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	British Columbia - Printer-friendly - MSN Encarta
		British Columbia is represented by 36 members in the Canadian House of Commons and by six senators, appointed by the Canadian governor-general, in the upper house, or Senate of the federal government.
		The formal chief executive of British Columbia is the lieutenant governor, who is appointed by the Canadian governor-general and who represents the British monarch in the province.
		Judges of the Provincial Court are appointed by the lieutenant governor of British Columbia in Council on the recommendation of the Judicial Council, which includes the Chief Judges, lawyers, and lay members.
	encarta.msn.com /text_761574576___58/British_Columbia.html (359 words)

	British Columbia - Search View - MSN Encarta
		British Columbia, Pacific Coast province in western Canada, bounded on the north by Yukon Territory and the Northwest Territories; on the east by Alberta; on the south by the states of Montana, Idaho, and Washington; and on the west by the Pacific Ocean and Alaska.
		British claims to the region were strengthened by the arrival of Sir Alexander Mackenzie on the coast in 1793.
		British Columbia’s economy was largely based on the exploitation of natural resources through mining, lumbering, and fisheries, which produced a range of goods for export.
	encarta.msn.com /text_761574576__1/British_Columbia.html (7370 words)

	Wikinfo \| British Columbia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		As of 2001, the population was 4,095,934 (British Columbians).
		The southern Border of British Columbia was established by the 1846 Oregon Treaty.
		British Columbia is renowned for its spectacular scenery which forms the backdrop and context for a growing outdoor adventure and ecotourism industry.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=British_Columbia (692 words)

	THE POST OF LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
		In the early years of Confederation, Lieutenant Governors were agents of the Federal Government, and were expected to advise the Provincial Government as to the intent of Federal legislation and to ensure that Provincial legislation conformed to that of the senior government.
		Therefore, the Lieutenant Governor is the nominal Head of State at the provincial level, empowered with the responsibility of representing the Queen in the province.
		On occasion, the Lieutenant Governor may be invited to lend patronage to organizations, particularly those of a charitable nature which contribute to the enrichment of the lives of all citizens of all ages of the province.
	www.orgsites.com /sc/my-canada/_pgg5.php3 (4151 words)

	Governor James Douglas, British Columbia, 1803 - 1877 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		In 1851 he was appointed governor of Vancouver Island, and in 1858 he also became governor of the new colony of British Columbia on the mainland.
		It was in 1857 that the British and American governments decided to do the actual survey to establish the boundary between the United States and British Columbia.
		Governor Douglas was in favour of going to war against the Americans and went so far as to have Moody's engineers taken away from their many projects and placed on standby in case of an attack.
	www.blae.net /douglas/jamesgovernordouglas.htm (2972 words)

	Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform - lieutenant governor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		All the functions of head of state for the Province of British Columbia are performed by the lieutenant governor of British Columbia in the name of the Crown.
		The current role of the lieutenant governor is to perform official governmental duties as the representative of the Crown, and to represent the Province at a wide range of community functions throughout British Columbia.
		The relationships between the lieutenant governor, the premier, the executive council, ministers and parliament are not well specified in provincial constitutional documents and rely heavily on customary practices (often called constitutional conventions) rather than constitutional law (see constitution ; Constitution Act (British Columbia)).
	www.citizensassembly.bc.ca /public/learning_resources/glossary/2003/csharman-10_0312231401-529 (263 words)

	British Columbia
		That of British Columbia, although simple, was equally unsuitable as it bore the image of Queen Victoria resplendent upon her throne.
		For the colonial badge of British Columbia, Musgrave chose the crest from the Royal Arms, a crowned lion atop a crown, with the minor addition of the flanking letters, B and C. However, approved it was, and on October 9, 1870, Governor Musgrave inaugurated his flag, the first distinctive and official flag for British Columbia.
		Although, in 1978, the bicentennial of Captain Cook's visit to the shores of British Columbia was marked with a flag bearing a logotype on a white field, the flag of occasion that will probably be remembered the longest will be that of EXPO 86.
	fraser.cc /FlagsCan/Provinces/BC.html (3416 words)

	LIEUTENANT GOVERNORS & COMMISSIONERS OF CANADA
		Once Governor Sir Guy Carleton, was appointed Governor of British North America, all the existing governors were given the rank of lieutenant governor.
		The Lieutenant Governor in Saskatchewan was, prior to 1905, the lieutenant governor of the Northwest Territories, which included present day Saskatchewan, Alberta, Northwest Territories, Nunavut and part of Manitoba.
		The Lieutenant Governor of the Northwest Territories was, prior to 1905, the Lieutenant Governor of present day Saskatchewan, Alberta, Northwest Territories, Nunavut and part of Manitoba.
	www.orgsites.com /sc/my-canada/_pgg4.php3 (877 words)

	1990 Order of British Columbia recipients
		Vernon C. "Bert" Brink was born in Calgary, and educated at the universities of British Columbia and Wisconsin.
		Margaret Ormsby is the dean of British Columbia's historians and a scholar of national distinction.
		As an historian she is most widely known as the author of "British Columbia: A History", published in 1958 to commemorate the centenary of the province, and is the author of many articles published in an impressive number of scholarly journals.
	www.vex.net /~kmcvay/obc-90-recipients.html (6237 words)

	British Columbia (Canada) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The arms of British Columbia are "Argent, three bars wavy azure, issuant from the base of a demi-sun in his splendor or, on a chief of the Union Device charged in the centre point with an antique crown or.
		When British Columbia became a province of Canada, its first proposal for a coat-of-arms and flag was a half-sun representing BC's western location) in the top half and a Union Jack in the bottom half.
		The flag of British Colombia is indeed a banner of arms and was adopted on 27 June 1960.
	flagspot.net /flags/ca-bc.html (929 words)

	The Roles of the Monarchy - Canadian Monarchist ONLINE
		With the Quebec Act of 1774, the British safeguarded the French royalist institutions and transferred the loyalties of the French to the Crown of Britain.
		As mentioned earlier, with the proclamation of the Statute of Westminster, the Governor-General and the Lieutenant-Governors ceased to be the colonial agents, and became the representatives of the Queen.
		Normally this is taken care of by democratic elections, and the Governor-General and Lieutenant- Governor 'sends' the leader of the party commanding a majority in the elected house to form a government.
	www.interlog.com /~rakhshan/proles.html (2202 words)

	Lieutenant Governor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The post of Lieutenant Governor was established by the British North America Act in March 1867.
		In British Columbia, the Office of Lieutenant-Governor came into existence when the Crown Colony joined the Dominion of Canada in 1871.
		The Lieutenant Governor is appointed by the Governor General acting by and with the Advice of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada.
	www.ltgov.bc.ca /office/default.htm (197 words)

	Freemasonry in Canada and British Columbia
		Lieutenant Alexander Dunn is awarded the Victoria Cross for saving the lives of two men during the famous Charge of the Light Brigade at Balaclava.
		The publisher of the paper is Amor de Cosmos, a freemason who would later become the second premier of the province of British Columbia.
		United Colony of British Columbia joins Confederation and becomes the Province of British Columbia.
	freemasonry.bcy.ca /textfiles/history.html (452 words)

	Lieutenant-Governors of British Columbia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Governors of the United Colonies of Vancouver Island and British Columbia
		British Columbia - Manitoba - New Brunswick - Newfoundland and Labrador - Nova Scotia - Ontario - Prince Edward Island - Quebec - Saskatchewan
		Governors of New France (1627-1760) - Governors of Acadia - Northwest Territories (1869-1905)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_British_Columbia_lieutenant-governors (97 words)

	British Columbia (Canada) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		The arms of British Columbia are "Argent, three bars wavy azure, issuant from the base of a demi-sun in his splendor or, on a chief of the Union Device charged in the centre point with an antique crown or.
		When British Columbia became a province of Canada, its first proposal for a coat-of-arms and flag was a half-sun representing BC's western location) in the top half and a Union Jack in the bottom half.
		The flag of British Colombia is indeed a banner of arms and was adopted on 27 June 1960.
	www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/ca-bc.html (1026 words)

	History of Victoria, Vancouver Island, British Columbia Historical
		All available British residents and a complement of sailors from the "Driver" were assembled in front of the fort to hear the newly-arrived Governor read the Royal Commission, appointing him the first Governor of the first Crown Colony to be established in British territory west of the Great Lakes.
		On July 21, 1871, British Columbia became the sixth province of the Dominion of Canada and Victoria was proclaimed the Capital City.
		With Confederation, the continued establishment of the British or Canadian naval and military headquarters on the Pacific at Esquimalt, adjoining Victoria, was guaranteed.
	www.victorialodging.com /victoria (1481 words)

	The Cost of Canada’s
		On the advice of her Prime Minister, the Queen - in respect of the Governor General - and her Governor General - in respect of the Lieutenant Governors - appoint representatives who exercise the powers of the Crown.
		It is interesting to note that the Lieutenant Governors, along with the Governor General, accepted a wage freeze between the years 1991 and 1996.
		By adding the cost of the Governor General’s Office, the Official Residences of The Governor General, the federal and provincial expenditures on behalf of the Lieutenant Governors and the cost of Homecomings to Canada by members of The Royal Family, the total cost of maintaining Canada’s constitutional monarchy can be determined.
	www.monarchist.ca /new/docs/costs.html (3623 words)

	The Constitution Act, 1867
		The Provisions of this Act referring to the Lieutenant Governor in Council shall be construed as referring to the Lieutenant Governor of the Province acting by and with the Advice the Executive Council thereof.
		Until altered any the Lieutenant Governor in Council, the Great Seals of Ontario and Quebec respectively shall be the same, or of the same Design, as those used in the Provinces of Upper Canada and Lower Canada respectively before their Union as the Province of Canada.
		The Lieutenant Governor of Quebec may from Time to Time, by Proclamation under the Great Seal of the Province, to take effect from a Day to be appointed therein, constitute Townships in those Parts of the Province of Quebec in which Townships are not then already constituted, and fix the Metes and Bounds thereof.
	www.solon.org /Constitutions/Canada/English/ca_1867.html (9620 words)

	British Columbia Golf Association - Press Release (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Victoria - The British Columbia Golf Association would like to thank Honourable Iona Campagnolo, the 27th Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia, for acting as Guest Speaker at the official opening ceremonies of the 100th BC Women's Amateur Championship, July 11th-13th, 2005 at Victoria Golf Club.
		On a bright and sunny afternoon, the Lieutenant Governor addressed an eager crowd of Amateur hopefuls and their families about the changes that women's golf has undergone and the barriers that early pioneers were faced with.
		Also present was Anne Peabody, former President of the British Columbia Ladies' Golf Association and current Vice-President of the new British Columbia Golf Association.
	www.bcga.org /pressrelease0554.cfm (348 words)

	The Hon. Iona Campagnolo - Canadian Women in Government - Celebrating Women's Achievements
		Another honour came shortly thereafter when she was named Broadcast Citizen of the Year for British Columbia.
		Buoyed by this success, she ran for and was elected to the House of Commons as a Liberal for the riding of Skeena in the summer of 1974.
		She also was the first Chancellor of the University of Northern British Columbia in the 1990s.
	www.collectionscanada.ca /women/002026-811-e.html (622 words)

	The Glenbow Museum > Dewdney Papers- Table of Contents
		Reply of the Council of the North West Territories to Governor Dewdney's speech at the 7th session.
		Governor until after the Provincial elections in Manitoba, as it would effect the elections.
		Crowfoot's message to the governor relating to the Indian Council to be held at Fort Macleod re amount of land for reserves.
	www.glenbow.org /collections/search/findingAids/archhtm/dewdney.cfm (9564 words)

	Order of British Columbia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Order of British Columbia is British Columbia's highest award for outstanding achievement.
		Established by statute in 1989 the award is appointed by the Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia based on recommendations from an advisory council.
		A President, in turn, of one of British Columbia's Public Universities, for a two-year term
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Order_of_British_Columbia (169 words)

	Governor General makes first official visit to the province of British Columbia
		OTTAWA - Her Excellency the Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson, Governor General of Canada, and His Excellency John Ralston Saul, are pleased to be visiting the province of British Columbia on the third provincial visit of their mandate.
		COURTESY CALL ON THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR The Governor General arrives at the Lieutenant Governor's Residence for a courtesy call with The Honourable Garde B. Gardom, Q.C., Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia, and Mrs.
		OFFICIAL ARRIVAL CEREMONIES The Governor General arrives at Parliament, Government Street, where she is greeted by The Honourable Garde B. Gardom, Q.C., Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia; Mrs.
	www.gg.ca /media/doc.asp?lang=e&DocID=634&printVersion=true (1489 words)

	Princess Margaret Celebrates British Columbia's Centenary, 1958 - Royal Heritage Trust Library Shelf (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Dennis Bardens in Princess Margaret, notes that British Columbia worked her hard, but that there was much fun had also.
		That afternoon, the Princess visited a ranch belonging to the widow of the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia at the time of the 1939 royal tour by her parents, and where they had stayed for a time.
		It was like Princess Margaret to wish to see British Columbia's frontier towns, so next she flew seven hundred miles north to the Cariboo region, where beverage rooms were kept dry, out of respect for the occasion.
	www.crht.ca /LibraryShelf/PrincessMargaretsBC.html (605 words)

	Interview with Lieutenant Governor Iona Campagnolo
		Iona Campagnolo was appointed Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia in 2001.
		The Lieutenant Governor is a short, elderly woman who nevertheless manages to carry herself with an elegance and sophistication that supercedes her small frame.
		Aside from Newfoundland (which is still waiting), British Columbia was the last province in Canada to get a female Lieutenant Governor, a fact which Campagnolo is quick to observe.
	www.filibustercartoons.com /lg.htm (2741 words)

	Lorne Mayencourt, MLA -- Homework Helper
		The current Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia is The Honourable Iona Campagnolo.
		The Lieutenant Governor is the representative of Her Majesty, the Queen of Canada.
		Governors of the United Colonies of Vancouver Island and British Columbia
	www.lornemayencourtmla.bc.ca /2004/10425 (122 words)

	British Columbia Personalized License Plates
		The history of vanity plates in British Columbia, or as they are more often referred to today; Personalized license plates, is a much longer tradition than one might initially suspect.
		To distinguish the Lieutenant-Governor’s car, a large, die-struck British Columbia coat-or-arms is attached to a generic base-plate and affixed to the official vehicle.
		Equally problematic was British Columbia’s six-digit format as vehicle registration was slowly progressing towards the one million mark, and the exhaustion of the series.
	www.bcpl8s.ca /Personalized.htm (2256 words)

	Architectural Awards
		Awarded by the Architectural Institute of British Columbia (AIBC) on Friday, June 16, 2006, at the Westin Bayshore, Vancouver.
		Awarded by the Architectural Institute of British Columbia (AIBC), 2004 Jury Co-Chairs Arthur Erickson MAIBC and Nick Milkovich MAIBC, on Saturday, May 1, 2004, at the Villa Amato in Vancouver.
		Awarded by the Architectural Institute of British Columbia (AIBC), 2003 Jury Chair Peter Busby MAIBC, and the Honourable Iona Campagnolo, Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia, on Saturday, May 3, 2003, at the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver.
	www.aibc.ca /pub_resources/aibc_outreach/gallery/awardslst.html (231 words)

	Dr Raghbir Singh Bains receives Order of British Columbia
		Her Honour the Lieutenant Governor praised the outstanding contribution of Dr. Bains and other recipients of this highest award who attributed towards strengthening the province in a variety of exceptional ways.
		The dinner party was attended by Hon’ble Gordon Campbell the Premier of British Columbia, Hon’ble chief Justice Finch, Official party and spouses of the awards recipients.
		Speaking at the dinner party, the Lieutenant Governor praised Dr. Bains for writing the Encyclopaedia of Sikhism which benefited the Canadians to understand the social and cultural heritage of the Sikhs.
	www.sikhsangat.org /publish/printer_174.shtml (1017 words)

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