<div dir="ltr">Hello,<div><br></div><div>This afternoon at Government House in Victoria, the new BC government was sworn in. John Horgan and a Cabinet of 20 Ministers and two Ministers of State were officially sworn in by Her Honour, the Honourable Judith Guichon, Lieutenant Governer of British Columbia, with Premier Horgan unveiling the Cabinet portfolios at the end of the ceremony.</div><div><br></div><div>Of note to BCMA members and museum workers and supporters across the province is the newly-named Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture. The Honourable Lisa Beare (MLA for Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows) is taking on this portfolio. We will send out an email later with a full bio for Minister Beare. She is on Twitter at @lisabeare.</div><div><br></div><div>BCMA President, David Alexander has sent a letter of introduction to the new Minister on behalf of the BCMA, including an invitation to work together to strengthen the arts, cultural and heritage sector in our province.</div><div><br></div><div>You can find the full list of Cabinet appointees here: <a href="http://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/governments/organizational-structure/cabinet/cabinet-ministers">http://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/governments/organizational-structure/cabinet/cabinet-ministers</a></div><div>You can also read the press release from the BC Government here: <a href="https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2017PREM0061-001322">https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2017PREM0061-001322</a></div><div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div><br></div><div>Ben Fast</div><div><div><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size:12.8px" color="#000000"><b>Ben Fast</b></font><div style="font-size:12.8px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000">Programs and Communications Coordinator</font></div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-size:12.8px"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-size:12.8px"><p style="margin:0in 0in 1pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><span style="color:rgb(237,125,49);font-family:arial,sans-serif">BC Museums Association || 675 Belleville Street || Victoria, BC || V8W 9W2</span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 1pt;font-family:calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><span style="color:rgb(237,125,49);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:14.66px">Office: <a href="tel:(250)%20356-5700" value="+12503565700" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">250-356-5700</a></span><span style="color:rgb(237,125,49);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:14.66px"> || <a href="http://www.museumsassn.bc.ca/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">www.museumsassn.bc.ca</a><br></span><span style="color:rgb(237,125,49);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:14.66px">Direct Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/benfaster" target="_blank">@benfaster</a> Twitter: <a href="http://www.twitter.com/BCMuseumsAssn" target="_blank">@BCMuseumsAssn</a> Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BCMuseumsAssn" target="_blank">BCMuseumsAssn</a></span><span style="color:rgb(237,125,49);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:14.66px"><br></span></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 1pt;font-family:calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><br></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 1pt;font-family:calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="2" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">Join us for <i><a href="http://museumsassn.bc.ca/conferences/current-conference/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">A Climate for Change</a></i>, the annual BCMA conference, i</font><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:12.8px;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">n Victoria, <span><span>October 3-6, 2017</span></span>.</span><br></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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