Over a hundred peace officers who have been killed in the line of duty were honoured Sunday in a ceremony at the Peace Arch border crossing.
Police officers including Const. Jimmy Ng were remembered in the mid-day event, which brought back memories for his mother, Theresa Ng.
"When we see so many people show and pay respect to the fallen officers it makes you proud of your own son and you know what they did -- it's worth it," she said.
Ng was struck and killed on a routine call in Richmond in 2003. The driver was convicted of criminal negligence causing death.
The memorial began with a parade at noon and a memorial at 1 p.m. Highway 99 was closed for the ceremony, and all traffic was directed to another crossing to the east.
In all, 106 officers were remembered at the ceremony, one of several that happened across the country.
This year, two new names were added -- Const. Douglas Scott, a Mountie shot and killed in Nunavut, and Const. Christopher Warden, who was murdered in the Northwest Territories.
"To the families and loved ones of those we are remembering today, you can have confidence your law enforcement family will always be there to support you and will forever honour their memory and sacrifice," said RCMP Deputy Commissioner Gary Bass.
The event brought back memories for Terrie Philp, whose father, Vancouver Police Reserve Inspector Stan Threntham died 45 years ago this month.
"He was directing traffic," she said. "He was a hit and run victim one night and just didn't come home."
She still wears the VPD pendant Threntham was wearing that night.
"I'm angry, I'm sad. I lost somebody that I had long enough to teach me the joys of life. The better in people. A mentor. When I needed him the most, he wasn't there."
"Words could never express my pride," said Philp. "This is something I carry, this is something he taught me. We'll never lose that. We'll never lose that."
With a report from CTV British Columbia's Shannon Paterson
