Cst. Sarah Beckett Memorial Playground
Our proudest local project: a playground at Westhills in Langford, in memory of West Shore RCMP Constable Sarah Beckett.
Constable Sarah Beckett of the West Shore RCMP was a mother of two who was killed in the line of duty in April 2016. A few months later, one of our members proposed a lasting tribute: a place where West Shore children could play, in her memory.
Members sold engraved bricks, flipped burgers, and brought back Lobsterfest for one more year. The community answered: together we raised more than $260,000 for the playground's equipment and surfacing, and it opened at Westhills in Langford in August 2019.
A stone at the playground reads, "Constable Sarah Beckett – A life that made a difference."
Partners
- City of Langford
- West Shore RCMP
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