Honourable Ida Chong

2008 Archived Photo Gallery

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		December 11, 2008 – Minister Ida Chong, BC Hydro chair Mossadiq Umedaly and Ian Thompson (right), President of Canadian Bioenergy, were the speakers at a reception in Victoria to promote B.C.'s bioeconomy sector. The reception was organized by LifeSciences British Columbia and the British Columbia Innovation Council, the lead organization charged by the Province to advance innovation and commercialization in British Columbia. BCIC is focused on accelerating the growth of the science and technology communities and competitively positioning B.C. in the global science and technology economy. Click here for full-size photo



		Ida Chong, Minister of Technology, Trade and Economic Development, accepts a huge thank-you card presented by Renfrew elementary school students Natasha Gonzales (left) and Justin Lee (right). The minister was at Science World British Columbia to announce a grant of $10.5 million to help Science World restore its building and create a new outdoor science park. Also on hand are Science World president and CEO Bryan Tisdall, far left, and board chair Paul Geyer. [News release] Click here for full-size photo


		Ida Chong, Minister of Technology, Trade and Economic Development, applauds as Renfrew elementary school students Reena Parmar (left) and Gloria Sun, unveil a poster announcing the Province’s latest grant to Science World BC. The $10.5 million will be used to help renew Science World’s aging facilities, and to help build a new outdoor science park. [News release] Click here for full-size photo


		Taylor Smith, a Grade 7 student at Renfrew elementary school, helps Technology, Trade and Economic Development Minister Ida Chong demonstrate the power of hydrogen in an experiment at Science World BC. The minister visited Science World to announce funding of $10.5 million, which will help renew facilities at the popular educational attraction and help build a new science park on the grounds. With the assistance of science facilitator Brian Anderson, Taylor and the minister ignited a balloon filled with hydrogen, creating an impressive explosion and showing the potential of hydrogen as an energy source to power vehicles that produce no carbon emissions. [News release] Click here for full-size photo



		Honourable Ida Chong, Minister of Technology, Trade and Economic Development and Minister Responsible for the Asia-Pacific Initiative, and Honourable Joan McIntyre, Minister of State for Intergovernmental Relations met with Consul General Liang Shugen, the recently appointed Consul General for the People's Republic of China. Click here for full-size photo




		Honourable Ida Chong, Minister of Technology, Trade and Economic Development attends the opening of the Blusson Spinal Cord Centre at Vancouver General Hospital. The $45-million centre is the world's largest, most advanced and most comprehensive facility devoted to spinal cord injury research and patient care. [News release] Click here for full-size photo




		October 16, 2008 – Honourable Ida Chong, Minister of Technology, Trade and Economic Development and Cowichan Valley Mayor and Regional District Chair Jack Peake take part in the Island Coastal and Economic Trust and provincial funding announcement for the restoration of the Kinsol Trestle and Cowichan Valley Trail. $3.1 million was donated from the province of British Columbia. The funding will cover the costs of replacing damaged and structurally unsound timbers, as well as a new deck for pedestrian and cyclists. Click here for full-size photo



		October 16, 2008 – Minister Ida Chong and Cowichan Valley Mayor and Regional District Chair Jack Peake, look across the Kinsol Trestle, to discuss the upcoming restorations to the damaged structure and plans for a new pedestrian and cyclist deck - Minister Chong spoke on behalf of the province and acknowledged the difficult journey supporters faced to get the trestle to this point. Click here for full-size photo





		September 29, 2008 – Provincial government ministers Murray Coell, front left; Ida Chong, front right; and Iain Black (between the two) join winners of this year’s B.C. Innovation Council Awards at the annual celebration dinner. L-R, left of Minister Coell: Gordon Gore (Eve Savory Award for Science Communications), Dr. Marco Marra (Frontiers in Research Award), Dr. Karl Otto (Young Innovator Award). L-R, right of Minister Chong: Jack Kobelt (Cecil Green Award for Technology Entrepreneurship), Hector MacKay-Dunn (council chair), Dr. Mark Martinez, Dr. Robert Gooding, Dr. Carl Ollivier-Gooch and Dr. James Olson (who shared the Lieutenant- Governor’s Technology Innovation Award). Click here for full-size photo



		September 29, 2008 – Ida Chong, Minister of Technology, Trade and Economic Development, addresses 750 people gathered to celebrate this year’s B.C. Innovation Council Awards in Vancouver. Chong congratulated the winners – some of B.C.’s top researchers and inventors in health, engineering and other fields – for their accomplishments, applauded B.C.’s regional science fair winners who also attended, and thanked the council for its work to accelerate the growth of B.C.’s economy through science and technology. Click here for full-size photo



		September 29, 2008 – Ida Chong, Minister of Technology, Trade and Economic Development (centre, turquoise jacket), is joined by colleagues from the provincial government and B.C.’s top innovators as they celebrate with young scientists at the B.C. Innovation Council Awards Dinner. The high school students, who represented the province at the Canada-Wide Science Fair in Ottawa, had just completed the council’s three-day Innovation Exploration program to find out more about science and technology education and careers in B.C. Click here for full-size photo



		September 29, 2008 – Staff of the B.C. Innovation Council join Ida Chong, Minister of Technology, Trade and Economic Development, at the council’s gala dinner to honour the province’s top scientists. Chong is responsible for the council, a Crown agency charged with advancing the transfer of leading-edge research to industry and spurring the commercialization of technology-based products. Click here for full-size photo



		June 25, 2008 (Victoria) – Minister Ida Chong accepts a plaque celebrating the 25th anniversary of The BC Export Awards in commemoration of the partnership between the Ministry of Technology, Trade and Economic Development and Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters (CME) BC Division. The plaque marks 25 years of excellence in B.C. exporting. Click here for full-size photo




		July 21, 2008 – Honourable Ida Chong, Minister Responsible for the Asia-Pacific Initiative, unveiled the Gateway Calligraphy Collection in Vancouver. Commissioned by the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, the seven works represent the cultural, economic and political importance of the Asia Pacific Gateway. Click here for full-size photo



		July 18, 2008 – Honourable Ida Chong Minister of Technology, Trade and Economic Development was joined at the University of Northern British Columbia by (Left to Right) Honourable Shirley Bond, Honourable Richard Neufeld, Ian Hartley of UNBC, Leonard Legault of Alterna Energy, and Jonathan Rhone of Nexterra Energy Corp. to announce the successful Innovative Clean Energy (ICE) Fund project applicants. Click here for more photos from this event



		June 4, 2008 – MLAs Murray Coell and Ida Chong joined Nick Tuele, President of the Greater Victoria Sports Hall of Fame and Chris Coleman, a City of Victoria Councillor at the Save-on-Foods Memorial Arena to unveil the Olympic Hall of Fame, honouring provincial athletes. Click here for full-size photo