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PLAZA FOR OLYMPIC CELEBRATIONS OPENS


November 23, 2009
Premier Gordon Campbell, VANOC CEO John Furlong and President & CEO of GE Canada Elyse Allan officially opened the newly renovated GE Plaza ice rink at Robson Square. The rink will provide free ice-skating and the renovated Robson Square will be home to free performances and events during the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Premier Gordon Campbell, VANOC CEO John Furlong and President & CEO of GE Canada Elyse Allan officially opened the newly renovated GE Plaza ice rink at Robson Square. The rink will provide free ice-skating and the renovated Robson Square will be home to free performances and events during the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

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November 2009 Photos
2009-11-23 - Premier Gordon Campbell, VANOC CEO John Furlong and President & CEO of GE Canada Elyse Allan officially opened the newly renovated GE Plaza ice rink at Robson Square. The rink will provide free ice-skating and the renovated Robson Square will be home to free performances and events during the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
2009-11-18 - Premier Gordon Campbell and Prince Edward Island Premier Robert Ghiz celebrate the arrival of the Olympic Torch in Charlottetown. November 21, 2009
2009-11-18 - Premier Gordon Campbell joined Beverly Thomson and Seamus O'Regan on CTV’s Canada AM to promote British Columbia and the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games while on a trip through Eastern Canada. November 20, 2009
2009-11-18 - Premier Gordon Campbell made a guest appearance on TSN’s Off the Record with Michael Landsberg, during a recent trip through Eastern Canada where he promoted British Columbia and the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. November 19, 2009
2009-11-18 - Premier Gordon Campbell joins snowboarder and torchbearer Sarah Conrad and Nova Scotia premier Darrell Dexter to celebrate the arrival of the Olympic Torch in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
2009-11-18 - Premier Gordon Campbell presents red Olympic mittens to the Honourable Mayann E. Francis, Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia.
2009-11-18 - Premier Gordon Campbell gives a pair of red Olympic mittens to Nova Scotia Premier Darrell Dexter while promoting British Columbia and the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Eastern Canada.
2009-11-06 - Premier Gordon Campbell introduces Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall to British Columbians at the B.C. Legislature Buildings during their royal visit to Victoria, B.C. November 6, 2009
2009-11-06 - Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall signed The B.C. Legislature distinguished guests book during their visit to Victoria. November 6, 2009
2009-11-06 - Premier Gordon Campbell and His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales met with members of the crowd who came out to help celebrate the Royal Visit. November 6, 2009
2009-11-06 - Premier Gordon Campbell presents 2010 Olympic gifts to Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall. November 7, 2009
2009-11-06 - Premier Gordon Campbell presents His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales with red Olympic mittens. November 7, 2009
2009-11-06 - The Royal Couple and Premier Gordon Campbell on a tour of the 2010 Olympic Village in Vancouver. November 7, 2009
2009-11-06 - Premier Gordon Campbell and His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales stop by a booth showcasing a young entrepreneur from the Canadian Youth Business Foundation. November 7, 2009
2009-11-06 - Premier Gordon Campbell joined Lieutenant Governor Steven L. Point, and his wife, her Honour Gwendolyn Point in hosting a dinner for Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall at Government House. November 7, 2009
2009-11-06 - Premier Gordon Campbell and Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cornwall at Government House in Victoria. November 7, 2009
2009-11-06 - The Prince of Wales spoke about British Columbia’s leadership on climate change during his visit to Government House in Victoria. November 7, 2009
2009-11-06 - Her highness the Duchess of Cornwall was presented with a blanket made by Coast Salish artist Susan Point during her visit to Government House in Victoria. November 7, 2009
2009-11-04 - Premier Gordon Campbell and VANOC CEO John Furlong celebrated the 100-day countdown to the 2010 Olympic Winter Games by lighting a new set of 14-metre tall Olympic Rings located on the harbour outside of the new Vancouver Convention Centre.
2009-11-03 - Premier Gordon Campbell presents members of the BC/Yukon Branch of the Last Post Fund with a proclamation naming Nov. 5, 2009, as 'Last Post Fund Day' in B.C., honouring 100 years of the Last Post Fund's work to mark veterans' graves.