Site of memory: Inner Harbour Type: Contested memorial Who or what is remembered?: Colonial violence James Cook was a captain of the British Navy, famous for his exploratory voyages to Australa, New Zealand the the Pacific Ocean between 1768 and 1779, staying at … Read More
Site of memory: Ross Bay Cemetery Type: Memorial Who or what is remembered?: Japanese Canadians living in Victoria Canadians of Japanese heritage are buried at more than 150 gravesites at Victorias Ross Bay Cemetery (opened in 1873). They were early Japanese immigrants who’s … Read More
Site of memory: Cemetery located in the Oaklands district Type: Memorial Who or what is remembered?: Holocaust victims The Holocaust Memorial is located at the Jewish Cemetery of Victoria. The Jewish Cemetery is the resting place for Holocaust survivors as … Read More
Site of memory: Upland parks in Oak Bay Type: Memorial Who or what is remembered?: Canadian soldiers who died The Oak Bay Cenotaph is located just behind the ocean at Uplands park. It was errected in 1948 to remember 97 persons from Oak … Read More
Site of memory: In front of the BC legislature in Victoria, BC Canada Type: Memorial Who or what is remembered?: Canadian soldiers who died The British Columbia Legislature Cenotaph is a memorial remembering Canadian soldiers who died during World War … Read More