British Columbia Search and Rescue Volunteer Memorial

The British Columbia Search and Rescue Volunteer Memorial, located in , commemorates volunteers who serve, including those who died in the line of duty. The memorial was unveiled on March 2, 2017.
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  • Type: Memorial
  • Description: monument
  • Also known as: “BC Search and Rescue Volunteer Memorial”
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Victoria Centennial Fountain and Royal British Columbia Museum.

Fountain
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, also known as Back Fountain or simply Centennial Fountain, is installed outside the British Columbia Parliament Buildings in .

Museum
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The , founded in 1886, is a history museum in , , Canada. The "Royal" title was approved by Queen Elizabeth II and bestowed by Prince Philip in 1987, to coincide with a royal tour of that year. is situated 220 metres northeast of British Columbia Search and Rescue Volunteer Memorial.

Memorial
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The is a monument commemorating paramedics who have died in the line of duty, installed in . The memorial was unveiled on May 6, 2015.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Victoria and Chinatown.

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is the capital of 's westernmost province; , near the southern tip of . contains a perfect combination of the old and new Canada.

Neighborhood
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The in is the oldest in and the second oldest in North America after . Victoria's had its beginnings in the mid-nineteenth century in the mass influx of miners from California to what is now British Columbia in 1858.

Town
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The Township of is a municipality at the southern tip of , in , Canada. It is bordered to the east by the provincial capital, , to the south by the , to the west by and… is situated 3½ km west of British Columbia Search and Rescue Volunteer Memorial.

British Columbia Search and Rescue Volunteer Memorial

Latitude
48.41857° or 48° 25′ 7″ north
Longitude
-123.37037° or 123° 22′ 13″ west
Open location code
84WRCJ9H+CV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7508960186
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q53753643
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