On Mon, 17 Mar 1997, Rob Ferguson wrote:
 
>      Maybe someone should require archaeologists to have some cemeterian
>      experience.
>
>      Rob Ferguson
>      Project Archaeologist
>      Canadian Heritage
>
 
Rob:
 
I don't know if that's necessarily a good idea, Rob.  Allow me to quote
one former Registrar of Cemeteries in Ontario (now a director of the
Ontario Cemetarians Association): "Cemeteries are not historic sites or
heritage places, they are places of business."  This was said during
(unsuccessful) discussions aimed at improving the working relationship
between the Cemeteries Branch of the Ministry of Consumer and Commercial
Relations and the Cultural Programmes Branch of the (then)  Ministry of
Citizenship and Culture. Unfortunately, in my experience, his opinion is
typical of the cemetarians as a group.
 
 
Chris J.-Andersen ([log in to unmask])
 
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