Another great invitation!

I was really looking forward to going to this but the weather isn't co-operating.  Cheryl, Lexie and I were going but the parking at Government House is limited so we planned on taking the bus from the Swartz Bay to Government House.  It's two buses and over 1 KM walk which if it rains will not be nice.  I hope the weather is nice because the Oak Bay Tea Party is on today also.  I'm happy our Governor General Julie Payette and Janet Austin are women! 

From earlier news reports:
Longtime community advocate Janet Austin was been named B.C.'s new lieutenant governor in April 2018.  The prime minister's office announced the appointment, calling Austin an "outstanding leader who has dedicated her career to improving the lives of others."

"Her advocacy work has helped countless Canadians ... I know she will work hard to represent the province, and its people, well," Trudeau said in a written statement.

In Canada, lieutenant governors represent Queen Elizabeth in their respective provinces. They are appointed by Governor General Julie Payette on Trudeau's recommendation.

Janet Austin was the CEO of the YWCA in Metro Vancouver, one of B.C.'s biggest and most diversified non-profits for 15 years.

"It's obviously an enormous honour," Austin told Stephen Quinn, host of CBC's The Early Edition.

"It's also an opportunity to bring profile to issues that I have long championed. That is something the prime minister has encouraged me to do, and so I look forward to using a different role to do some of the things I have been privileged to do at the YWCA."

Austin has also worked at Big Sisters, B.C. Housing, on the board of directors of Translink and the City of Vancouver's Healthy City for All leadership table; and has served on numerous boards, including the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade and the Canadian Pediatric Society.