Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Wolfgang Depner
Publication Date: May 23, 2025 - 17:42
New Royal Roads University campus named in honour of late B.C. premier John Horgan
May 23, 2025
Ellie Horgan choked back tears as Royal Roads University named its new campus after her late husband, John Horgan, honouring the former B.C. premier in the Vancouver Island community of Langford where he lived.“I’m overwhelmed,” she said Friday outside the John Horgan Campus building that is nearing completion, adding, “I can’t wait until the sign goes up.”
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