Cemetery

Following the Remembrance Day ceremony at Forbes Hall, it is now a tradition in the fire department to take the flowers placed in memory at the flagpole by community members and put them on the graves of those who served their country in wartime and peace.

We have “The Lives Behind the Headstones” (by Sheila Kelsey, 1993) guide us, but we do not have an updated and reliable list of names we wish to honour.

If you know of a family member, past neighbour, or old friend that is interred in St. Margaret’s Cemetery and served their country in the military or in a support role on the home front (for instance, my mum fabricated war planes in BC), please send their name to info@thetisislandfire.ca with the subject line: Cemetery.

We will compile a more complete list and endeavor to place a flower in respect and memory on their grave marker next year.

Thank you,
Fire Chief J. Caldbeck
Thetis Island Vol. Fire Department