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PREMIER URGES CAUTION IN THE FORESTS


July 31, 2009
Premier Gordon Campbell and Brian Simpson, Director of the B.C. Forest Protection Program, brief media on the current forest fire danger facing British Columbia. Due to extremely dry conditions across most of the province, the Premier is asking people to be extra vigilant in preventing fires on this B.C. Day holiday weekend.

Premier Gordon Campbell and Brian Simpson, Director of the B.C. Forest Protection Program, brief media on the current forest fire danger facing British Columbia. Due to extremely dry conditions across most of the province, the Premier is asking people to be extra vigilant in preventing fires on this B.C. Day holiday weekend.

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2009-07-31 - Premier Gordon Campbell and Brian Simpson, Director of the B.C. Forest Protection Program, brief media on the current forest fire danger facing British Columbia. Due to extremely dry conditions across most of the province, the Premier is asking people to be extra vigilant in preventing fires on this B.C. Day holiday weekend.
2009-07-23 - Premier Gordon Campbell and Finance Minister Colin Hansen announce that British Columbia will be implementing a harmonized sales tax (HST) as of July 1, 2010. The HST will boost business investment, improve productivity, enhance economic growth and create jobs.
2009-07-21 - Premier Gordon Campbell talks to personnel at the Fire Command Centre in Kelowna about efforts to combat fires in the Okanagan.
2009-07-21 - Premier Gordon Campbell tours the Glenrosa subdivision to see firsthand the impact of the wildfires on West Kelowna residents.
2009-07-14 - Premier Gordon Campbell joined representatives from the Union of B.C. Municipalities, members of Cabinet, and other guests in officially opening Local Government House in Victoria. The energy-efficient UBCM headquarters features B.C. pine-beetle wood and other innovative materials. The building sits on land donated by the Province to the UBCM.
2009-07-11 - Premier Gordon Campbell enjoys a conversation with His Majesty Emperor Akihito of Japan during a visit to the Parliament Buildings in Victoria.
2009-07-11 - Premier Gordon Campbell and wife Nancy join the Emperor and Empress of Japan at the Parliament Buildings in Victoria during the Royal Couple’s visit to Canada.
2009-07-11 - Emperor Akihito and his wife, Empress Michiko, sign the guest book at the Parliament Buildings while Premier Gordon Campbell and wife Nancy look on.
2009-07-11 - Emperor Akihito greets members of the public at the Parliament Buildings Front Lawns on a walkabout with Premier Gordon Campbell.
2009-07-10 - Premier Gordon Campbell introduces their Majesties the Emperor and Empress of Japan to members of Canada's national speed skating team at the Richmond Oval.