Captain Jackson Commemoration
Presentation to CouncilMay 25, 2009
Presentation Outline
Introduction Purpose of the Presentation Project Background Relevant History Proposed Commemoration Partners and Appreciation
Purpose of the Presentation
To update Council on an Heritage Advisory Committee initiative to commemorate Captain Hector Jackson
Project Background
Petition to the Heritage Advisory Committee from the Jackson Family, May 26, 2008
Trial propagation in cultivating heritage trees from the four remaining First World War memorial trees in the Township
Recent and anticipated publications on the life and letters of Captain Hector Jackson
Community and media interest culminating November 11, 2008
History: Remembering the Fallen
Capt. Hector John Roderick Jackson, M.C.
10th Canadian Engineers
Canadian Expeditionary Force
1892 – 1920
Proposed CommemorationSite Location and Rationale
Historical Criteria
Close proximity to the original Jackson farm on 24th Avenue near 256th Street in Aldergrove
Safety Considerations
Compliance with the site line requirements for road safety
Provision for Parking Opportunity to park
temporarily to view the memorial
Environmental Considerations
Compatibility with the existing creek adjacent to the road which is not rated environmentally sensitive
Site Elements
Boulevard Crossing Restored memorial stone, concrete base and
interpretative bronze plaque Memorial Tree
Interpretive Plaque & Wording
MEMORIAL TREERed Maple
Acer rubrum L
This tree was planted in 2009 to replace one placed on this road in 1923 in memory of Captain Hector John
Roderick Jackson, M.C.Many commemorative trees, most now lost, were planted
throughout the community in honour of soldiers from Langley who died during or shortly after the First
World War.
DEDICATED BY THE LANGLEY HERITAGE SOCIETY&
THE TOWNSHIP OF LANGLEY
Red Maple Memorial TreeAcer rubrum L
Target Completion
November 11, 2009
Partners & Appreciation Langley Heritage Society Canadian War Graves Commission The Jackson Family Kent & Carolyn Strobel Township of Langley, Transportation Engineering Township of Langley, Parks Design & Development Township of Langley, Recreation Culture and Parks Mr. Warren Sommer
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