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27-754: Logan Lake is a district municipality in the Southern Interior of British Columbia , Canada . It was founded in the 1960s and 1970s to support copper , molybdenum and other mineral mining operations located south of the town. The Village of Logan Lake was incorporated in November 1970, and was incorporated into a district municipality in June 1983. Postal service from the Logan Lake post office began in August 1971. The town of Logan Lake consists of

54-600: A change of 13.1% from its 2016 population of 1,993. With a land area of 324.28 km (125.21 sq mi), it had a population density of 7.0/km (18.0/sq mi) in 2021. According to the 2021 census , religious groups in Logan Lake included: 50°29′28″N 120°48′55″W  /  50.49111°N 120.81528°W  / 50.49111; -120.81528 District municipality Under provincial law, municipalities in British Columbia are to be designated "district municipalities" on incorporation if

81-472: A part of British Columbia politics , Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière was the last lieutenant governor in Canada to dismiss an incumbent premier, Edward Gawler Prior, from office. Prior had been found to have given an important construction contract to his own hardware business; though, he was later appointed as lieutenant governor himself. In 1952, without a clear majority in the legislative assembly following

108-495: A province. South Africa recognizes three types of municipality; metropolitan, district and local. District municipalities are made up of a number of local municipalities. The vast majority of land consists of district municipalities, with metropolitan municipalities being reserved for large cities and the areas around them. There are eight metropolitan municipalities, and 44 district municipalities subdivided into 226 local municipalities. This British Columbia -related article

135-478: A rural municipality, is one of three municipal types, along with towns and regional municipalities. District municipalities and county municipalities are further considered rural municipalities . The province's twelve district municipalities are referred to as municipal districts by Statistics Canada . Currently, only one district municipality exists in Ontario – District Municipality of Muskoka . It

162-483: A small central commercial district with a Municipal Town Hall, Fire Hall, Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Detachment, BC Ambulance Station, and Local Health Centre located along the main road (known as Meadow Creek Road or Highway 97D ). Residential areas are situated on either side of the highway running through town. The town boasts a small, but active, non-profit, all-volunteer, TV Society , which re-broadcasts 27 channels of Digital TV and 6 FM radio stations to

189-412: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This South Africa-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about geography terminology is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia The lieutenant governor of British Columbia ( / l ɛ f ˈ t ɛ n ə n t / ) is the representative of

216-493: Is also located here. The primary industry for the population is mining, with the Highland Valley Copper mine one of the largest employers for the town. Local services and employment in nearby Merritt and Kamloops are also important to the economy. In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , Logan Lake had a population of 2,255 living in 1,064 of its 1,135 total private dwellings,

243-476: Is named after him. The original Colony of British Columbia was amalgamated with the Colony of Vancouver Island in 1866. That larger jurisdiction was succeeded by the present-day province of British Columbia, following the territory's entry into Canadian Confederation in 1871, when the present office of the lieutenant governor of British Columbia came into being. Since 1871, 28 lieutenant governors have served

270-503: Is stocked with rainbow trout via a man-made spawning channel and barbless fishing is permitted with a catch of 1-3 fish per person depending on stock. Watercraft such as small boats and inflatable craft are popular. Fueled engines are not allowed on the lake, although electric engines are permitted. Boats can be launched from a dock at the north end of the lake which boasts a small campground for tents, trailers and fifth-wheels with some lots having electrical hookups. A nine-hole golf course

297-850: The Canadian Royal Family and the Canadian monarch's federal representative, the governor general of Canada . The first British settlement in the area was the Colony of British Columbia , of which the first lieutenant governor was Richard Clement Moody , who had previously served as the first governor of the Falkland Islands . Moody selected the site for and founded New Westminster —the original capital of British Columbia —and established Cariboo Road and Stanley Park . He named Burnaby Lake after his private secretary, Robert Burnaby , and named Port Coquitlam's 400-foot (120 m) Mary Hill after his wife, Mary. Port Moody

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324-733: The general election , Lieutenant Governor Clarence Wallace was required to exercise his personal judgement in selecting the province's premier . Though the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF; now the New Democratic Party ) held one fewer seat than the Social Credit Party (Socred), Wallace was under pressure to call on the CCF leader to form a government. Wallace, however, went with Socred leader W.A.C. Bennett , which resulted in

351-610: The legislative assembly's confidence in her. As the vote on the Speech from the Throne is automatically a confidence vote and the speech was voted down, Clark's government fell. She advised Lieutenant Governor Judith Guichon to call a new elections, contending that the NDP would be unable to provide a stable government due to the need for one of its members to act as speaker, likely resulting in frequent tied votes that could be broken only by

378-399: The Logan Lake area. The system is run much like a small cable company, save that signals are broadcast over the air and payment for those services are made through property taxes. The RCMP detachment has a staff of four including one detachment commander of Corporal rank, two general duty constables and one full time clerk. Traffic enforcement is also provided by district-level units based in

405-471: The adjacent larger communities. The dispatch centre is in Kelowna. The BC Corps of Commissionaires provides guard services. Building and grounds maintenance services are contracted. Logan Lake has two public schools; an elementary (kindergarten through grade 4) school (Logan Lake Elementary School) and a secondary (grade 5 through grade 12) school (Logan Lake Secondary School). The Elementary school sits near

432-468: The area to be incorporated is greater than 800 hectares (8.0 km ; 2,000 acres) and has an average population density of less than 5 inhabitants per hectare (500/km ; 1,300/sq mi). Municipalities may be incorporated under different classifications under the direction of the province's lieutenant governor , as is the case with the District of North Vancouver . A district municipality, also called

459-503: The commercial district adjacent to the Town Hall/Fire Hall and RCMP Detachment. The Secondary School is located in the south of the town and sits near a Ducks Unlimited Canada marsh site (locally known as "The Duck-Pond"). "Logan Lake" proper is a small lake located on Meadow Creek Road (Highway 97D) on the north end of the town. Logan Lake has a very muddy lake bed and is fed via rain, runoff, and small creeks. The lake

486-459: The lieutenant governor ; these are generally created in partnership with another government or charitable organization and linked specifically to their cause. These honours are presented at official ceremonies, which count amongst hundreds of other engagements the lieutenant governor partakes in each year, either as host or guest of honour; the lieutenant governor of British Columbia undertook 350 engagements in 2006 and 390 in 2007. At these events,

513-623: The lieutenant governor's presence is marked by the lieutenant governor's standard , consisting of a blue field bearing the escutcheon of the Arms of His Majesty in Right of British Columbia , surmounted by a crown and surrounded by ten gold maple leaves, symbolizing the ten provinces of Canada . Within British Columbia, the lieutenant governor also follows only the sovereign in the province's order of precedence , preceding even other members of

540-545: The monarch in the province of British Columbia , Canada. The office of lieutenant governor is an office of the Crown and serves as a representative of the monarchy in the province , rather than the governor general of Canada . The office was created in 1871 when the Colony of British Columbia joined Confederation . Since then the lieutenant governor has been the representative of the monarchy in British Columbia . Previously, between 1858 and 1863 under colonial administration

567-417: The monarch's constitutional and ceremonial duties. The present, and 30th, lieutenant governor of British Columbia is Janet Austin , who has served in the role since 24 April 2018. The lieutenant governor of British Columbia is vested with a number of governmental duties . The viceroy is also expected to undertake various ceremonial roles . The lieutenant governor, him or herself a member and Chancellor of

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594-643: The order, will induct deserving individuals into the Order of British Columbia and, upon installation, automatically becomes a Knight or Dame of Justice and the Vice-Prior in British Columbia of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem . The viceroy further presents other provincial honours and decorations , as well as various awards that are named for and presented by

621-496: The province, including firsts such as David Lam —the first Asian-Canadian lieutenant governor in Canada—and Iona Campagnolo —the first female lieutenant governor of British Columbia. The shortest mandate by a lieutenant governor of British Columbia was Edward Gawler Prior , from 1919 to his death in 1920, while the longest was George Pearkes , from October 1960 to July 1968. In 1903, before political parties were

648-519: The speaker. Guichon disagreed and refused to dissolve the legislature. Clark then resigned and Guichon invited Horgan to form a government, which was sworn in by Guichon on 18 July. During Guichon's time serving as lieutenant governor, she put a strong focus on the interaction of the Crown in British Columbia with the Indigenous peoples in the province, which she said needed to be defined by "respect, relationships, and responsibility", stating that

675-465: The start of a 20-year dynasty for the latter. The provincial election in 2017 resulted in neither the incumbent Liberals , nor the opposition New Democrats (NDP), winning a majority. The balance rested with the Green Party , which eventually agreed to support an NDP minority government with NDP leader John Horgan as premier. Still, Premier Christy Clark refused to resign until she could test

702-500: The title of lieutenant governor of British Columbia was given to Richard Clement Moody as commander of the Royal Engineers, Columbia Detachment . This position coexisted with the office of governor of British Columbia served by James Douglas during that time. The lieutenant governor of British Columbia is appointed in the same manner as the other provincial viceroys in Canada and is similarly tasked with carrying out most of

729-426: Was formerly a district but has undergone heavy urbanization and development , particularly from tourism , as it is the heart of Ontario's cottage country . As a result, it was "upgraded" from a district (such as neighbouring Parry Sound District ) to having powers similar to a regional municipality , such as York Regional Municipality . In South Africa, district municipalities are administrative divisions of

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