VHS Memorial Stadium

Memorial Stadium plaque

Victoria High Archives & Museum
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VHS Memorial Stadium

Victoria High Archives & Museum
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Type

VHS Memorial Stadium

Victoria, British Columbia

Notice:

The National Inventory of Canadian Military Memorials is a public, crowd-sourced registry that helps Canadians learn about memorials in their communities. Inclusion in the Inventory does not imply VAC ownership or authority. Responsibility for the care, management, and any changes to a memorial rests with its owning or governing organization.

In the Spring of 1948, Victoria High School students and staff raised funds to create a track and field complex to honour those that had served in the Second World War. Completed in 1949, the facility was known as Memorial Stadium.

Demolition of part of the Memorial Stadium began in August of 2020. Renovations to the school meant the north stands of the stadium had to be removed as part of the work. The memorial element of the stadium will be incorporated as part of the renovated facility and stadium renewal.

Inscription

1939  V.H.S. MEMORIAL STADIUM  1945

[plaque]
MEMORIAL STADIUM
ERECTED TO THE MEMORY OF FORMER
STUDENTS WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES
1939 - 1945

Location
VHS Memorial Stadium

Vining Street and Fernwood Road
Victoria
British Columbia
GPS Coordinates
Lat. 48.429606
Long. -123.3452142