Our current pandemic may be a burden to us humans but, apparently, it’s been a blessing for some flora.
A resident who lives near Maple Bay’s historic Pioneer Cemetery, just off Herd Road and so tucked away in the trees as to be invisible and all but unknown to passersby, recently complained to North Cowichan Council that the vegetation between the headstones had gotten out of hand.
The Municipality responded immediately and explained that COVID-19 has also played havoc with its work schedules hence the cemetery’s temporary neglect.
I wonder how many Chronicles readers even know of the Pioneer Cemetery’s existence let alone have been there. I can assure you it’s well worth a visit and it really does call to mind the expression, “God's Acre."
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