Local group planning for restoration at St. Margaret’s Cemetery

Local group planning for restoration at St. Margaret’s Cemetery

A local group is planning to restore family plots at Fernie’s St. Margaret’s Cemetery on Saturday, Aug. 29. The group is spearheaded by Chris Lethbridge, who lived in the Elk Valley from 1976 until 1991. Lethbridge, who tragically lost his best friend in 1983, recently visited the Cemetery and was dismayed at the state of what he considers a place of tranquility – specifically headstones but also benches and general maintenance. “Dead grass, bro…