bell, announced $30.8 million in joint funding to support a highway improvement initiative along Highway 97 between the Simon Fraser Bridge and Sintich Road. Federal funding support for the upgrades to Highway 97 comes from the Provincial-Territorial (PT) Base Fund, under the Building Canada plan.