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.
91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 absolutely horrible,91裸聊视频� said Michael Gibbs, president of the Surrey Historical Society. 91裸聊视频淚 don91裸聊视频檛 understand why someone would do something like this.91裸聊视频�
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Sue Bryant, a member of the Surrey Historical Society, said she first heard about the vandalism April 26 through the 91裸聊视频淔riends of West Cloverdale91裸聊视频� Facebook page.
91裸聊视频淚 went up right away and took a bunch of photos,91裸聊视频� said Bryant. 91裸聊视频淪everal of the older headstones on the City side of the pioneer section of the cemetery were damaged.91裸聊视频�
Deeply saddened to see the damage caused by vandals at the Surrey Centre cemetery in the pioneer91裸聊视频檚 section. Some of these headstones were over a century old.
91裸聊视频� Surrey Historical Society (@SocietySurrey)
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.
91裸聊视频淭his is very sad, given some of the damaged headstones date back to the late 1800s, early 1900s, and at least two are of children less than a year old.91裸聊视频�
Bryant said the pioneer grave sites occupy a part of the graveyard that is somewhat secluded.
91裸聊视频淵ou can91裸聊视频檛 see the area from any houses. I91裸聊视频檝e been there late at night and I91裸聊视频檝e seen a lot of people hanging out there.91裸聊视频�
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Bryant said the only other vandalism at Surrey Centre Cemetery that she can remember happened about 25 years ago.
91裸聊视频淚n the mid-90s, a big group of (gravestones) were vandalized.91裸聊视频�
Gibbs wondered if, given the profile of the pioneers, the historical value of the pioneer section, and its century-old markers, it wasn91裸聊视频檛 time for some more security.
91裸聊视频淚 think we need some cameras in here,91裸聊视频� noted Gibbs. 91裸聊视频淭his cemetery is part of our heritage.91裸聊视频�
91裸聊视频淐emetery staff have started the process to repair the monuments which were vandalized last week,91裸聊视频� wrote Laurie Cavan in an email to the Cloverdale Reporter. 91裸聊视频�The contractor expects to have the repairs completed by the end of this week (May 1).91裸聊视频�
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 they91裸聊视频檒l retain their historic appearance.
91裸聊视频淭o prevent future vandalism, the repaired monuments will be fastened with a metal rod through the monument into its base,91裸聊视频� added Cavan. 91裸聊视频淚t is rare for historic monuments in Surrey to be defaced or damaged by acts of vandalism.91裸聊视频�
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