Law enforcement memorial ceremony held in Victoria
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The BC Law Enforcement Memorial committee has decided all future memorial service events will be permanently held in Victoria.
Hundreds of community and law enforcement members gathered Sunday afternoon in Victoria to pay respects to fallen officers.
The British Columbia Law Enforcement Memorial Service 2023 event was held outside of the BC Legislature in Victoria.
The memorial honours 130 law enforcement officers who have made the ultimate sacrifice serving B.C. communities, including Burnaby RCMP Const. Shaelyn Yang, who was killed in the line of duty on Oct. 18, 2022. She was attending a homeless campsite with park workers when she was fatally stabbed.
A number of other events are being held in conjunction with the memorial service.
The ninth annual BCLEM Ride to Remember is a three-day event that started in Abbotsford on Thursday and ended in Victoria. Riders cycled more than 385 kilometres in three days finishing at the BC Legislature on Saturday.
The fifth annual BCLEM Run to Remember also ran from Thursday to Saturday. Runners started in Abbotsford on Thursday and ended in Victoria on Saturday.
On Friday the tenth annual BCLEW Golf Tournament was helped at the Bear Mountain Golf Club in Victoria.
The B.C. event coincides with the National Police and Peace Officers’ memorial held in Ottawa.
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