Veterans in Summerside dismayed to see waste, vandalism around cenotaph [Video]

As Remembrance Day approaches, a group of veterans says an area around Summerside’s cenotaph isn’t being respected and some residents no longer feel safe visiting it. 

They are raising concerns about the state of Memorial Park, which includes the 100-plus-year-old cenotaph paying tribute to wartime service and sits in the heart of the city’s downtown. 

The veterans say unhoused people had been tenting there and have since moved along, but they’ve left behind garbage and used needles. 

“What’s going on with the cenotaph is just very discouraging to veterans. It’s just a terrible scene over there,” said George Dalton with the Lest We Forget Committee and Veterans Helping Veterans. 

“This is sacred ground that we’re on here, the Prince County monument. The City of Summerside is the host of that and they should be going to all means to avoid vandalism.” 

A veterans’ group in Summerside is asking people to …