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January 2019, Edmonton – Consul General Gilberto Asuque with spouse, Rosalie,
(center of photo) conveys best wishes to the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta, Her
Honour Lois E. Mitchell, CM, AOE, LLD. (3rd
from left, front row), at the Annual New Year’s Day Levee on 01 January 2019 at
the Government House in Edmonton, Alberta. The traditional event is hosted annually by
the Lt. Governor for the Consular Corps and ranking Provincial and Federal
Government officials. In the photo are
(L-R) Deputy Commissioner Curtis Zablocki, Commanding Officer “K” Division Royal Canadian
Mounted Police (RCMP); Brigadier General
Trevor Cadieu, Commander 3rd Canadian Division; Her Honour, the Honourable Lois E. Mitchell,
Lieutenant Governor of Alberta; Consul General Asuque, Madame Asuque, His
Honour, Douglas Mitchell; Commander Jeff Biddiscombe, Royal Canadian Navy; and Chief
Kevin Brezinski, Interim Chief of Police, Edmonton Police Service.
During
the New Year’s Day call, the Consul General reiterated the close cooperation
between Calgary PCG and the Provincial Government of Alberta in promoting
common interests especially on the welfare of the over 175,000 Filipinos in the
province including some 75,000 Filipinos in Calgary.
Consul General and Madame Asuque later joined other members of the Consular Corps in Edmonton for the group photo with Lt. Governor Mitchell.