Minister Thorpe speaks at a luncheon hosted by Port Alberni Mayor Ken McRae and attended by city councillors and business and industry leaders Jan. 31, 2008. Minister Thorpe was in the area hosting a Small Business Roundtable Consultation and acting on behalf of Education Minister Shirley Bond to deliver a set of funding announcements for seismic upgrades and the Port Alberni Raise-a-Reader campaign.

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