McCall Gardens Funeral and Cremation Service

11/20/2025

McCall Gardens is proud to support the Greater Victoria Police Chorus, and want to let you know about their upcoming "A Celtic Christmas" concert.

The concert will take place this year at the Salvation Army Citadel, 4030 Douglas Street, just north of McKenzie Avenue, on Sunday, December 14th, 2025. Doors open at 2:00pm, with the concert getting under way at 2:30pm.

To purchase tickets, you can simply scan the QR Code in the lower right hand corner of this photo.

We'll see you there, and thanks for your support!

11/16/2025

Thank you to everyone who came out in person to support our Veterans on November 11th, or followed the parade and coverage on TV. It is important to share our Veteran's stories, and to remember their sacrifices. It is also important to remember the thousands of men and women who serve today to protect our democracy and way of life. Here is a collection of photos from the day, taken from the CHEK TV footage of Paul Haysom's broadcast. Lest We Forget.

11/08/2025

For those of you who are not able to attend a Remembrance Day Ceremony in person, here is the YouTube link for the CHEK TV Special Coverage of the BC Provincial Ceremony held at the Parliament Cenotaph, with our own Chris Dorrington as Master of Ceremony. Our President, Trevor McCall, will also continue our legacy of "Honouring Life Since 1921", by laying a wreath at the Cenotaph in memory of those who served and died during conflict. Coverage begins on Tuesday, November 11, 2025 at 10:40am. We Will Remember Them.

CHEK News will be livestreaming the Remembrance Day ceremony held at the B.C. Legislature on Nov. 11, 2025.

11/08/2025

We will Honour and Remember Them.

Today is Indigenous Veterans Day.

We honour the courage, sacrifice and service of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Veterans who have served Canada in times of war, conflict and peace.

Their contributions deserve recognition, remembrance and respect. Their stories are an important part of our shared history.

Let us listen, learn and commit to carrying their proud legacy forward.

Read the joint statement: https://ow.ly/LAgq50XoBpl

10/31/2025

Today is Poppy Day. Please wear a poppy to support our veterans and all those who served, died, and continue to serve in defense of our Country and those of our allied nations. "We Will Remember Them"

10/19/2025

Just a quick note to let you all know that online ticket sales are now open for the Greater Victoria Police Chorus' Celtic Christmas Concert on Sunday, December. 14th at 2:30pm. This years concert will be held at the Salvation Army Citadel - 4030 Douglas Street, and tickets are going fast. See the link for tickets in the comments below, and thanks for your support!

09/22/2025

09/21/2025

Lest We Forget.

09/11/2025

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Today, we pause in remembrance of the 24th anniversary of the tragic events of September 11, 2001. We remember the lives lost and their families and friends. We also reflect with deep gratitude on the compassion of those who served and supported families during that time of profound loss.

We will never forget.

07/01/2025

Lest We Forget.

While most Canadians know July 1st as Canada Day, in Newfoundland and Labrador, July 1st has an additional and more solemn meaning as it is also Memorial Day in the province ... a day to remember the anniversary of the Battle of Beaumont-Hamel.

July 1, 1916 would be on the first day of the Battle of the Somme, near the village of Beaumont-Hamel in northern France and the Newfoundland Regiment would enter the action. The Regiment suffered heavy casualties during the battle and more than 80 percent of the regiment was either killed or wounded. At the time, Newfoundland was not yet part of Canada as they didn't enter into conferderation with Canada until 1949.

The battlefield site at Beaumont-Hamel was an obvious choice for a memorial monument as it was a defining moment in Newfoundland history and remains an enduring symbol of the province’s First World War experience. The Beaumont Hamel site was officially opened on June 7, 1925 and is the largest of five memorials dedicated to the 1st Battalion, Royal Newfoundland Regiment in the region.

A large bronze caribou stands on a rocky outcrop above three bronze memorial tablets near the original Newfoundland forward trenches on July 1. Tablets contain the names of 814 Newfoundlanders from the Newfoundland Regiment, the Newfoundland Royal Naval Reserve and the Mercantile Marine who died in service and who have no known graves. The Beaumont Hamel memorial became a Canadian National Historic Site in 1997.

Lest we forget.