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B.C.’s highest honour recognizing 13 British Columbians

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Janet Austin, lieutenant governor of British Columbia, and Premier David Eby at Government House as will bestow the Province's highest honour, the Order of British Columbia, on 13 exceptional British Columbians. (Photo - Connect FM/Facebook)

Janet Austin, lieutenant governor of British Columbia, and Premier David Eby at Government House as will bestow the Province's highest honour, the Order of British Columbia, on 13 exceptional British Columbians.

Event date: Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022

Time: 5 p.m.

Location:

Government House

1401 Rockland Ave.

Victoria

Note: Christine Sinclair, O.C., will be attending virtually and Dr. Nadine Caron is deferring investiture until 2023.

Appointed to the order for 2022 are:

Dr. Nadine Rena Caron of Prince George

Kúkpi7 (Chief) Rosanne Casimir of Kamloops

Nezhat Khosrowshahi of Vancouver

Kathy Kinloch of Surrey

Joy MacPhail, CM, of Vancouver

Fred Ting Shek Mah of Vancouver

Harinder Mahil of Coquitlam

Maureen Maloney, QC, of Victoria

Geoff Plant, QC, of Vancouver

Christine Sinclair, OC, of Portland, Ore.

Paul Spong of Alert Bay

Gerald St. Germain, PC, of Langley

Jody Wilson-Raybould, PC, QC, of Quathiaski Cove

Bruce Munro Wright of Vancouver

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