Carleton Place’s Local Monument Needs Funds for its Renovation
Members of the Carleton Place legion are planning to renovate a local monument. The President of the Legion Branch 192, Ian Davidson, said that, through the Department of Veteran Affairs, they are appealing for the finance of the Cenotaph Restoration Program.
According to Davidson, the application process started midway through summer, and, the Royal Canadian Legion’s Provincial Vice Chairman, Ron Goebel, discussed the possibility of the monuments reconditioning.
The process would start by cleaning up the monument from years and years of vandalism. Landscaping made molds and mildew form at the base of the monument. To prevent the shrubs from overtaking the Cenotaph, the town has already removed the plants that are growing too close to it.
According to Davidson, the Legion also plans to replace the cenotaph’s walkway with gray paving stones that extend beyond the flag poles in order to make the poles part of the monument. They hope that the gray bricks would improve the monument’s appearance, giving it a more impressive look. By extending the stones, people can also be more visible from the street.
The application for the funding has already been completed by the Legion. They have also already received financial and verbal support from the town, but the Legion has to wait until March for the Veteran Affairs’ decision over the matter.
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