By Michael Boriero
Coaticook’s Royal Canadian Legion branch, town Mayor Simon Madore, and the rest of the municipal council hashed out the cenotaph issue on Tuesday morning during a consultation meeting regarding the proposed Chartier Park development project.
Branch Vice-President Marc Dauphin told The Record that the meeting went well, and everyone is on the same page now. The legion was able to voice their concerns to the council, he said. Maldore assured Dauphin that he will be more open with them going forward.
“There was definitely some miscommunication,” said Dauphin. “Here at the legion, we found out about the town’s intention through the media, but the same happened to the mayor, so there was miscommunication on both sides.”
Members of the Royal Canadian Legion branch in the town were upset when they heard Madore had plans to move the cenotaph in Chartier Park as part of a development project. President Jean-Paul Roy said they were never consulted.
