Cemetery receives designation

WENTWORTH CREEK, N.S. — Described as “a cultural gem,” the Sainte-Famille Cemetery in Falmouth has been granted municipal heritage status.

Prior to October 2018 cemeteries were excluded from being eligible for such a municipal designation.

“… We find that the property is certainly a symbol of provincial importance as a pre-deportation Acadian cemetery,” said Madelyn LeMay, the municipality’s director of planning.

LeMay said the caretakers of the site requested the designation in August 2018.