B.C.’s first female lieutenant-governor, Iona Campagnolo, dies

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Government House was notified of her death Friday morning and has lowered their flag to half-mast.

B.C.'s first woman lieutenant-governor Iona Campagnolo has died. Government House says they were notified of her death Friday morning.The house, which is the official residence of the lieutenant-governor of British Columbia, said funeral arrangements are underway.Campagnolo was born in Vancouver on October 18, 1932. She was a well-known broadcaster and won a B.C. Broadcaster of the Year award, according to the Northern BC Archives.

On September 21, 2001, Campagnolo was appointed by Governor General Adrienne Clarkson, on the advice of Prime Minister Jean Chrétien, as B.C.’s first female lieutenant-governor.Story continues below advertisement Since 2007, Campagnolo remained active and involved with two key B.C. issues — reconciling Indigenous rights and title with crown title, and salmon sustainability, according to archives.‘Deeply concerned for his safety’: Amber Alert remains for 3 month-old boy in Langley, B.C.ReadThieves got away with $30M from a Gardaworld storage facility in LA. How could it happen?

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