EMPIRE FIELDS' NEW FIELD TURF AND LIGHTING COMPLETE
Minister Krueger participates in a media tour of the temporary stadium at Empire Fields in Vancouver to preview the new field turf and lighting upgrades. These upgrades were finished in time for a BC Lions pre-season home game on June 20, 2010. [More photos]
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YOU GOTTA BE HERE THIS BC DAY LONG WEEKEND
VICTORIA – If you want to make a great escape this BC Day long weekend, you don’t have to go far.

$3.8 MILLION FOR ARTISTS, ARTS AND CULTURE GROUPS
VICTORIA – Artists and arts organizations in communities across British Columbia are receiving more than $3.8 million in BC Arts Council grants this month.

B.C.-BASED TRAINING PROGRAM TO BE USED IN U.K.
VICTORIA – The United Kingdom will use a made-in-B.C. and world-renowned customer service training program to train people working in the tourism industry as they prepare to welcome visitors ahead of the 2012 Olympic Summer Games in London.

BC SPIRIT FESTIVALS TO CELEBRATE 2010 LEGACY
VICTORIA – The Province is providing $3 million this year to support arts and cultural festivals in more than 150 communities across British Columbia, announced Minister of Tourism, Culture and the Arts Kevin Krueger.

NEW MEMBER APPOINTED TO MINISTER’S COUNCIL ON TOURISM
VICTORIA – Kevin Krueger, Minister of Tourism, Culture and the Arts announced the appointment of Gordon Fitzpatrick to the Minister’s Council on Tourism.





