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Government House officially opened on May 19th, 1959, as the 10th Government House, built to replace the former residence destroyed by fire on April 15th, 1957. The Honourable Frank Mackenzie Ross, C.M.G., M.C., LL.D., Lieutenant Governor of the Province of British Columbia, took part in the opening. The building was planned and constructed under the authority of the Hon. W. N. Chant, Minister of Public Works, Province of British Columbia, and was built by John Laing and Son, (Canada) Limited.
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