The City of Castlegar says an administrative error is to blame for four sets of cremains at the Kinnaird Park Memorial Cemetery ending up in the wrong locations.

The city was first alerted to a potential problem by a concerned family member.

According to Castlegar CAO Chris Barlow, as soon as the city was alerted to a potential problem, they contacted Consumer Protection BC, the organization that administers the citysa国际传媒檚 license to operate a cemetery.

The city was directed to verify if an error had actually occurred and given steps to follow to rectify the situation.

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As all of the graves were relatively new, they were in various states sa国际传媒� some had markers, some did not.

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Cremains are kept in fibreglass vaults, so the city had to dig down to the containers to verify who they belonged to.

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Barlow says that additional administrative controls and better co-ordination between administration and operation staff have been put into place to ensure the situation doesnsa国际传媒檛 happen again.

betsy.kline@castlegarnews.com
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