AIO - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, June 2], 2000 Decorations allowed Outcry moves city to change cemetery rules Ry SARAH GLEN AFTER RECEIVING hun- dreds of complaints from local residents unhappy with current cemetery reg- ulations the city has ap- proved recommendations to change the rules and al- low for decorations ‘on fu- ture grave sites. _ The recommendations, tubled by superintendent .of Parks and Recreation: Steve Scott, come after local resident Karen Barry spearheaded a petition raising concerns over ex- isting cemetery regula- tions, which don't allow above ground ornamenta- tion. The petition called for changes to the existing regulations and collected over 750 signatures from area residents. “This is an emotional situation that needs to be addressed,” said Scott. Changes proposed in- clude allowing above ground ornamentation such as upright headstones and flowers for future grave sites in the two undevel- aped sections of the ce- metery, For present grave sites, ground-level borders would separate praves and stop maintenance machinery from driving over head stones — one of the con- cerns raised by Barry. But Scott warned coun- cil that all the proposed changes would come with high price tag. “There is no budget for these changes,” said Scott. “The new regulations would mean extra man- power to hand mow the area, costing about three Mill workers, loggers here vote to strike SAWMILL workers and loggers~here and around the province could be on strike this summer. More than 600 local members of the Industrial Wood and Allied Workers of Canada (IWA) voted more than &5 per cent in favour of strike action last week, said local rep Surin- der Malhotra. They were part of a coast-wide vote that saw 90 per cent back strike ac- tion. Sawmills run by West Fraser and Skeena Cellu- lose, as well as many log- ging operations run by their contractors would likely be affected by any strike. Although SCI is not part of the industry employer ° group, Malhotra said it has signed a me-too clause and will likely be part of. . any shutdown. Contract talks are still underway this week and he predicted any strike likely wouldn’t begin until mid- ; July. Past job actions have’ sometimes seen strikes in and a half times more then it does now,” ‘The city now employs one maintenance worker one and a half days a week fo mow. the grounds. Scott believes that with the added maintenance, a worker would need to work five days’ a week, adding an extra $20,000 per year to the existing main- tenance casts. The cemetery pays close to $72,000 annually in maintenance fees, cov- ering everything from wag- es to Equipment costs, “The taxpayer now pays about $49,000 towards the maintenance .of the ce- metery, but with the new recommendations, that number would jump almost $30,000," said Scott. Burdened by the extra costs, some councillors suggested privatization of the. cemetery be consid- ered. ; “We need to ta accom- ‘“modate everyone,” said councillor, Val George. “By privitazing the ce- metery we could hire someone else to maintain it.” Another idea put for- ward by council included constructing a cement pathway around graves. The pathway would weave around praves and minimize ground and grass disturbance to the individ- ual sites. “The layout of the northern part of the ce- metery [undeveloped] can still be mapped out to ad- dress the concerns raised by the community,” said Scott. Juliana White, a local resident who attended the mecting with her two children, sympathizes with Barry. “When my husband passed- away, my children wanted to decorate his Brave, bul I had to tell them they couldn't,” said White. “They don’t under- stand why not.” Both of White’s child- ren made a plea to council to relax the current regula- tions. “Please put up fences around the graves,” said nine-year-old ‘Savannah White. Although she still has concerns, White is “thrilled” that council un- derstood the urgency of the issue and pledged to find solutions. “The future planning of the cemetery won't help my children, but at least something is being done,” said White. Council referred the is- sue to the Parks and Re- creation Advisory Com- mission. The commission will study the recommenda- tions and report back to council by the end of the summer. Canadian Community Newspapers Association’ ¥ CNA newspapers tell the local story Rk part but not all of the pro- « vince. “This year the member- ship has said if there’s a strike it’s going to be a total B.C. shutdown,” Mal- hotra said. “It’s not going to be a partial strike.” FOSTER FAMILY NEEDED Ministry for Children & Families requires homes for children of all ages with a variety — of behaviours and special needs, Remuneration will be provided based on skills and abilities. 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