St. Margaret's Cemetery

St .Margaret’s Cemetery Board would like to take this opportunity to notify the community of a couple of issues that have come up over the last year. Beach access at the Capernwray gate has been blocked off as recommended by the engineers at the Green Shores Protection Workshop. We ask you to please respect this action. Do not use that beach access and ask your family and friends to not use it in order to allow the vegetation to grow.

New signage was put up in the cemetery at the request of TIVFD  (Thetis Island Volunteer Fire Department) and TIRRA. During the drought last summer the high risk of fire became clear. Both organizations asked the Board to put up No Smoking signs.  A No Camping sign will soon accompany those. (A camper van was found parked in the driveway of the cemetery last summer.) We are presently determining how best to put these signs up so that they will be in keeping with the aesthetics of the cemetery and serve their purpose as well.

We also give thanks to Sheila Kelsey for her many years of service. Sheila was instrumental in the development and management of the cemetery. She will be sadly missed. A farewell tea was held for Sheila and Den at the home of Lucy and Pat Mooney last September . 

The Cemetery Board thanks its many volunteers for their continued support and hard work.Our annual clean up will be happening on Tuesday June 14.The full annual report for the cemetery can be found on the Thetis Island Community website.

Suzanne Sarioglu

Chair St.Margaret’s Cemetery