Hatley Memorial Gardens Tour

​"Join us for a new tour of this 1932 lawn cemetery where many notable people are buried. Originally known as The Colwood Burial Park or The Colwood Cemetery, it is privately owned and operated by Arbor Memorial, a Canadian company. Enjoy the beautifully landscaped grounds, while hearing stories told by an OCS team. Meet inside the main entrance at 2050 Sooke Road in Colwood."

​https://oldcem.bc.ca/tours/tours-schedule/

​Our tours begin at 2 pm. No reservations needed. It costs $5 for non-members and $2 for members. The fee can be paid by cash or e-transfer.

Tour locations are noted in the description. Most of our tours take place at Ross Bay Cemetery, RBC. For the Ross Bay Cemetery tours we meet at the cemetery entrance on Fairfield Road, opposite the south end of Stannard Street.

​OCS members get a discount on the weekly tours and receive six copies per year of the newsletter “Stone Cuttings” plus advance notification of tours and other activities. Part of each membership and all donations assist many worthwhile projects undertaken by the OCS at RBC and other Greater Victoria heritage cemeteries each year.

​We also offer private group tours on request on other days of the week. Contact us for information.

​Please visit our membership page to join the Old Cemeteries Society.