New memorial in southeastern P.E.I. community honours fishers who were taken by the sea [Video]

Residents of Murray Harbour say a new monument will serve as a tribute to people from the community who lost their lives at sea — and an important reminder of the dangers for those who continue to take the risk of going out on the water. 

The southeastern P.E.I. community recently took possession of the 1,200-pound memorial that now sits at the harbour, overlooking the boats that will come and go during the busy fishing seasons. 

“There’s been a lot of people over the years, unfortunately, [who] never came home from the sea. It was time that we made a memorial, something to remember those people by,” said Gary MacKay, Murray Harbour’s deputy mayor. 

“It’s a threat that those… fishers deal with every day. It’s a dangerous job, and we all just want them to come home every day.”

People living in Murray Harbour, P.E.I., say a new monument is …