Ross Bay Cemetery

Ross Bay Cemetery, named for its unique oceanside location at Ross Bay, has been in continuous use since 1872 and is maintained and managed by the City of Victoria.

A fine example of a Victorian-era cemetery, it has been designated a Municipal Heritage Site. A number of prominent and well-known people are buried here, including Sir James Douglas, British Columbia's first governor, artist Emily Carr and Billy Barker, the man responsible for the Cariboo Gold Rush.
 

Mature trees grace Ross Bay Cemetery. The widest range of pine trees in the Victoria area can be found here, as well as Spanish Fir, Rocky Mountain white fir and cork-bark elm. Japanese flowering cherries add a flourish of colour to the lovely old monuments and grave art. The Old Cemeteries Society conducts popular guided tours through the cemetery and operates a visitor's centre across Fairfield Road at historic Ross Bay Villa, open for public enquiries on Sundays from 1 to 3 p.m.

Interment

The City allows full interments as well as interments of cremated remains at Ross Bay Cemetery. To learn more, please see below.