RCMP Memorial — Vancouver, BC
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Dunbar Loop
N 49° 14.258 W 123° 07.237
10U E 491219 N 5453879
A black granite and bronze memorial stands outside the E Division headquarters of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police to remember the many officers who died in the line of duty while serving the people of British Columbia.
Waymark Code: WM8V6D
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 05/14/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member GA Cacher
Views: 6

This memorial stands outside the headquarters of E Division of the RCMP. This division covers the RCMP operations in British Columbia and this memorial is dedicated to the RCMP officers who died while serving the people of the province.

The memorial reads:

Dedicated to the members of the
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
who lost their lives
during the course of duty
in the Province of
British Columbia

Maintain the right eternally.
Forever remembered.

A la memorie des membres de la
Gendarmerie Royale du Canada
qui sont decedes
dans l'exercice de leurs fonctions
dans la Province de la
Colombie Britannique

Ils maintiendront le droit pour.
L'eternite on ne les oubliera jamais.

According to John Steil and Aileen Stalker in Public Art in Vancouver "a pensive RCMP officer and a hat and gloves representing a deceased colleague are on the corners".

List if there are any visiting hours:
24 hours


Type of memorial: Monument

Website pertaining to the memorial: Not listed

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