Veterans Cemetery in Esquimalt, British Columbia, has been an honoured final resting place for those who served at sea when the cemetery was established in 1868. Over the years, the cemetery was opened to anyone who served in Canada's military. Today, more than 2,500 military personnel and their family members are buried at God's Acre—as this beautiful place is commonly known. Veterans Cemetery covers nearly 3.32 acres of land is nestled between the 12th and 17th holes of the Gorge Vale Golf Club.
The objective of the contract is for the provision of caretaker and maintenance services at Veterans Cemetery in Esquimalt, BC. This includes the overall care and maintenance of the cemetery in the form of grass cutting, trimming, and general clean up of the cemetery including its buildings and other infrastructure. General care and maintenance of equipment and other cemetery assets is also required.
Services will also include the provision and/or coordination of other related duties including interments, and similar requests which must be handled in a timely and professional manner. Services may also include responding to questions from third party contractors providing services within the cemetery as and when requested by the Project Authority (PA).
