A project to honour fallen veterans in Sarnia this fall will expand into the Village of Point Edward.
A group of volunteers conducted research and created signs that would be placed on the boulevards where fallen soldiers once lived.
Tom Slater and Tom St. Amand later approached the village to request three signs be placed on Point Edward boulevards from November 1 to November 12.
The three soldiers include John Toole, who resided at 206 Michigan Ave. and was killed in action during The Korean War; and Raymond and Robert Dionne, a father and son, who died during the Second World War. The two lived at 343 Victoria Ave., which is now 365 Victoria Ave.
Homeowners would be contacted about the project before November and the initiative is being funded by private citizens.
Councillor Paul Burgess said he loved the idea, but wondered if there was an opportunity to have other fallen soldiers from Point Edward included.
"We have names on our WWII, our WWI monument of residents... and then the Merchant Marine monument as well. There are several names on there. I don't know if it's feasible to do signs for all of them but I would like to see those names get acknowledged as well," Burgess said.
Councillor Tim Mondoux said he too would be concerned that some families would feel slighted to see signs up for some fallen soldiers and not others, even though it's a Sarnia-based project.
Chief Administrative Officer Jim Burns suggested speaking with Slater and St. Amand to see if they would be willing to expand their research.
"I think it's very reasonable to talk with them and see if they can expand their project a little bit, see what the cost is... they [would] obviously have to produce a few more signs. I think that we would like — if we were going to be more involved — I think we'd want the program to be consistent, that the signs for people on the Sarnia monument look the same," Burns said. "So I would like to involve them in developing the material."
Burgess also suggested including the Point Edward Ex-Servicemen's Association.
Ultimately, council approved a motion to allow for the three signs to be placed as requested and for the CAO to ask that the names on Point Edward monuments be included in the process.