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Tickets free but necessary for John Horgan91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s state memorial

Former premier to be remembered in Dec. 15 ceremony at Greater Victoria91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s Q Centre arena
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Former B.C. premier John Horgan speaks during a swearing in ceremony for B.C. Premier David Eby at the Musqueam Nation, in Vancouver, B.C., Friday, Nov. 18, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Anyone wishing to attend the upcoming provincial state memorial service for former premier John Horgan is being asked to reserve free tickets.

Horgan91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s service will be held Sunday at the Q Centre in Colwood, west of Victoria, which has a capacity for about 4,000 people.

A statement from the B.C. government says tickets are limited to two per person and may be reserved on the Victoria Shamrocks website or by calling the province91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s Intergovernmental Relations Secretariat.

The website shows the doors open at 11:45 a.m. and the service starts at 1 p.m.

Horgan was B.C.91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s 36th premier from July 2017 to November 2022 and was appointed as Canada91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™s ambassador to Germany last year.

He died last month after announcing in June that he was on leave from his diplomatic post after being diagnosed with thyroid cancer.





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