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A Memorial
Thursday, June 18th, 2009 by GetawayBC.com
A peaceful place on Maple Avenue, alongside a meandering creek and lined with majestic evergreen trees, ferns and foliage, was chosen in 1875 by the pioneer Muirs as the final resting place for their family and relatives.
A stop there today, on Maple Avenue South, will introduce the visitor to Sooke’s Millennium Memorial Park, and the Muirside Cemetery. Historical interpretations and grave markers allow a glimpse into the lives and brave pioneering spirit of those who made Sooke their home so long ago.
A Heritage Shield sign recognizing B C’s first immigrant settler is placed here, one of a series of more than 50 such shields you may see in a regional program marking heritage sites within the Sooke – Port Renfrew area.;