Owen Sound is no longer placing memorial plaques at the foot of donated trees in city parks and other public spaces.

A new approach involves a yet-to-be-built memorial area west of the Harry Lumley-Bayshore Community Centre, the general design and location of which was approved by city council Monday. There’s a $40,000 capital budget for this project.

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A semi-circular seating area with three benches oriented towards a central “Commemorative Forest” sign is shown in concept drawings. The sign will also have a description of the memorial tree program and provide a QR code.

The QR code will link to a city web page which will provide information about people for whom a tree has been planted, including words and photographs and the location of the tree which has been plant

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