News — 2007
Oct. 23, 2007 
B.C., OREGON EXTEND PARTNERSHIP ON CLIMATE ACTION
VANCOUVER—British Columbia and Oregon extended their formal partnership on climate action and Pacific Ocean conservation today with an agreement that will result in new opportunities for collaboration between the two jurisdictions, Premier Gordon Campbell and Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski announced.
[News release] [Backgrounder] [B.C.-Oregon M.O.U.]
Oct. 23, 2007
CAMPBELL, DOER SIGN AGREEMENT ON CLIMATE ACTION
WINNIPEG—Manitoba and British Columbia will join forces to deal with climate change, improve conditions for Aboriginal citizens, and further international relations and trade under an agreement signed today by Premier Gordon Campbell and Manitoba Premier Gary Doer.
[News release] [Backgrounder] [B.C.-Manitoba M.O.U.]
Sept. 11, 2007
MINISTER TO PUSH FOR RENEWED FRENCH LANGUAGE AGREEMENTS
VICTORIA – Ensuring continued francophone services in British Columbia and raising the profile of the B.C. francophone community will top the agenda of John van Dongen, Minister of State for Intergovernmental Relations, as he attends the annual meeting of the Ministerial Conference on the Canadian Francophonie in Halifax, Sept. 12 and 13.
[News release]
LE MINISTRE PRÉCONISE LE RENOUVELLEMENT DES ENTENTES POUR LES FRANCOPHONES
VICTORIA – Assurer la continuité des services en français en Colombie-Britannique et accroître le rayonnement de la communauté francophone de la province seront en tête de liste du plan de travail de l’honorable John van Dongen, ministre d’État aux Relations intergouvernementales, alors qu’il assistera à la Conférence ministérielle sur la Francophone canadienne à Halifax, les 12 et 13 septembre.
[Communiqué]
August 16, 2007
B.C. URGES U.S. TO ACCEPT ENHANCED DRIVER’S LICENCE
VICTORIA – The B.C. government made recommendations yesterday to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on implementation of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI). Among the six recommendations made, B.C. continues to strongly urge the U.S. to accept the enhanced driver’s licence as a practical, secure and convenient alternative to proposed passport requirements for land and sea entry.
[News release] [Official Submission]
July 23, 2007
B.C. CALLS FOR ACTION ON ENHANCED DRIVER'S LICENCES
ANCHORAGE – British Columbia is calling on the Canadian federal government, other provinces and U.S. states to press forward with enhanced driver’s licences that can serve as alternatives to passports at border crossings between Canada and the U.S.
[News release] [Fact sheet]
July 20, 2007
B.C. TO STRENGTHEN REGIONAL TIES AT PNWER SUMMIT
VICTORIA – British Columbia will strengthen regional collaboration on climate change, Asia-Pacific trade, energy, border-crossing, and tourism leading up to the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games as Premier Gordon Campbell leads a delegation to the 2007 Pacific Northwest Economic Region (PNWER) summit in Anchorage, Alaska, July 22 to 26.
[News release]
July 03, 2007
CLIMATE ACTION COLLABORATION TOPS CAMPBELL’S AGENDA
VANCOUVER – Action on climate change will top Premier Gordon Campbell's agenda as he attends the Western Premiers' Conference in Iqaluit, Nunavut, July 4 to 6.
[News release]
June 8, 2007 
GREGOIRE, CAMPBELL SIGN AGREEMENT ON CLIMATE CHANGE
SEATTLE – Governor Chris Gregoire and Premier Gordon Campbell today announced an agreement between British Columbia and Washington that sets out joint actions on climate change and Pacific Ocean conservation and further strengthens collaboration between the two jurisdictions.
[News release]
May 31, 2007
CAMPBELL, SCHWARZENEGGER SIGN MOU ON CLIMATE ACTION 
VANCOUVER – An agreement signed between British Columbia and California that sets out joint action on climate change and Pacific Ocean conservation will result in unprecedented levels of co-operation between the two jurisdictions, Premier Gordon Campbell and California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger announced today.
[News release]
May 18, 2007
ALBERTA AND B.C. SIGN AGREEMENTS TO FORGE CLOSER BONDS
EDMONTON - Alberta and British Columbia signed four agreements today, including Memorandums of Understanding to share emergency response resources and to develop new ways to ensure the best value for taxpayer dollars through public-private partnerships, announced Premiers Ed Stelmach and Gordon Campbell at the fifth annual Alberta-B.C. joint Cabinet meeting.
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May 14, 2007
ÉCOLE VICTOR BRODEUR OPENS WITH GREEN FOCUS
VICTORIA – Students and staff at the second-largest francophone school in B.C. are celebrating the school’s new safe and environmentally advanced green design, Education Minister Shirley Bond said today at the school’s official opening.
[News release]
April 17, 2007 
PREMIER MEETS WITH ASEAN DELEGATION TO PROMOTE B.C.
VICTORIA – B.C.’s role as Canada’s Pacific Gateway and host of the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games lead the items for discussion during meetings with the B.C. Consular Corps and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Heads of Missions this week, Premier Gordon Campbell said today.
[News release]
March 15, 2007
B.C. CELEBRATES FRENCH CULTURE AND HERITAGE
VICTORIA – Today the provincial government celebrated British Columbia's francophone community with the proclamation of la Journée de la Francophonie (Francophone Day) at the Parliament Buildings in Victoria.
[News release]
