Seven grave markers were knocked over last week in Surrey Centre Cemetery.
The graves stones were nearly all one metre or taller in height and were in the pioneer section of the cemetery, where most graves are more than 100 years old.
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Sue Bryant, a member of the Surrey Historical Society, said she first heard about the vandalism April 26 through the 香蕉视频直播淔riends of West Cloverdale香蕉视频直播� Facebook page.
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The damaged grave markers include families such as: McCallum, Elliott, Acorn, Wood, and others.
Bryant gives cemetery tours and is very familiar with the stories of the families that are interred in the graveyard.
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Bryant said the pioneer grave sites occupy a part of the graveyard that is somewhat secluded.
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Bryant said the only other vandalism at Surrey Centre Cemetery that she can remember happened about 25 years ago.
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Gibbs wondered if, given the profile of the pioneers, the historical value of the pioneer section, and its century-old markers, it wasn香蕉视频直播檛 time for some more security.
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香蕉视频直播淐emetery staff have started the process to repair the monuments which were vandalized last week,香蕉视频直播� wrote Laurie Cavan in an email to the Cloverdale Reporter. 香蕉视频直播�The contractor expects to have the repairs completed by the end of this week (May 1).香蕉视频直播�
Cavan, the general manager of the Parks, Recreation, and Culture department, said the repair work will restore the grave markers in such a way that they香蕉视频直播檒l retain their historic appearance.
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