B.C. Lt.-Gov. Janet Austin wraps up seven-year post

Jan 29, 2025 | 5:00 PM

VICTORIA — British Columbia’s lieutenant-governor is leaving office after seven years on the job

Janet Austin is set to perform her final ceremony in Victoria with a viceregal salute by the Naden Band of the Royal Canadian Navy and a farewell from Premier David Eby.

Austin was sworn in as the province’s 30th lieutenant-governor in April 2018, and while her position was largely ceremonial, she held the post during significant political moments in the province’s history including the COVID-19 pandemic.

She took over the position from Judith Guichon shortly after John Horgan became B.C. premier, the first time a New Democrat government had been back in power in the province since 2001.