Memorials
A stone cairn was dedicated to the local war dead of the First and Second World Wars and the local veterans of the Korean War and peacekeeping. Presented by the grateful Dutch Canadians of Vancouver in 1970, a copper plaque is dedicated to the memory of the B.C. Regiment who helped liberate Holland in the 1944 - 1945 campaign. A wooden Celtic cross was dedicated to the officers, NCO's and men who fell at Vimy Ridge. A wooden Celtic cross was erected by their fellow officers and men in honour of the men of the 28th Canadian Armoured Regiment who died while serving in the Second World War. Memorials at Beatty Street Drill Hall
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