Why We Need TIRRA...

Did you know that St. Margaret’s Cemetery is over a hundred years old? The oldest part of the cemetery is located on the original homestead of the Burchell family and contains the remains of some of the earliest settlers on the island.

With a land donation made later in the century, the cemetery operated under the auspices of the Anglican Church until the late 1980s when the Church turned over title to TIRRA - the Thetis Island Residents' and Ratepayers' Association (or TIRA as it was then, the Ratepayers' Association).

TIRRA holds title to the cemetery lands and pays all insurance needed in order for the cemetery to safely carry out its duties. As a service to the community under TIRRA the costs for burial in the cemetery have remained affordable for all residents on the island. Operations and the grounds are maintained by volunteers.

As a place of interment, the cemetery reports to the Provincial Government under Consumer Protection for Licencing every year.

(This is one of a series of short notes on what TIRRA does for us all, and why we need it -)

Thank you,

TIRRA Executive Board