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Historical Markers and War Memorials in British Columbia

 
By Jimmy Emerson, July 5, 2025
Fernie Coal Marker
1 ► British Columbia, East Kootenay, Fernie — Fernie Coal —
On 7 Street at 6th Avenue, on the left when traveling south on 7 Street.
2 ► British Columbia, Alberni-Clayoquot, Port Alberni — A Versatile Pioneer —
On Pacific Rim Highway (Provincial Highway 4) 25 kilometers west of Beaver Creek Rd (Port Alberni), on the right when traveling east.
3 ► British Columbia, Alberni-Clayoquot, Port Alberni — Bicentennial of the Spanish Expeditions to the Northwest Coasts of America — 1771–1991 —
Near Alberni Harbour Quay.
4 ► British Columbia, Alberni-Clayoquot, Port Alberni — Forest Industry in British Columbia / L’Industrie Forestiere en Colombie-Britannique —
Near Alberni Harbour Quay.
5 ► British Columbia, Alberni-Clayoquot, Ucluelet — 1906 Amphitrite Point Lighthouse —
Near Coast Guard Drive 0.8 kilometers south of Peninsula Road when traveling south.
6 ► British Columbia, Bulkley-Nechako, Fort Fraser — Grand Trunk Pacific —
On Fourth Avenue/Yellowhead Highway (Provincial Highway 16) west of Telegraph Road, on the left when traveling west.
7 ► British Columbia, Bulkley-Nechako, Southbank — Ootsa Lake Nechako Reservoir —
On Ootsa Lake Road, on the left when traveling west.
8 ► British Columbia, Bulkley-Nechako, Telkwa — Overland Telegraph —
On Yellowhead Highway (Provincial Highway 16) 0.5 kilometers west of George Frontage Road, on the left when traveling west.
9 ► British Columbia, Capital Region, Brentwood Bay — Above The Sunken Garden —
Near Benvenuto Avenue.
10 ► British Columbia, Capital Region, Brentwood Bay — Coast Salish Totem Poles —
Near Benvenuto Avenue.
11 ► British Columbia, Capital Region, Brentwood Bay — Concert Lawn —
Near Benvenuto Avenue.
12 ► British Columbia, Capital Region, Brentwood Bay — Fountain of the Three Sturgeons —
Near Benvenuto Avenue.
13 ► British Columbia, Capital Region, Brentwood Bay — Organ Pavillion —
Near Benvenuto Avenue.
14 ► British Columbia, Capital Region, Brentwood Bay — Rose Garden History —
Near Benvenuto Avenue.
15 ► British Columbia, Capital Region, Brentwood Bay — Ross Fountain Lookout —
Near Benvenuto Avenue.
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16 ► British Columbia, Capital Region, Brentwood Bay — Ross Fountain Lookout —
Near Benvenuto Avenue.
17 ► British Columbia, Capital Region, Brentwood Bay — Seed & Fireworks Fields —
Near Benvenuto Avenue.
18 ► British Columbia, Capital Region, Brentwood Bay — Soda Fountain Sit-In —
Near Benvenuto Avenue.
19 ► British Columbia, Capital Region, Brentwood Bay — Star Pond —
Near Benvenuto Avenue.
20 ► British Columbia, Capital Region, Brentwood Bay — Sunken Garden Lake Sit-in —
Near Benvenuto Avenue.
21 ► British Columbia, Capital Region, Brentwood Bay — The Butchart Boar —
Near Benvenuto Avenue.
22 ► British Columbia, Capital Region, Brentwood Bay — The Butchart Gardens / Les Jardins Butchart —
Near Benvenuto Avenue.
23 ► British Columbia, Capital Region, Brentwood Bay — The Italian Garden —
Near Benvenuto Avenue.
24 ► British Columbia, Capital Region, Brentwood Bay — The Japanese Garden —
Near Benvenuto Avenue.
25 ► British Columbia, Capital Region, Brentwood Bay — The Quarry Walls —
Near Benvenuto Avenue.
26 ► British Columbia, Capital Region, Brentwood Bay — The Sunken Garden —
Near Benvenuto Avenue.
27 ► British Columbia, Capital Region, Brentwood Bay — The Sunken Garden Lake —
Near Benvenuto Avenue.
28 ► British Columbia, Capital Region, Central Saanich — Black Pioneers in British Columbia — Les Pionniers Noirs de la Colombie-Britannique —
Near East Saanich Road.
29 ► British Columbia, Capital Region, Colwood — Colwood Pioneer Cemetery —
Near Glencairn Lane at Yeta Terrace, on the right when traveling north.
30 ► British Columbia, Capital Region, Colwood — Fisgard Lighthouse — Le Phare Fisgard —
Near Fort Rodd Hill Road.
31 ► British Columbia, Capital Region, Colwood — Hatley Park —
Near College Drive.
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32 ► British Columbia, Capital Region, Colwood — Royal Roads —
On Ocean Boulevard, on the right when traveling south.
33 ► British Columbia, Capital Region, Colwood — Victoria-Esquimalt Fortifications — Les Fortifications de Victoria-Esquimalt —
Near Fort Rodd Hill Road.
34 ► British Columbia, Capital Region, Esquimalt, Victoria West — Esquimalt Naval Sites — Les Sites Navals d'Esquimalt —
Near Belim Street.
35 ► British Columbia, Capital Region, Esquimalt, Victoria West — The Canadian Women's Army Corps (CWAC) — Le Corps Féminin de l'Armée Canadienne (CFAC) —
Near Belim Street.
36 ► British Columbia, Capital Region, Jordan River — diitiida —
On West Coast Road (Provincial Highway 14) 1.9 kilometers east of Waters Edge Drive, on the right when traveling east.
37 ► British Columbia, Capital Region, Langford — Western Speedway —
Near Millstream Road at Hordon Road, on the right when traveling west.
38 ► British Columbia, Capital Region, Metchosin — Metchosin Schoolhouse —
On Happy Valley Road, on the right when traveling west.
39 ► British Columbia, Capital Region, Oak Bay — Chinese Cemetery — Le Cimetière Chinois —
On Crescent Road at Penzance Road, on the left when traveling south on Crescent Road.
40 ► British Columbia, Capital Region, Sidney — Mayor's Community Builder Awardees at Beacon Park Pavilion —
On Beacon Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
41 ► British Columbia, Capital Region, Sidney — Port of Entry Beacon —
On Beacon Avenue just east of 1st Street, on the right when traveling east.
42 ► British Columbia, Capital Region, Sidney — War Memorial —
Near Seaport Place.
43 ► British Columbia, Capital Region, Sidney — War Memorial —
On Sidney Avenue just west of 3rd Street, on the right when traveling west.
44 ► British Columbia, Capital Region, Sidney — Waterfront Industries —
Near Beacon Avenue.
45 ► British Columbia, Capital Region, Sidney — Year of the Ocean —
On 1st Street just north of Bevan Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
46 ► British Columbia, Capital Region, Victoria — "Ack Ack" (Anti-Aircraft) Artillery — La DCA (artillerie antiaérienne) —
Near Fort Rodd Hill Road.
47 ► British Columbia, Capital Region, Victoria — "Summerdyne" — Celebrating Our Heritage —
On Oak Bay Avenue at Hampshire Road, on the left when traveling east on Oak Bay Avenue.
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48 ► British Columbia, Capital Region, Victoria — 1942 Willys Jeep — Jeep Willys de 1942 —
Near Fort Rodd Hill Road.
49 ► British Columbia, Capital Region, Victoria — 90 mm Anti-Aircraft Gun — Canon Antiaérien de 90 mm —
Near Fort Rodd Hill Road.
50 ► British Columbia, Capital Region, Victoria — Canteen / Cantine —
Near Fort Rodd Hill Road.
51 ► British Columbia, Capital Region, Victoria — Capt. James Cook, R.N. — 1728-1779 —
On Government Street.
52 ► British Columbia, Capital Region, Victoria — Chinese Cemetery —
On Penzance Road just south of Crescent Road.
53 ► British Columbia, Capital Region, Victoria — Coast Defence Artillery Positions: 1878-1956 — Positions de l’artillerie côtière: 1878-1956 —
Near Fort Rodd Hill Road.
54 ► British Columbia, Capital Region, Victoria — Defence Electric Light Directing Station — Poste de commande des projecteurs d'éclairage —
Near Ocean Boulevard.
55 ► British Columbia, Capital Region, Victoria — Defensible Wall / Mur défensif —
Near Fort Rodd Hill Road.
56 ► British Columbia, Capital Region, Victoria — European exploration in the Strait of Juan de Fuca — Les Européens explorent le Détroit de Juan de Fuca —
Near Denison Road 0.6 kilometers south of Beach Drive.
57 ► British Columbia, Capital Region, Victoria — Fisgard Lighthouse / Phare de Fisgard —
Near Fort Rodd Hill Road.
58 ► British Columbia, Capital Region, Victoria — Fisgard Lighthouse National Historic Site — Le Phare Fisgard, Lieu Historique National —
Near Fort Rodd Hill Road.
59 ► British Columbia, Capital Region, Victoria — Fort Victoria —
On Government Street at Belleville Street on Government Street.
60 ► British Columbia, Capital Region, Victoria — Get Your Bearings / S'Orienter —
Near Fort Rodd Hill Road.
61 ► British Columbia, Capital Region, Victoria — Gun Emplacement / Emplacement du canon —
Near Fort Rodd Hill Road.
62 ► British Columbia, Capital Region, Victoria — Harbour Mouth Defences / Défense de l'entrée du port —
Near Fort Rodd Hill Road.
63 ► British Columbia, Capital Region, Victoria — Heavy Metal and Drugs-in 1912? / La machinerie lourde en 1912... —
Near Fort Rodd Hill Road.
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64 ► British Columbia, Capital Region, Victoria — Kwakiutl Bear Pole —
On Belleville Street at Government Street, on the right when traveling west on Belleville Street.
65 ► British Columbia, Capital Region, Victoria — Lower Battery / Batterie inférieure —
Near Fort Rodd Hill Road.
66 ► British Columbia, Capital Region, Victoria — Naval Defence: Yesterday and Today — La Défense navale d'hier et d'aujourd'hui —
Near Fort Rodd Hill Road.
67 ► British Columbia, Capital Region, Victoria — Oak Bay Grocery — Celebrating Our Heritage —
On Oak Bay Avenue just east of Hampshire Road, on the right when traveling east.
68 ► British Columbia, Capital Region, Victoria — Officer's Quarters / Logements des officiers —
Near Fort Rodd Hill Road.
69 ► British Columbia, Capital Region, Victoria — Repository / Manoeuvre du "repository" —
Near Fort Rodd Hill Road.
70 ► British Columbia, Capital Region, Victoria — Royal Canadian Navy —
Near Government Street.
71 ► British Columbia, Capital Region, Victoria — Sahsima —
On Penzance Road 0.4 kilometers south of Crescent Road where Penzance dead ends, on the right when traveling south.
72 ► British Columbia, Capital Region, Victoria — Searchlight Emplacement / Emplacement de projecteur —
Near Fort Rodd Hill Road.
73 ► British Columbia, Capital Region, Victoria — Second World War Temporary Buildings — Bâtiments temporaires érigés durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale —
Near Fort Rodd Hill Road.
74 ► British Columbia, Capital Region, Victoria — Spewhung —
On Beach Drive just south of Orchard Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
75 ► British Columbia, Capital Region, Victoria — Team Work / Travail d'equipe —
Near Fort Rodd Hill Road.
76 ► British Columbia, Capital Region, Victoria — The Birthplace of Victoria —
Near Wharf Street.
77 ► British Columbia, Capital Region, Victoria — The First Flight —
On Lansdowne Road at Carman Street, on the right when traveling east on Lansdowne Road.
78 ► British Columbia, Capital Region, Victoria — The Guardhouse / Corps de garde —
Near Fort Rodd Hill Road.
79 ► British Columbia, Capital Region, Victoria — The Lightkeeper's Boat / L'embarcation du gardien de phare —
Near Fort Rodd Hill Road.
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80 ► British Columbia, Capital Region, Victoria — The Parade of Ships —
On Goverment Street.
81 ► British Columbia, Capital Region, Victoria — The Victoria and Esquimalt Coast Defences — Défense côtère de Victoria et d'Esquimalt —
Near Fort Rodd Hill Road.
82 ► British Columbia, Capital Region, Victoria — Tlikwaynung —
On Beach Drive 0.4 kilometers west of Newport Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
83 ► British Columbia, Capital Region, Victoria — Tsukuba — 1880-1980 —
Near Government Street.
84 ► British Columbia, Capital Region, Victoria — Underground Magazine / Magasin souterrain —
Near Fort Rodd Hill Road.
85 ► British Columbia, Capital Region, Victoria — Upper Battery / Batterie supérieure —
Near Fort Rodd Hill Road.
86 ► British Columbia, Capital Region, Victoria — Upper, Lower, Belmont Batteries — Batteries supérieure, inférieure et Belmont —
Near Fort Rodd Hill Road.
87 ► British Columbia, Capital Region, Victoria — Warrant Officers Married Quarters / Logement de l'adjudant —
Near Fort Rodd Hill Road.
88 ► British Columbia, Capital Region, Victoria — Wisdom on the Water / Prudence en Mer —
Near Fort Rodd Hill Road.
89 ► British Columbia, Capital Region, Victoria, Downtown — 100th Anniversary of the Canadian Navy —
On Wharf Street.
90 ► British Columbia, Capital Region, Victoria, Downtown — 713 Johnson — Designed in 1908 by Victorian architects Thomas Hooper and Charles Elwood Watkins —
On Johnson Street.
91 ► British Columbia, Capital Region, Victoria, Downtown — Amor De Cosmos, 1825-1897 —
On Wharf Street.
92 ► British Columbia, Capital Region, Victoria, Downtown — Arbutus Tree (Arbutus menziesii) —
On Government Street just north of Belleville Street, on the right when traveling north.
93 ► British Columbia, Capital Region, Victoria, Downtown — Boomerang Court and Chancery Lane —
On Langley Street.
94 ► British Columbia, Capital Region, Victoria, Downtown — Cast Iron Panels —
On Pandora Street at Government Street on Pandora Street.
95 ► British Columbia, Capital Region, Victoria, Downtown — Chinese General Store —
On Pandora Street at Government Street on Pandora Street.
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96 ► British Columbia, Capital Region, Victoria, Downtown — Congregation Emanu-El —
On Blanshard Street at Pandora Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Blanshard Street.
97 ► British Columbia, Capital Region, Victoria, Downtown — Customs House —
On Government Street at Courtney Street on Government Street.
98 ► British Columbia, Capital Region, Victoria, Downtown — Dragon Alley —
Near Fisgard Street.
99 ► British Columbia, Capital Region, Victoria, Downtown — Empress Hotel — L’Hotel Empress —
On Government Street.
100 ► British Columbia, Capital Region, Victoria, Downtown — Fifth Regiment of Garrison Artillery —
On Pandora Street at Government Street on Pandora Street.

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