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Our Fallen Heroes - Law Enforcement Memorial
The
Bastion was created in 2004 through the dedicated efforts
of the B.C. Law Enforcement Memorial Foundation with tremendous
assistance and support from the Government of B.C. The Bastion is
a four-sided memorial with separate panels representing different
aspects of the Peace Officer community throughout B.C. A total of
eight "Fallen Hero panels" are on the exterior corners
of the Bastion also, with the names appearing in random order except
where multiple losses occurred at one tragic incident.
Panel One is the dedication panel with the major place of honor
being the Coat of Arms of B.C. to illustrate the unified family
of Law Enforcement.
Panels Two and Four (left and right sides) represent all Peace
Officer agencies active in the Province of B.C. These agencies are
in order of date of inception and where a Provincial or Canadian
Agency is not individually represented, the Coat of Arms of Canada
and/or B.C. are in place.
Panel Three (the Legacy Panel) is dedicated to the tremendous service
that many agencies gave to the citizens of this province throughout
its long and proud history. This panel was specifically designed
to illustrate those agencies that served and no longer exist in
active form. The B.C. Provincial Police Crest was chosen as a representative
crest for all.
The Bastion itself was created and installed by a local Victoria
firm Stewart Monumental Works Ltd. after an open design competition.
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