Sunday, Feb 23rd
2:00pm – 3:00pm. You should arrive by 1:45pm to purchase your ticket.
1495 Fairfield Road, Victoria, British Columbia, V8S 1E9
The tour starts at the cemetery entrance across from Stannard Ave. At this entrance is the new Memorial Gate. We understand this is a popular time to exercise your canine buddies, however the Cemetery has a NO DOGS Policy.
The tour will take place whether rain or sunshine.
IN-PERSON $5.00/person; $2.00 for OCS/BCBHAS Members
ABOUT THE TOUR: Did you know there are more than 50 Black Pioneers and/or their descendants at Ross Bay Cemetery? This is a guided tour of a few of their graves and others who were influential in the migration of Blacks to the British Colony. The tour hosts are James Gatsi, CEO of a local tech company – CL Web Developers and BC Black History Awareness Society member; and John Adams, Old Cemeteries Society member and owner-operator of “Discover The Past Walking Tours”, Victoria.
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In the summer of 2023, the Society received funding to restore up to 9 grave markers. The project completed in the spring of 2024 and a few of the restored grave markers will be visited as part of this tour.
