Victoria, British Columbia Victoria, British Columbia Victoria, the capital city of the Canadian province of British Columbia, is on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of 85,792, while the metropolitan area of Greater Victoria has a population of 367,770, making it the 15th most populous Canadian metropolitan area. Victoria is the 7th most densely populated city in Canada with 4,405.8 people per square kilometre, which is a greater population density than Toronto. Victoria is the southernmost major city in Western Canada, and is about from British Columbia's largest city of Vancouver on the mainland.
British Columbia Sheriff Service he was attempting to arrest for disorderly conduct in a hotel in Golden,B.C. 1999 Deputy James Askew died as a result of a training accident in Kamloops, B.C. British Columbia Sheriff Service The British Columbia Sheriff Service (BCSS) is a provincial Law Enforcement agency overseen by the Ministry of the Attorney General in the province of British Columbia, Canada. It is the oldest law enforcement agency in what is now the Province of British Columbia, Serving since 1857. Under the authority of the Criminal Code of Canada, B.C. Police Act & B.C. Sheriff Act they are peace officers with authority