Prisoner Number: Penitentiary Cemetery and b.c

prisoner number: A gravestone bearing prisoner number 3568 belonging to Fernand Robert Bouchard, who died on August 25, 1967 at the age of 36, marks his gravesite at the restored B.C. Penitentiary Cemetery, in New Westminster, B.C. DARRYL DYCK / THE CANADIAN PRESS When he looked down through the tall grass, overgrown brambles and prickly bushes, he noticed rocks marked with prisoner numbers, according to Toronto Star. The B.C. Penitentiary Cemetery, where at least 47 prisoners were buried between 1913 and 1968, was at risk of being forgotten, McEvoy said. The New Westminster city councillor spotted a coyote during a walk and followed it over a fence in pursuit of a photo. Over the past two years, McEvoy has lead a task force to restore the cemetery where federal inmates whose families didn't claim their remains were buried. British Columbia has a lot of historical sites that honour the colonial heritage and colonial officials. Article Continued Below It's an important piece of B.C. history, he said, especially as a snapshot of a diverse segment of the population. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.