

MORRISBURG – Years worth of community care and effort were wiped out Monday night in a slew of senseless acts of vandalism at the Morrisburg waterfront.
The juvenile trees, planted about two years ago lining the waterfront walking paths, were snapped in half. Municipal workers were on scene Tuesday morning surveying the damage. They estimated the tree damage alone at about $18,000.
“That’s probably the replacement cost of the trees, but that’s not the worst of it. A lot of these are memorial trees and part of a larger community effort. It’s sad that this is done to something that the people of this community has worked so hard on,” the worker said.
The viewing platform which was a partnership between the local Lions Club and Morrisburg Waterfront Committee has seen significant damage to the structure.
“This is the fourth time we’ve fixed these,” said another municipal worker.
“It’s disheartening to start our day like this. People think we don’t care, but we do. This is just sad to see.”
A quick “guess-timate” of the viewing platform damage was about $2,000.
Memorial plaques from the two memorial benches on the platform were removed.
In recent weeks beach washrooms had fixtures smashed and a trash can inside the Earl Baker Park washroom was lit afire causing significant damage which has since been repaired.
“I think it’s gotten exponentially worse,” agreed the municipal workers.
“Something has to be done, whether it’s a forming a community watch or something else: we have to do something.”
