VICTORIA – A provincial state memorial service for former premier John Horgan will be held on Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024, at the Q Centre in Colwood, starting at 1 p.m.
Lieutenant Governor Janet Austin, Premier David Eby and other dignitaries will be in attendance.
The service will include religious components by Rev. Dr. Keith Howard, musical interludes and words of remembrance.
The public is welcome to attend. Information about how members of the public can obtain entry will be released in the coming days.
John Horgan, former Premier of BC who was serving as Canada’s Ambassador to Germany, died on November 12 at the age of 65, after his long battle with cancer.
Horgan served as B.C.’s New Democrat premier for five years before stepping down in 2022, then was appointed ambassador last year. But in June, Horgan announced he was on leave from his diplomatic post after being diagnosed with thyroid cancer.
Horgan’s family issued a statement on social media saying he died peacefully Tuesday morning at Royal Jubilee Hospital in Victoria. “The well-being of British Columbia and everyone in it was everything to him. He was surrounded by family and friends and love in his final days.”
Horgan is survived by his wife Ellie, and sons Evan and Nate.
