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February 20, 2017
Opening of the BC Legislature The following personnel were in leading parade positions: • Guard Commander Lieutenant-Commander Mike Erwin • Right Guard Platoon Officer Lieutenant (N) David Fillion • Left Guard Platoon Officer Captain Joshua Weissbock • Colour Guard Chief Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class Eric Pohoney • Naden Band Director of Music Sub-Lieutenant Vincent Roy • Troop Sergeant Major Warrant Officer Lisa Kachanoski • Artillery Troop Commander Lieutenant Krysta Spielmacher • Artillery Salute Alpha Gun Detachment Commander Master Corporal Christopher Yuill • Artillery Salute Bravo Gun Detachment Commander Sergeant Bill Colesweb.
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ceremonial Guard of Honour comprised of 100 members from Maritime Forces Pacific (MARPAC) were on parade during the opening of the 6th Session of the 40th Parliament of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Wednesday Feb. 14. Also participating was the Naden Band of the Royal Canadian Navy and an artillery saluting battery from 5th B.C. Field Regiment Royal Canadian Artillery. The ceremony began with a 15-gun Vice-Regal Salute when Her Honour, Lieutenant Governor Judith Guichon, arrived to meet Premier Christy Clark on the steps of the Legislature Building at 1:40 p.m.
Photos: Cpl Stuart MacNeil, MARPAC Imaging Services