'Irresponsible' ATV riders to blame for Cape Breton cemetery damage, resident and councilllor say

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DOMINION, N.S. — The sight of all-terrain vehicle tire tracks scuffing up knocked-down headstones at a Dominion cemetery angered Meaghan MacDougall.

Workers installing warning signs faced confrontation from ATVers at Cape Breton beach, councillor says “I get the graveyard mowed four or five times a year in the summertime,” she said. “And there has never been any issue with ATVs every time I go down there.” “I got a message from somebody on Park Street who walks quite a bit in the area and who had seen it," the councillor said."So she called me up about it."

All-terrain vehicle tire marks shown through a portion of Chalmers Cemetery in Dominion on Tuesday. IAN NATHANSON/CAPE BRETON POST - IAN NATHANSON/CAPE BRETON POSTBruckschwaiger and MacDougall said they have contacted the Cape Breton Regional Police to investigate the matter. A police staff sergeant confirmed to the Cape Breton Post via email that officers are following up on the complaint.

Bruckschwaiger has estimated about “a couple of thousand dollars” in damage — a figure that doesn't sit well with MacDougall. Since Chalmers United Church shuttered in July 2006, she said fundraising efforts have been a significant challenge.

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