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Hundreds of Officers March to B.C. Law Enforcement Memorial in Victoria
About 450 officers are expected as the parade and ceremony honor police and peace officers who died in the line of duty.
- On Sunday, hundreds of uniformed officers marched through Victoria to the legislature for the annual Law Enforcement Memorial Service held on Police and Peace Officers National Memorial Day.
- The event followed Saturday's Law Enforcement Memorial Ride to Remember, where participants cycled over 400 kilometres from Swartz Bay to the legislature to recognize fallen peace officers across the province.
- Roughly 450 officers participated in the service, which honors 135 peace officers who have died in the line of duty in British Columbia, according to the Victoria Police Department.
- National memorial ceremonies occurred across Canada on Sunday, including a service on Parliament Hill in Ottawa where Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree addressed attendees recognizing six officers who died in 2026.
- No new names were added to the B.C. memorial this year, but officials honored six officers nationally, with five names added to the memorial in Ontario, according to the Victoria Police Department.
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