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Pre-planned arrangements offer many benefits. While many invest in end-of-life planning through retirement funds and wills, burial planning is often left out of the equation. Neglecting this important step can leave your loved ones with the stress and cost of making arrangements during an already difficult time. Pre-planned arrangements provide peace of mind, ensuring that your family can mourn together.

As a municipally-owned and operated, non-profit, non-denominational cemetery, the Town offers final resting places for people of all faiths and walks of life. Please note that animals, including beloved family pets, are not permitted to be buried in the cemetery.

Staff will work with you to honour your wishes, whatever they may be. Cemetery Staff are committed to serving its clients and are able to accommodate cremation and standard casket burials, as well as memorials without remains. If you have not yet made a decision about your interment preferences, staff are here to assist and review options available.

It is important to understand that the plot or niche is not what you're purchasing. Rather, you are purchasing a perpetual lease with rights of use. The common term is "right of interment." You do own any marker or monument that you purchase and place on the plot.

Cemetery Staff routinely maintain the cemetery grounds, including grass cutting, trimming and roadway snow removal. Maintenance of artificial floral arrangements or plantings is the responsibility of the interment rights holder(s) or descendant(s).

If you are a descendant of the original interment rights holder of a plot in the cemetery, you, your spouse, and your descendants likely have rights of interment on that plot. Please contact Cemetery Staff to inquire about establishing your rights of interment.

To schedule an appointment to tour available plots and niches, or to learn more about cemeteries and other options, please contact the Town's Cemetery Staff. 

The Province of Ontario provides answers on their website to common questions about what to do, and what support is available, when a loved one dies.

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The Bereavement Authority of Ontario (BAO) is responsible for the protection of the public interest and administers provisions of the Funeral, Burial and Cremation Services Act on behalf of the Ontario Ministry of Government and Consumer Services. The BAO regulates and supports licensed funeral establishments, cemetery operators, crematorium operators, transfer service operators, funeral directors, funeral pre-planners, transfer service sales representatives, cemetery sales representatives, and crematorium sales representatives across Ontario.

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Bereaved Families of Ontario (BFO) provides compassionate non-denominational mutual aid support for families and individuals who have lost a significant person to death. 

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Consumer Information Guide to Funerals, Burials and Cremation Services is a free guide provided by the Bereavement Authority of Ontario that helps consumers know their rights before entering into contracts with organizations that are licensed under the Funeral, Burial and Cremation Services Act. 

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Ontario Psychological Association (OPA) maintains a search directory to help connect grieving individuals and families with trained psychologists in Ontario.

Visit OPA Website

• Cemetery Rules & Regulations
• Funeral, Burial and Cremation Services Act