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Cumberland council awaiting information about cemeteries

Village staff will report back with cost and other information about a cemetery advisory committee that would review and update the local cemetery bylaw, as recommended by Cumberland acting chief administrative officer David Durrant.

Village staff will report back with cost and other information about a cemetery advisory committee that would review and update the local cemetery bylaw, as recommended by Cumberland acting chief administrative officer David Durrant.Numerous residents are concerned about maintenance, care for headstones, and flowers and small objects at gravesites, Durrant states in a report that recommends short- and long-term solutions. He notes tombstone markers such as small stones or flowers are part of the mourning process in many countries.Coun. Leslie Baird hopes the committee, if created, would consider a memorial garden.



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