Near Brentwood Bay in Capital, British Columbia — Canada’s West Coast (North America)

Coast Salish Totem Poles

Eagle with Salmon, Orca, Bear with Salmon Totem Pole Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 21, 2014

1. Eagle with Salmon, Orca, Bear with Salmon Totem Pole Marker

Inscription.
Eagle with Salmon, Orca, Bear with Salmon
This Totem Pole, carve in Contemporary Coast Salish style by master carver Doug LaFortune of the Tsawout First Nation, was dedicated on September 9th, 2004 in celebration of the 100th anniversary of The Butchart Gardens.
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Raven, Beaver with Grouse, Otter with pups & clam, Frog
This Totem Pole, carved in Classic Coast Salish style by master carver Charles Elliott of the Tsartlip First Nation, was dedicated on September 9th, 2004 in celebration of the 100th anniversary of The Butchart Gardens.

Erected 2004 by The Butchart Gardens.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Environment • Indigenous Peoples and Communities. A significant historical month for this entry is September 1864.

Location. 48° 33.877′ N, 123° 28.255′ W. Marker is near Brentwood Bay, British Columbia, in Capital. It can be reached from Benvenuto Avenue. Totem poles and markers are near the Rose Carousel Pavilion at The Butchart Gardens. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 800 Benvenuto Avenue, Brentwood Bay BC V8M 1J8, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on British Columbia’s Vancouver Island.

Globally, it is in North America,

in the Inside Passage,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Seed & Fireworks Fields (a few steps from this marker); Concert Lawn (within shouting

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distance of this marker); Organ Pavillion (within shouting distance of this marker); Rose Garden History (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); Above The Sunken Garden (about 120 meters away); The Sunken Garden (about 180 meters away); Fountain of the Three Sturgeons (about 180 meters away); The Japanese Garden (about 180 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brentwood Bay.

Also see . . .
1. The Butchart Gardens. (Submitted on June 15, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Butchart Gardens on Facebook. (Submitted on June 15, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Raven, Beaver with Grouse, Otter with pups & clam, Frog Totem Pole Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 21, 2014

2. Raven, Beaver with Grouse, Otter with pups & clam, Frog Totem Pole Marker

Eagle with Salmon, Orca, Bear with Salmon Totem Pole image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 21, 2014

3. Eagle with Salmon, Orca, Bear with Salmon Totem Pole

Raven, Beaver with Grouse, Otter with pups & clam, Frog Totem Pole image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 21, 2014

4. Raven, Beaver with Grouse, Otter with pups & clam, Frog Totem Pole

Coast Salish Totem Poles and Markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 21, 2014

5. Coast Salish Totem Poles and Markers

The Butchart Gardens Sign image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr.

6. The Butchart Gardens Sign

Credits. This page was last revised on April 25, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 15, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 3,214 times since then and 125 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on June 15, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.