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