TIGNISH, P.E.I. — A Tignish councillor is suggesting a mural on the fire hall might serve as an effective memorial for deceased firefighters. Councillor Judy Morrissey-Richard said she got the idea from an entry in this year’s Communities in Bloom competition.
Mayor Allan McInnis told council he recently checked with fire chief Allan Gavin about the possibility of erecting a monument out front of the fire hall. He told town council that he heard back from the fire chief that firefighters were all in favour of a monument.
“The next phase of this that we have to do is maybe get some kind of an idea of what we want and get a cost of it,” Mayor McInnis described the process. He said council would not be acting on it until budget time.
In the meantime, he suggested the town’s fire committee chair, Debbie Fennessey, obtain quotes on what a monument with a brass plate remembering deceased firefighters would cost.
Morrissey-Richard said a monument a little bigger than a headstone would likely be in the range of $9,000 to $10,000.
McInnis mentioned it could be a large granite stone with a plaque fastened to it.
Morrissey-Richard proposed “a beautiful mural, painted, erected on the front of the building with a brass plaque underneath it.” She said such a memorial was featured in a brochure at the Communities in Bloom symposium she attended recently.
The mayor emphasized he’s happy with any appropriate display, “just as long as deceased firemen are recognized."
"We should have something.”
Tignish council entertaining ideas for remembering deceased firefighters
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