From the Town of Gravenhurst council highlights:
Sharon Morton, of the Gravenhurst Lions Club, made a presentation to council.
The club would like to work with the town to establish a pet memorial bridge at the Muskoka Wharf.
She noted the club and town staff have already had initial discussions about the project as the proposal aligns with the council approved Wharf Revitalization Plan.
The project would involve the town painting the existing bridge at the wharf in rainbow colours and the club would coordinate pet memorials, which would consist of pet tags or plaques affixed to the bridge.
The rainbow colours would be symbolic of the Rainbow Bridge poem, which speaks to the loss of a beloved pet and the eventual reunion of pet and owner.
Mayor Lorenz thanked Morton for her presentation and said the proposal sounds like a wonderful idea.
Mayor Lorenz said there will be some details for the club and the town to work out.
CAO Scott Lucas noted council did not need to make any decision regarding the proposal.
He said any budgetary requirements for the project would come to council as part of the capital or operating budget in the future, if necessary.
Learn more about the Gravenhurst Lions Club.
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Thomas R Spivak says
Well, that’s money well spent.
Forget about food shortages and homelessness.
Ann Tippin says
That is a wonderful idea to pay tribute to our beloved furbabies. I definitely would purchase memorial tags!
Wm Hosick says
I agree with the first commenter. As well it is my experience in Muskoka that if you volunteer for anything, especially in Bracebridge, you will be taken advantage of especially with money, gardening, and anything else you put yourself into. Locals are thieves, and slanderers. I am a pet lover and I get the rainbow poem. It is also a gay pride theme that others won’t like and will likely destroy. That’s my experience here.