Missing memorial plaque has a permanent replacement [Video]

A replacement plaque has been installed at a memorial for a Cambridge boy and a Waterloo Regional Police officer who drowned in the Grand River.

The original plaque went missing from the Parkhill Dam in June, along with two others in Cambridge.

Missing plaque at the memorial for Const. Dave Nicholson and Mark Gage at the Parkhill Dam in Cambridge on June 20, 2024. (Krista Simpson/CTV News)

An anonymous person then put a wooden one in its place.

This is the replaced memorial plaque on July 23, 2024. (CTV News/Tyler Kelaher)

The City of Cambridge confirmed Tuesday that the wooden plaque had been replaced with a new and permanent bronze one last week.

“The replacement cost was approximately $1,500, plus installation,” the city said in an email to CTV News.

The plaque pays tribute to Mark Gage and Const. Dave Nicholson.

On Aug. 12, 1998, Gage ran into trouble while swimming with his friends in the Grand River …