201001 PBC AGDThe Corporation of the Town of Tillsonburg
Parks, Beautification & Cemeteries Committee Meeting
October 1, 2020
9:00 a.m.
Electronic Meeting & Council Chambers (200 Broadway, Suite 204) AGENDA
1.Roll Call
2.Call to Order
3.Adoption of Agenda
Proposed Resolution #1
Moved by:
Seconded by:
THAT the Agenda as prepared for the Parks, Beautification & Cemeteries
Committee meeting of October 1, 2020, be adopted.
4.Disclosures of Pecuniary Interest and the General Nature Thereof
5.Approval of Previous Minutes
Propos ed Resolution #2
Moved by:
Seconded by:
THAT the Minutes as prepared for the Parks, Beautification & C emeteries
Committee meeting of August 13, 2020, be approved.
6.General Business & Reports
6.1 BIA Proposal- Christmas Tree- Parkette- Mark Renaud
6.2 Cemetery Flower Campaign- Matt Johnson
6.3 Cemetery By-Law Update Review (attached)- Chris Baird
6.4 Explore 2021 Event - Paul DeCloet
6.5 Trail Beautification- Paul DeCloet & M att Johnson
7.Round Table
8.Next Meeting
9.Adjournment
Proposed Resolution #3
Moved by:
Seconded by:
THAT the October 1, 2020 Parks, Beautification & Cemeteries Committee meeting
be adjourned at ______ a.m.
The Corporation of the Town of Tillsonburg
Parks, Beautification & Cemeteries Advisory Committee Meeting
August 13, 2020
9:00 a.m.
Electronic Meeting
MINUTES
Present: Marian Smith, Councillor Esseltine, Paul DeCloet, Barbara Wareing, Mayor
Molnar, Christine Nagy, Ken Butcher (joined at 9:18 a.m.), Maurice Verhoeve (joined at
9:23 a.m.)
Staff: Laura Pickersgill, Legislative Services Coordinator; Matt Johnson, Supervisor of
Parks & Cemetery
Regrets: Donna Scanlan, Bob Marsden, Sue Saelens, Mike Dean
1. Roll Call
2. Call to Order
The meeting was called to order at 9:12 a.m.
3. Adoption of Agenda
Resolution #1
Moved by: Paul DeCloet
Seconded by: Barbara Wareing
THAT the Agenda as prepared for the Parks, Beautification & Cemeteries Advisory
Committee meeting of August 13, 2020, be adopted.
Carried
4. Adoption of Previous Minutes
Resolution #2
Moved by: Councillor Esseltine
Seconded by: Paul DeCloet
THAT the Minutes as prepared for the Parks, Beautification & Cemeteries Advisory
Committee meeting of July 9, 2020, be adopted.
Carried
5. Disclosures of Pecuniary Interest and the General Nature Thereof
There were no disclosures of pecuniary interest declared.
6. Cemetery Flower Campaign
Matt Johnson provided an update on the cemetery flower campaign. It was noted
that there were not enough resources or funding to be able to maintain and upkeep
the flower pots used in the last campaign.
Matt provided examples of artificial toppers for grave sites designed by Garden
Gate. It was noted that these could be sold to the Town at a reduced rate of
$45/topper. There would not be much maintenance with these and they have a
guaranteed usage of one year before they need replacing.
Matt indicated that staff would like to keep the winter wreath program. Opportunity
was provided for comments and feedback from the committee. It was discussed that
some members do not prefer the look of artificial flowers. Another suggestion was to
order planter pots on a request by request basis rather than ordering a bulk quantity
all at once. It was noted that by using this method potted plants could be made
specific to their location, for example, a sunny grave site would have a pot with sun
loving plants. This option would still require someone to consistently water the pots.
Another suggestion was to offer a variety of live plants or artificial toppers. It was
suggested that a planting could be done in the ground in front of the gravesite.
Another option would be to look at having a four season program at $100/pot with
seasonal flowers swapped in for each season. It was suggested that maintenance
options for the planters could be done by a private third party company or a
volunteer group if available.
Matt will gather quotes on the suggestions and bring this information back at the
next committee meeting.
Matt noted that the current cemetery by-law does not outline what is permitted to be
placed on the gravesites but rather it does prescribe the timing of when different
plantings can be placed on gravesites.
7. Explore 2021
Paul DeCloet would like to take the lead on this project representing the Committee.
Paul will reach out individually to each committee member following the meeting to
determine their interest in participation and planning of this event.
Paul noted that the event could include working with Paul Gagnon from the LPRCA
on identifying trees on the Carroll Trail.
Laura will review funding opportunities from the Province for funding events in 2021
that were impacted by the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic.
8. Cemetery By-Law Update
Laura will follow up with the Clerk and report back on timing of when the revised
cemetery by-law will be brought in front of the Committee for comment.
9. Fall Beautification Program
It was noted that the BIA will be putting some fall mums in the downtown planters.
Matt indicated that there will be six pots placed around the columbarium in the
cemetery. He would like to see the Town follow a consistent approach with
beautification and use the same colour schemes at multiple Town facilities and
parks. The beautification program started with Canada 150 with a unified colour
scheme which was very beneficial.
Christine noted that the horticultural society provides the fall beautification services
at the Museum and the Rotary Clock Tower. It was brought forward that mineral
springs park needs a cleanup and update.
Matt and Laura will review the MOU that was recently adopted by Council between
the Town and the BIA. Staff will provide clarity on the responsibilities outlined in this
MOU at the next meeting. It was noted that the MOU is currently an agreement for
one year but is to act as a framework to plan for long-term sustainability of
responsibilities between the Town and the BIA.
Matt noted that the BIA is now responsible for the pots downtown and around the
clock tower and that the Town Parks Department would just be providing a cleanup
in those areas (not any plantings).
10. Next Meeting
September 17, 2020 at 9:00 a.m.
11. Adjournment
Resolution #3
Moved by: Barbara Wareing
Seconded by: Paul DeCloet
THAT the August 13, 2020 Parks, Beautification and Cemeteries Advisory
Committee meeting be adjourned at 9:52 a.m.
Carried
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Good afternoon everyone.
The BIA had an onsite meeting earlier today at the Broadway/Oxford Parkette which is
the focal point of the south BIA zone.
The meeting also discussed the removal of the fountain which is currently in a bad state
of repair and leaks over the interlocked stone area. The fountain pump often breaks
downs as was the case this past summer. The BIA Beautifications Committee was part
of this meeting too. This committee would like approval from the town to remove the
fountain water feature and to store this temporarily until a landscape drawing is
rendered for the parkette re-design. In the place of the fountain; the BIA would like to
plant a permanent large evergreen tree as the new official Town/BIA Christmas tree.
The BIA Beautification Committee has assembled a group of vendors/suppliers who will
undertake the refurbishment of the parkette. The plan is phased. The first phase will
be completed at no cost to the Town of Tillsonburg. The intent is to create a south-end
focal point with a permanent and large Christmas tree.
Phase 1 scope of work: (to be completed forthwith prior to the winter season and
beginning ASAP)
1) Obtain municipal approval to remove the fountain water feature. Does this need to
be done via council?
2) Remove the water feature and put it into storage for relocation and reinstallation at a
different venue.
3) Remove the river rock and cap the water supply.
4) Keep electrical services for tree lights and up-lights for beautification purposes.
4) Plant a new (donated) 24' evergreen tree in the existing interlocking stone raised
bed. Tree to be donated by "Your Local Real Estate Team".
5) Clean up the existing landscaped foliage in the remaining parkette area.
6) Remove the fencing and stone pillars. (This could wait until Phase 2).
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7) Hire an arborist to properly trim the existing trees on site as they are overgrown and
need to be scaled back/trimmed.
8) In November, begin the decoration of the new tree for the tree-lighting ceremony
TBD.
9) Create a fundraising component of the parkette redevelopment to offset costs.
10) Create a stakeholder's working group with interested parties - Town, BIA,
neighbours, Town Committees, Tillsonburg Horticultural Society, Tillsonburg Garden
Gate, etc.
Phase 2 scope of work: (completion date - spring 2021)
1) John Veldman has donated professional landscape architectural design work for a re-
configured parkette.
2) Engage with the stakeholders on the reconfigured design.
3) Present design and theme to the Parks, Recreation and Beautification Committee.
4) Obtain municipal approvals.
5) Provide a cost estimate for the town budget and allocations between the parties.
6) Construction TBD for Phase 2.
Michelle/Kyle: Does this need to go to Town Council? If so, I will write a report
for submission by the deadline tomorrow. I would also like to attend the Town
Council meeting on September 21st to present to SLT and Town Council. We
would like to commence the efforts to see this get constructed while we still have
nice weather.
Any suggestions or feedback is welcomed.
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THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF TILLSONBURG
BY-LAW 2020-___
A BY-LAW governing the operations of the Tillsonburg Cemetery under the
jurisdiction of the Town of Tillsonburg, in particular, governing the rights,
entitlements and restrictions with respect to interment rights, in accordance with
the Funeral, Burial and Cremation Services Act, 2002, S.O. 2001, c.33 and to
repeal By-Law 3640.
WHEREAS The Corporation of the Town of Tillsonburg owns and operates the
municipal cemetery known as the Tillsonburg Cem etery, located at 191493 Simcoe
Street, Tillsonburg, Ontario;
AND WHEREAS the Funeral, Burial, Cremation Services Act, 2002, S.O. 2001, c.33
regulates the operations of cemeteries in Ontario;
AND WHEREAS the Council of The Corporation of the Town of Tillsonburg deems it
desirable to enact a By-Law to regulate the operation of the Tillsonburg Cemetery;
BE IT THEREFORE ENACTED by the Council of the Corporation of the Town of
Tillsonburg as follows:
1. DEFINITIONS
1.1. ACT and FBCSA means the Funeral, Burial and Cremation Services Act,
2002, S.O. 2002, c.33 and all amendments thereto together with all
Regulations prescribed thereunder.
1.2. BODY means the body of a deceased person.
1.3. BURIAL means the opening and closing of an in-ground lot or plot for the
disposition of human remains or cremated human remains.
1.4. BURIAL PERMIT means a permit for the burial of human remains issued by
the Division Registrar.
1.5. BY-LAWS mean the rules and regulations which govern the operation of the
Cemetery.
1.6. BRONZE PLAQUE means an ornament of bronze affixed to a columbarium
niche.
1.7. CARE AND MAINTENANCE FUND means the trust fund in which a
percentage of the purchase price of all Interment Rights and set amounts for
monument and marker installations is contributed; and wherein the interest
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earned from such fund is used to provide care and maintenance of lots, plots,
markers, monuments and structures at the Cemetery.
1.8. CEMETERY means the Tillsonburg Cemetery located at 191493 Simcoe
Street, Tillsonburg, Ontario.
1.9. CEMETERY MANAGER means the Director of RCP or his/her designate
appointed to oversee the Operations of the Department.
1.10. CEMETERY SUPERVISOR means the person who maintains the cemetery
grounds; opens and closes graves and niches; and represents the Town for
all interments/inurnments.
1.11. CEMETERY OPERATOR means The Corporation of the Town of Tillsonburg
who is the owner of the Tillsonburg Cemetery. The town offices are located
at 200 Broadway, Suite 204, Tillsonburg, Ontario.
1.12. CEMETERY PRICE LIST means a list of the rates for the supplies and
s ervices of the Cemetery as described in the Town’s most current Tariff of
Fees By-Law.
1.13. COLUMBARIUM means a structure designed for inurnment of cremated
human remains in sealed compartments.
1.14. CONTRACT means the contract that is required to be signed by a
representative of the Cemetery Operator and all purchasers of interments
rights and which details the obligations of both parties and acceptance of the
cemetery By-Laws.
1.15. CREMATED REMAINS means the residue after cremation of the body and of
the casket or container in which it was received.
1.16. DEFINED FLOWER BED means a flower bed free of weeds and grass and
created in accordance with the cemetery’s rules and regulations.
1.17. DESIGNATE means the person authorized by the Cemetery Supervisor
and/or Cemetery Manager to act on their behalf on a temporary basis.
1.18. FOUNDATION means the below -ground concrete structure upon which rests
the base stone of a monument.
1.19. GRAVE (also known as lot) means an in-ground burial space intended for the
interment of a child, adult or cremated human remains.
1.20. HUMAN REMAINS means a dead human body or the remains of a cremated
human body.
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1.21. INTERMENT means a burial of human remains and includes the placing of
human remains in a lot.
1.22. INTERMENT RIGHTS means the right to require or direct the interment or
inurnment of human remains in a grave, lot, niche and direct the associated
memorialization.
1.23. INTERMENT RIGHTS CERTIFICATE means the document issued by the
Cemetery Operator to the purchaser once the interment rights have been paid
in full, identifying ownership of the interment rights.
1.24. INTERMENT RIGHTS HOLDER means the person who holds the interment
rights to inter human remains in a specific lot whether the person be the
purchaser of the rights, the person named in the Interment Rights Cer tificate
or such other person to whom the interment rights have been assigned and
shall be listed in the records of the Cemetery.
1.25. INURNMENT means the placing of cremated human remains in a niche.
1.26. LOT means an area of land in a cemetery containing, or set aside to contain,
human remains and includes a niche in the Columbarium.
1.27. MARKER means any permanent memorial structure that is set flush and level
with the ground, and used to mark the location of a burial lot.
1.28. MONUMENT means any permanent memorial projecting above the ground
installed within the designated space to mark the location of a burial or lot.
1.29. NICHE means a sealed compartment in a Columbarium, designed for the
inurnment of cremated human remains.
1.30. PLOT means a parcel of land, sold as a single unit, containing multiple lots.
1.31. PUBLIC REGISTER means the register that is required to be made available
to the public and contains the information as prescribed under the FBCSA,
Ontario Regulation 30/11.
1.32. REGISTRAR means the Registrar appointed under the FBCSA.
1.33. REGULAR INTERMENT means the interment of human remains which have
not been cremated.
1.34. REGULATIONS means the regulations made pursuant to the Funeral, Burial
and Cremation Services Act, 2002.
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1.35. TRANSFEREE means a person wherein the interment rights with respect to a
lot(s) or niche(s), have been either transferred or resold to such person.
1.36. TREASURER means the Treasurer of The Corporation of the Town of
Tillsonburg.
1.37. URN means any container used to hold cremated human remains.
1.38. VAULT means a burial chamber (underground).
2. GENERAL INFORMATION
2.1. The Cemetery Operator reserves full and complete control and management
of the land, buildings, plantings, roads, utilities, books and records of the
cemetery, and complete authority to administer this By-Law regarding all
cemetery operations.
2.2. Hours of Operation:
(a) Municipal Office hours are Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
(b) Cemetery Office hours are 9 am to 1 pm Monday to Friday.
(c) Normal interment or inurnment hours are Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to
3:00 p.m.
(d) Visiting hours are daily from dawn to dusk.
Interments/Inurnments Outside of Normal Hours of Operation:
(a) Interments/inurnments may be requested to take place after 4 pm.,
Monday to Friday, however additional charges will apply. These charges
are identified in the Cemetery Price List.
(b) Interments/inurnments may be requested to take place on a Saturday
between 9 am and 4 pm, however additional charges will apply. These
charges are identified in the Cemetery Price List.
2.3. General Conduct: The Cemetery Operator reserves the full control over the
cemetery operations and management of land within the cemetery grounds.
(See Section 16 for “Rules for Visitors”).
2.4. The Cemetery Operator is committed to protecting the privacy of its Interment
Rights Holders. We collect, use and disclose personal information as
required by governing federal and provincial legislation. We do not rent, sell,
or trade personal information lists. Individuals may request their personal
information in writing at any time to ensure that it is correct and current or to
edit it.
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2.5. The Cemetery Operator reserves the right, at its cost, to correct any error that
may be made by it in making interments/inurnments, in the description of the
lot/niche, or the transfer or conveyance of any interment rights. The
Cemetery Operator may, at its sole discretion, either, cancel such grant and
substitute other interment rights, or lot of equal value and similar location, as
far as is reasonably possible; or refund all money paid on account for such
purchase. Notice will be given personally to the Interment Rights Holder. If
necessary, it may be mailed to the Interment Rights Holder or their legal
representative, at their last appearing address in the record books of the
cemetery. In the event any such error may involve the disinterment of
remains, the Cemetery Operator shall first obtain the approval of any
regulatory authority and the Interment Rights Holder.
2.6. By-Law: The Cemetery Operator shall be governed by this By-Law and all
procedures will comply with the Funeral, Burial and Cremation Services Act,
2002, which may be amended periodically. To the extent that any particular
provision of this By-Law is in conflict with the provisions of the Funeral, Burial
and Cremation Services Act, 2002, the provisions of the Funeral, Burial and
Cremation Services Act, 2002 shall govern and this By-Law shall be deemed
to have been amended to conform thereto in all respects.
2.7. By-Law Amendments:
All By-Law amendments must be:
(a) Published once in a newspaper with general circulation in the locality in
which the cemetery is located;
(b) Conspicuously posted on a sign at the entrance of the cemetery; and
(c) Delivered to each supplier of markers who has delivered a marker to the
cemetery during the previous year, if the By-Law or By-Law amendment
pertains to markers or their installations.
All By-Laws and By-Law amendments are subject to the approval of the
Registrar, Bereavement Authority of Ontario (BAO).
2.8. Liability: The Cemetery Operator will not be held liable for any loss or
damage, without limitation (including damage by the elements, Acts of God,
or vandals) to any lot, plot, columbarium niche, monument, marker, or other
article that has been placed in relation to an interment right save and except
for direct loss or damage caused by gross negligence of the cemetery.
2.9. Public Register: A public register will be maintained and made available to
the public during regular office hours.
2.10. Pets and Other Animals: Only human remains shall be interred in the
cemetery and in no case shall the bodies of any lower animal be placed in
any grave in the cemetery.
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2.11. Right to Re-Survey: The Cemetery Operator has the right at any time to re-
survey, enlarge, diminish, re-plot, change or remove plantings, grade, close
pathways or roads, alter in shape or size, or otherwise change all or any part
of the cemetery, subject to approval of the appropriate authorities.
3. FINANCIAL
3.1. All fees and charges shall be payable in accordance with the Cemetery Price
List which shall be set annually by Council upon recommendation of the
Cemetery Manager, who will forward same to the Cemetery Operator.
3.2. Payments for all purchases and services pertaining to the Cemetery shall be
paid to the Cemetery Operator as follows:
- All interment rights, purchases and services shall be paid in full at the time
of purchase or service;
- Interments/inurnments shall be paid in full before a burial can take place.
Payments shall be submitted by cash, cheque or debit. Cheques shall be
made payable to the “Town of Tillsonburg” (Cemetery Operator).
3.3. All revenue and other monies belonging or pertaining to the Cemetery shall
be received by the Treasurer.
3.4. As required by Sections 166 and 168 of Regulation 30/11, a percentage of
the purchase price of all interment rights, and a prescribed amount for
monuments and markers is contributed into the care and maintenance fund.
Income from this fund is used to provide only general care and maintenance
of the cemetery. Contributions to the care and maintenance fund are not
refundable except when interment rights are cancelled within the thirty (30)
day cooling off period.
3.5. The Treasurer shall keep such books, accounts and records as are necessary
for properly recording and exhibiting all financial matters pertaining to the
Cemeteries as may be prescribed.
3.6. The Treasurer shall maintain, invest, and administer the Care and
Maintenance Fund in accordance with the provisions of the Act and the
regulations made thereunder.
3.7. The Cemetery Manager shall submit a yearly annual budget to Council setting
out operating and capital expenses for approval of Council. In determining
the budget, the Cemetery Manager shall not be bound to expend the whole of
operating or capital revenues in any year or years but may accumulate and
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hold or subsequently expend the same or any part thereof, or invest the same
or any part thereof.
4. SALE OF INTERMENT RIGHTS
4.1. Purchasers of interment rights acquire only the right to direct the burial of
human remains, and the installation of monuments, markers and inscriptions,
subject to the conditions set out in the cemetery by‐laws.
No interment, inurnment, or installation of any monument, marker, inscription,
or memorialization is permitted until the interment rights have been paid in
full. An Interment Rights Certificate will be issued to the Interment Rights
Holder(s) when payment has been made in full. (See Section 3.2 of this By-
Law for rules on payments).
The purchase of interment rights is not a purchase of Real Estate or real
property. An Interment Rights Holder wishing to resell their interment rights
may advise the Cemetery Operator of their intention prior to seeking a third
party buyer for their interment rights. (See Section 5 for Resale of Interment
Rights).
4.2. The Cemetery Operator has for sale the following interment rights:
Regular Lots
Cremation Lots
Columbarium Niches
4.3. All prices for cemetery lots and services shall be set out in the Cemetery
Price List. Prices for lot(s) shall include the applicable portion for deposit to
the Cemetery’s Care and Maintenance Fund. (See Section 3.2 for payments
regarding interment rights).
4.4. The monies received for interment rights shall be held by the Treasurer for a
period of thirty (30) days as prescribed by the Act.
4.5. The Cemetery Operator shall, after the thirtieth (30th) day but before sixty
(60) days, transfer the monies received for interment rights into the Cemetery
Care and Maintenance Fund and Operating Fund.
4.6. The Cemetery Operator shall provide each Interment Rights Holder at the
time of sale with:
(a) a copy of the Interment Rights Certificate;
(b) a copy of the Contract for Purchase of Interment Rights;
(c) a copy of the Cemetery By-Law;
(d) a copy of the current C emetery Price List; and
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(e) a copy of the Consumer Information Guide.
4.7. In order for the Contract for Purchase of Interment Rights to be valid, it must
be signed and dated by both the Purchaser and the duly authorized
representative of the Cemetery Operator.
4.8. The Interment Rights Certificate shall specify:
(a) the name of the Interment Rights Holder,
(b) the size of the lot
(c) the location of the lot;
(d) the date of purchase
(e) the amount paid for the lot
(f) the amount to be deposited in the Care and Maintenance Fund
(g) the amount of tax;
(h) the amount refundable;
(i) a statement regarding transfer/resale restrictions of said interment rights;
and shall be subject to the provisions of the Funeral, Burial and Cremation
Services Act, 2002, and the Ontario Regulations in effect thereunder and to
the approved By-Laws of the Cemetery Operator which may be in effect from
time to time.
4.9. The purchaser of interment rights shall be provided with a Contract, at the
time the Contract is made, which shall indicate:
(a) the name, address and telephone number of the Operator;
(b) the Operator's licence number as provided by the Registrar;
(c) the Contract reference number;
(d) the date interment rights were purchased;
(e) the name, address and telephone number of the purchaser;
(f) the name, address and telephone number of the Interment Rights Holder;
(g) the location and dimensions of the lot(s) being purchased;
(h) the number and type of interments/inurnments permitted in each lot/niche;
(i) the purchase price including an itemized breakdown of cemetery supplies
and services charges and all applicable taxes;
(j) the amount being set aside for the Care and Maintenance Fund;
(k) the existence of a By-Law that governs the operation of the Cemetery and
includes restrictions on interment rights in the Cemetery
(l) any limitations or restrictions on exercising the interment rights; and
(m)any limitations with respect to markers, lot decorations and private
structures.
4.10. A Contract for the provision of licensed supplies or services is not enforceable
by the Operator unless,
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(a) the Contract is written, signed by both parties and complies with the
regulations;
(b) the Contract sets out the purchaser's cancellation rights under the Act;
(c) the Contract sets out all the supplies and services to be provided and the
price charged for each of them;
(d) the Operator delivers a signed copy of the Contract to the purchaser in the
prescribed manner; and
(e) in the case of a Contract for the purchase of interment rights, the Operator
delivers to the purchaser,
(i) a copy of the By-Laws of the Cemetery and written notice as to
whether the By-Laws of the Cemetery permit the purchaser to resell
the interment rights to a third party, and
(ii) a description of the location of the lot that is purchased.
4.11. The Cemetery Operator shall not reserve lots for future purchase.
4.12. A bronze plaque is required to be purchased at the time of purchase of a
niche in a Columbarium. (See Section 9 for “Columbarium Regulations”).
4.13. The Interment Rights Holder shall notify the Cemetery Operator in writing
within thirty (30) days of any changes in their mailing address.
5. CANC ELLATION OR RESALE OF INTERMENT RIGHTS
5.1. Cancellation of Interment Rights within 30 Day Cooling-Off Period: The
purchaser of interment rights has the right to cancel an interment rights
contract within thirty (30) days of signing the interment rights contr act (“30-
day cooling-off period”) by providing written notice of the cancellation to the
Cemetery Operator. The Cemetery Operator will refund all monies paid by
the purchaser within thirty (30) days from the date of the request for
cancellation less sums chargeable under the contract or pursuant to the
FBCSA in respect of interment services provided within the 30 day period at
the request and with the consent of the Interment Rights Holder or his or her
assign or representative.
5.2. Notice of Resale and Trans fer of Interment Rights: The Cemetery Operator
permits an Interment Rights Holder to sell or transfer their interment rights to
a third party, at no more than the current price listed on the Cemetery Price
List, as long as the sale or transfer is conducted through the Cemetery
Operator and the purchaser meets the qualifications and requirements as
outlined in this By-Law.
5.3. Resale of Interment Rights after 30 Day Cooling‐Off Period: Unless the
interment rights have been exercised the purchaser retains the r ight to re‐sell
the interment rights. Once payment for the interment rights has been made in
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full, and an Interment Rights Certificate has been issued, the Interment Rights
Holder(s), as recorded on the cemetery records, has right to re‐sell the
interment rights. Any resale of the interment right shall be in accordance with
the requirements of the cemetery by‐laws and in keeping with the FBCSA.
If any portion of the interment rights in relation to a specific lot have been
exercised, the purchaser, or the Interment Rights Holder(s) is not entitled to
re‐sell the interment rights in relation to that specific lot.
5.4. Requirements for Resale of Interment Rights:
(a) The Interment Rights Holder(s) intending to sell their rights shall provide
the following documents to the Cemetery Operator so that the operator
can confirm the ownership of the rights and provide the third party
purchaser with the required certificate etc.:
(1) an Interment Rights Certificate endorsed by the current rights holder;
(2) a written statement of the number of lots that have been used in the
plot and the number of lots that remain available;
(3) any other documentation in the Interment Rights Holder(s) possession
relating to the rights.
(b) The third party purchaser will be provided with the following docum ents by
the Cemetery Operator:
(1) an Interment Rights Certificate endorsed by the current rights holder;
(2) a copy of the cemetery’s current by‐laws;
(3) a copy of the cemetery’s current price list;
(4) a written statement of the number of lots that have been used in a plot
and the number of lots that remain available; and
(5) any other documentation in the Interment Rights Holder(s) possession
relating to the rights.
(c) The Cemetery Operator will require:
(1) the following Resale Endorsements completed and signed:
- Rights Holder(s ) Endorsement of Resale;
- Acknowledgement of Transferee(s); and
- Cemetery Operator Acknowledgement and Acceptance of the
Resale.
(2) confirmation that the person selling the interment rights is the person
registered on the cemetery records and that they have the right to re‐
sell the interment rights;
(3) a statement of any money owing to the Cemetery Operator in respect
to the interment rights.
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5.5. Once the endorsed certificate and all required information has been received
by the Cemetery Operator from the rights holder(s), the Cemetery Operator
will issue a new Interment Rights Certificate to the third party purchaser.
5.6. Upon completion of Section 5.4 and 5.5, the third party purchaser or
transferee(s) shall be considered the current Interment Rights Holder(s), and
the resale or transfer of the interment rights shall be considered final in
accordance with the cemetery by‐laws and the FBCSA.
5.7. The Cemetery Operator shall charge an administration fee for the resale or
transfer of interments rights in accordance with the current Cemetery Price
List. The administration fee is due at the time of resale or transfer.
5.8. Repurchase of Interment Rights: The Cemetery Operator does not prohibit
the resale of an interment rights and may repurchase the interment rights
from the Rights Holder(s) if the Cemetery Operator so desires and may
negotiate a purchase price so long as the seller acknowledges being aware of
the Cemetery Operators current price list amount for interment rights.
The Cemetery Operator shall not repurchase the interment rights of any lot or
plot wherein the rights have been exercised. Also, the Cemetery Operator
shall not repurchase the interment rights of any lot or plot wherein a
monument/ marker is installed on said lot or plot, unless the Rights Holder
removes such monument/marker at their own expense prior to the
repurchase.
6. TRANSFER OF LOTS
6.1. For the purposes of this section, ‘Transfer’ means a gift, a bequest or
devolution under a will, but not a resale of interment rights. The Cemetery
reserves the right to require the production of a notarial copy of the Will or
Certificate of Appointment of Estate of Trustee or other evidence sufficient to
prove ownership or authority to deal with the interment rights.
6.2. To ensure the correctness of records of ownership and
interments/inurnments, no transfer of any lot/niche or interest therein shall be
binding upon the Cemetery until a Transfer Form and such other particulars
as may be necessary for proper identification is completed and given to the
Cemetery Manager. Upon receipt of the Transfer Form and other
documentation if required, and payment of a fee, the transfer shall be made
and a new Interment Rights Certificate issued to the Transferee along with a
copy of the C emetery By-Law and price list.
6.3. Further, any transfer of interment rights within five (5) years of the original
purchase or if deemed to be in an attempt to subvert the requirement for the
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payment of non-resident fees, shall be subject to the applicable transfer fee
plus the difference between the resident and non-resident rate.
6.4. In the case of a transfer, the Cemetery Caretaker or designate must confirm
that all lots transferred are usable prior to an interment taking place.
7. INTERMENTS/INURNMENTS
7.1. The Interment Rights Holder(s) must complete an Order for Interment Form
prior to a burial taking place. Should the Interment Rights Holder be
deceased, the Order for Interment Form shall be completed by the person
authorized to act on behalf of the Interment Rights Holder, ie. Personal
Representative, Estate Trustee, Executor or Next of Kin.
7.2. When interment rights are held jointly by two or more persons, an Order for
Interment Form will be accepted from either or any of them or their authorized
representative.
7.3. Verbal orders for interments/inurnments shall be accompanied by a
completed Order for Interment Form prior to an interment/inurnment taking
place.
7.4. The Cemetery shall not be responsible for any errors on the Order for
Interment Form and shall not be responsible for any errors or
misunderstandings that may arise on verbal orders.
7.5. An Authorization Form shall be completed for a request for an interment/
inurnment in the event that the interment rights for a lot/niche are not
recorded under the deceased’s name.
7.6. A burial permit issued by the Registrar General or equivalent document
showing that the death has been registered with the province must be
provided to the Cemetery Supervisor or designate prior to a burial taking
place. A Certificate of Cremation must be submitted to the Cemetery
Supervisor or designate prior to an interment/inurnment of cremated remains
taking place.
7.7. In accordance with the FBCSA the purchaser of interment rights must enter
into a cemetery contract, providing such information as may be required by
the Cemetery Operator for the completion of the contract and the public
register prior to each interment/inurnment.
7.8. Persons requesting an interment/inurnment shall be held responsible for all
charges incurred. The interment/inurnment fees include the opening and
closing of a lot/niche. R ates may be adjusted from time to time without prior
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notice by the Cemetery Operator. (See Section 3.2 for payments regarding
interments/inurnments).
7.9. Any person(s) who wishes to make arrangements for an interment/inurnment
shall give the Cemetery Operator notice of each interment/inurnment at least
sixteen (16) working hours (2 business days) in advance for summer
interments/inurnments (Apr 1 - Nov 30), except under special circumstances.
The Cemetery Operator shall be given notice of each interment/inurnment at
least twenty-four (24) working hours (3 business days) in advance for winter
interments (Dec 1 - Mar 31), except under special circumstances. The
Cemetery Operator cannot be responsible for having lots prepared for
funerals unless such notice is given by such person(s).
7.10. Every effort will be made to complete a burial on the assigned day and time.
If due to inclement weather conditions, health and safety concerns, or
conditions beyond the Cemetery Operator’s control, a burial cannot be made
at the scheduled time, the burial shall be completed as soon as possible at a
later time.
7.11. No interment/inurnment shall be made on Sunday or Statutory Holidays,
except upon receipt of a Doctor’s Certificate stating that a burial must be
made within twenty-four (24) hours of the death in accordance with the
regulation of the Ontario Ministry of Health for control of communicable
diseases.
7.12. The opening and closing of graves and niches may only be conducted by
Cemetery Caretaker, or those designated to do work on behalf of the
Cemetery Operator.
7.13. Cremated remains shall not be permitted to be scattered on a grave.
7.14. Not more than one (1) regular interment shall be permitted in a regular or
memorial lot. One regular interment and one cremation interment are
permitted in any regular or memorial lot; or up to four cremation interments
may be permitted in any regular or memorial lot.
7.15. Remains to be buried in a lot must be enclosed in a casket, sealed securely,
and of sufficient strength to permit the burial with the container remaining in
tact. The casket must be of a size to permit a burial within the size of the lot.
(See Section 7.18 for information regarding vaults).
7.16. Vaults are highly recommended for all regular interments in the cemetery.
The Municipality requires vaults for Section 5 and Section 6 of the Cemetery,
however Sections 1 to 4 are declared “no vault” sections. If vaults are to be
used for Sections 1 to 4, the Funeral Directors may be required to keep vault
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sizes to standard or oversize as the placement of jumbo vaults or any vaults
larger than oversize may jeopardize a future burial in an adjacent lot.
7.17. Urn vaults with exterior dimensions larger than 18” in length x 18” in width x
18” in height shall not be permitted in the Cemetery.
7.18. An urn may be placed inside a casket to be interred; however, a fee will be
required for one (1) regular interment and one (1) cremation interment at the
same time as determined by the Cemetery Price List will be required.
7.19. When regular interments are required, the funeral home which is conducting
the burial shall be responsible for the supply and operation of lowering
devices and artificial grass, whether owned by the funeral home or leased
from a supplier by the funeral home.
7.20. The Cemetery Supervisor or designate shall be in attendance at each
interment/ inurnment.
7.21. The Cemetery Operator will exercise all due care when making interments
and disinterments, but it is not responsible for damage to any casket, urn or
other container sustained during interment or disinterment.
7.22. Where no interment has been made in a lot for more than twenty (20) years,
the Town may proceed to follow the repossessing process the unused lot in
accordance with the Act.
8. DISINTERMENTS
8.1. Human remains may be disinterred from a lot provided that the written
consent (authorization) of the Interment Rights Holder has been received by
the cemetery operator and the prior notification of the medical officer of
health. A certificate from the local medical officer of health must be received
at the cemetery office before the removal of casketed human remains may
take place. A certificate from the local medical officer of health is not required
for the removal of cremated remains.
8.2. In special circumstances the removal of human remains may also be ordered
by cer tain public officials without the consent of the Interment Rights Holder
and/or next of kin(s).
8.3. Any person(s) who wishes to make arrangements for a disinterment shall give
three (3) days’ written notice to the Cemetery Operator so that arrangements
can be confirmed with the South-West Public Health Unit.
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8.4. The human remains of persons who have died from contagious diseases may
be removed only with the consent of the local medical officer of health or
other public official having authority.
8.5. When a disinterm ent is to take place, the Cemetery Supervisor or designate
is responsible to open the grave and the Funeral Director retained for the
purpose of the disinterment is responsible to disinter the body.
9. COLUMBARIUM REGULATIONS
9.1. No inurnment shall be made without permission from the Interment Rights
Holder or a person authorized to act on the Holder’s behalf.
9.2. No inurnment shall be permitted until all payments due to the Cemetery have
been made.
9.3. Niches will be opened only by the Cemetery Supervisor or those des ignated
to do work on behalf of the Cemetery Operator and sealed by them after an
inurnment is made.
9.4. No person other than the Cemetery Supervisor or those designated to do
work on behalf of the Cemetery Operations shall remove or alter niche fronts.
9.5. Two (2) cremated remains are allowed to be placed in each niche as long as
they comply with the dimensions of the niche.
9.6. Any urn which cannot be contained within the niche shall not be inurned.
9.7. Flowers, wreaths and designs placed against or near any part of the
Columbarium will be removed. No glass vases or other breakable items
should be placed around the Columbarium. Nothing is to be attached to the
face of the Columbarium other than the bronze plaque purchased for each
niche.
9.8. Any cut flowers/artificial flowers for those inurned in the Columbarium shall be
placed in the appropriate plaque.
9.9. In the event of damage to the columbarium, a niche or the facing thereof
caused by someone other than an Interments Right Holder or a contractor or
other individual ac ting under his or her instructions, the Cemetery shall repair
or replace the damaged property with material of like kind and quality, but if
the material of like kind and quality is not obtainable, the Cemetery may
select other material which is as similar as possible to the material which has
been damaged and destroyed and which is capable of performing the same
function. The Cemetery shall not be responsible for any delay beyond its
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reasonable control in obtaining the material and completing the required
repairs or replacement.
10. MONUMENTS AND MARKERS
10.1. For the installation of any monument or flat marker, a Foundation or Marker
Order Form must be completed, including the proposed location, dimensions,
material of structure, and inscription information.
10.2. No m emorial or other structure shall be erected or permitted on a lot until all
charges have been paid in full, including the Care and Maintenance fee.
10.3. The Cemetery Operator reserves the right to determine the maximum size of
monuments/markers, their composition, their number and their location on
each lot with the following conditions:
(a) all monuments/markers must be of a size that would not interfere with any
future interments;
(b) all monuments/markers shall face east;
(c) not more than one (1) upright monument and one (1) marker shall be
permitted on a lot;
(d) all monuments and markers shall be constructed of bronze or natural
stone (ie. granite);
(e) Monuments:
i. monuments shall be placed at the head of the lot;
ii. on a single lot, the base of a monument shall not exceed two-thirds
(2/3) the width of the lot on which the monument is being erected.
iii. on a double lot, the base of a monument shall not exceed four feet
(4’) or forty-eight inches (48”) in width.
iv. on multiple lots (ie. three, four, etc.), the base of a monument shall
not exceed five feet (5’) or sixty inches (60”) in width;
v. no monument, including the base, shall exceed four feet (4’) in
height;
vi. no monument shall exceed sixteen inches (16”) in length;
vii. only the surname may be permitted to be inscribed on the back of a
monument. Except, in the instance wherein a Rights Holder has
the interment rights to lots that are back to back, then lettering may
be allowed on the back of the monument with the approval of the
Cemetery Manager.
(f) Flat Markers:
i. a flat marker may be placed at the head of a lot provided there is no
upright monument erected on said lot;
ii. a flat marker may be placed at the foot of a lot that contains an
existing upright monument provided it does not exceed two-thirds
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(2/3) the width of the lot(s), including the casing or cement border,
on which the marker is being installed;
iii. on a single or double lot, including the memorial lots section, a flat
marker shall not exceed two-thirds (2/3) the width of the lot(s),
including the casing or cement border, on which the marker is being
installed;
iv. a flat marker placed at the head of a lot shall not exceed sixteen
inches (16”) in length;
v. a flat marker placed at the foot of a lot shall not exceed fourteen
inches (14”) in length;
vi. only one (1) flat marker is permitted to be installed in the area
designated for “Flat Markers” (memorial lots/urn garden) and shall
be installed at the head of the lot;
vii. all markers are to be flat on top and set level with the ground so
that a lawn mower can pass safely over them and shall be set in
the ground by the Cemetery Caretaker or designate, or the
monument dealer/supplier in accordance with cemetery
specifications;
viii. the minimum thickness for flat markers including footstones is four
inches (4”) or ten centimetres (10 cm);
10.4. No monument shall be delivered to the cemetery for installation until the
monument foundation has been completed, and the monument/marker
retailer has been notified by the Cemetery Operator.
10.5. In the event that a monument located on a lot prevents a regular interment
from taking place, only cremated remains will be permitted to be interred on
such lot unless the Interment Rights Holder is prepared to remove, at its own
expense, such monument/foundation to permit a regular interment to take
place.
10.6. No free standing wooden memorial crosses (✝) or no structures of any kind
shall be permitted to be installed on any grave.
10.7. No cornerstones shall be permitted to be installed on any grave.
10.8. No monument, footstone, marker or memorial of any description shall be
placed, moved, altered, or removed without permission from the Cemetery
Operator.
10.9. When any monument, gravestone or memorial, of any kind, is to be removed,
or any inscription made or cleaning done, permission shall be obtained from
the Cemetery Supervisor.
10.10. Minor scraping of the monument base of an upright monument due to
grass/lawn maintenance is considered to be normal wear.
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10.11. The Cemetery Operator will take reasonable precautions to protect the
property of Interment Rights Holders, but it assumes no liability for the loss of,
or damage to, any monument, marker, or other structure, or part thereof.
10.12. The Cemetery Operator does not accept any responsibility or liability for a
picture, photograph or monument should a picture or photograph become
lost, faded, cracked, damaged or need to be removed.
10.13. Should any monument or marker present a risk to public safety because it
has become unstable, the Cemetery Operator shall do whatever it deems
necessary by way of repairing, resetting, or laying down the monument or
marker or any other r emedy so as to remove the risk.
10.14. The Cemetery Operator reserves the right to remove at its sole discretion any
marker, monument, or inscription which is not in keeping with the dignity and
decorum of the cemetery as determined by the Cemetery Manager.
10.15. Any contractor performing work at the cemetery at the request of any person
who damages any lot, upright monument, marker or other structure, or
otherwise does any injury in the cemetery, shall be personally responsible for
such damage or injury and in addition thereto, his/her employers shall be
liable.
10.16. All work done by monument/marker dealers should be done during regular
office hours of the Cemetery, unless special permission is obtained from the
Cemetery Manager.
11. FOUNDATION WORK
11.1. A concrete foundation shall be required for all upright monuments.
11.2. All foundations for monuments shall be built by, or contracted to be built for,
the Cemetery Operator at the expense of the Interment Rights Holder.
11.3. Foundation work shall be completed at least two times per year (Spring and
Fall). However, in light of efficiencies, the Cemetery Operator reserves the
right to cancel foundation work should an insufficient number of foundation
orders be received.
11.4. The foundation shall be built in the designated space and in the exact
dimensions of the monument base. If incorrect dimensions have been given
on the Foundation Order Form, signed by the Interment Rights Holder or a
person authorized to act on the Holder’s behalf, and/or the monument
supplier, the foundation will be removed and rebuilt or modified by the
Cemetery Caretaker or those designated to do work on behalf of the
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Cemetery Operator at the expense of the Interment Rights Holder or person
acting on behalf of the Holder.
11.5. Foundations will be a minimum of 1.23 metres (4 feet) deep, and they shall be
set at the direction of the Cemetery Manager. Foundations must be cured for
a minimum of forty-eight (48) hours before placing the monument.
11.6. The charges for the construction of foundations are identified in the Cemetery
Price List.
12. CARE OF LOTS
12.1. Income from the Care and Maintenance Fund shall be expended to maintain
secure and preserve the cemetery grounds. Such expenses may include, but
are not limited to expenses arising from:
• Re‐levelling and sodding or seeding of lots
• Maintenance of cemetery roads, sewers and water systems
• Maintenance of perimeter walls and fences
• Maintenance of cemetery landscaping
• Maintenance of columbarium
• Repairs and general upkeep of cemetery maintenance buildings and
equipment
12.2. The Cemetery Operator reserves the right to regulate the articles placed on
lots or plots, including those that pose a threat to the safety of all Interment
Rights Holders, visitors to the cemetery, Cemetery Contractor or his/her
assistant or those designated to do work on behalf of the Cemetery Operator;
prevents the Cemetery Operator from performing general cemetery
operations; or are not in keeping with the respect and dignity of the cemetery.
Prohibited articles will be removed and disposed of without notification.
12.3. No person shall plant trees, flower beds or shrubs in the cemetery except with
the approval of the Cemetery Operator.
12.4. All lots and plots shall be maintained and kept properly graded, sodded and
mown by the Cemetery Supervisor or designate.
12.5. Trees or shrubs (dwarf or ornamental type) are allowed on lots and plots
when planted on the monument line under the direction of the Cemetery
Supervisor provided that the shrubs/trees, etc. are maintained. The height of
such shrubs/trees shall at no time exceed .91 metres (3 feet) above adjacent
ground level. If, the planted shrubs/trees are not well maintained (ie. not
trimmed, watered, etc.) the Cemetery Supervisor or designate assistant has
the authority to remove any such neglected shrubs and trees.
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12.6. The diameter of such shrubs and/or ornamental trees at their widest point,
including foliage shall at no time obstruct adjacent lots.
12.7. If any trees or shrubs situated in the boundaries of any lot shall have, become
by means of their roots, limbs or branches or in any way, detrimental to the
adjacent lots, drains, roads or walks, or prejudicial to the appearance of the
ground or inconvenient to the public, the Cemetery Supervisor or designate
may remove such trees or shrubs or parts thereof.
12.8. No Person other than the C emetery Supervisor or designate shall cut or
remove any sod or in any other way change the surface of the burial lot in the
Cemetery. In the event of any such change, the Cemetery Operator may
restore the lot to its original grade at the expense of the Holder.
12.9. No unauthorized person shall move grave markers in the cemetery.
12.10. Borders, fences, railing, cut-stone coping and hedges in or around lots are not
permitted, except that borders to protect flowers can only be installed by
permission of the Cemetery Manager. The borders around flower beds shall
not exceed the width of the monument/marker base located at the head of a
grave and must not exceed 50.8 cm (20 inches) distance from the
monument/marker base. The Cemetery Operator shall not be responsible for
such borders installed or for damage to such borders by lawn mowing or
trimming equipment.
12.11. All moon rays /solar lights and other free standing articles shall be placed in a
defined flower bed to allow the Cemetery Supervisor or designate to perform
general cemetery operations in an effective and efficient manner. (See
Section 1.16 for definition of defined flower bed).
12.12. Moon rays /solar lights and other free standing articles shall not be permitted
where there is a flat marker and shall be removed by the C emetery
Supervisor or designate.
12.13. Flat markers with a vase affixed thereto, shall be permitted in the Cemetery,
how ever, the vase shall only be allowed to be raised one (1) week before and
one (1) week after Decoration Day (3rd Sunday in August). The vase must
be lowered during the remainder of the year for maintenance purposes.
12.14. Nails, wires, glass or breakable pottery/ornamental containers/articles, or any
other material that creates a hazard to workers and to visitors when neglected
or broken shall not be permitted in the cemetery. The Cemetery Supervisor
or designate shall have the authority to remove any neglected
containers/articles deemed to be creating a hazard.
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12.15. Candles, incense and flammable articles shall not be permitted in the
cemetery.
12.16. The Cemetery Operator shall not be responsible for loss or damage to any
articles left upon any lot or plot.
12.17. Rubbish shall not be thrown on roads, walks, or any part of the grounds or
buildings. Receptacles are provided at convenient locations within the
premises for the deposit of weed, decayed flowers, plants, etc.
12.18. When necessary, the Cemetery Supervisor or designate shall lay wooden
planks on the burial lots and paths to protect the surface from damage of
heavy equipment when undertaking required work within the cemetery.
13. CARE OF LOTS - FLOWERS
13.1. A flower bed should not be created if it is unable to be maintained. All flower
beds are required to be maintained. If a flower bed is created and then unable
to be maintained, the flower bed will be removed. The Cemetery Supervisor
or designate shall have the right to remove a flower bed if it is not being
maintained.
13.2. Flower beds shall be permitted in front of upright monuments and markers
located at the head of lots, but must not exceed 50.8 cm (20 inches) distance
from the monument/marker base. Beds are not to exceed the
monument/marker width and where there is no monument, flower beds can
only be planted by permission of, and under the direction of the Cemetery
Supervisor. Planting of borders around lots is prohibited.
13.3. Flower beds/plants/shrubs, etc. shall not be permitted behind the monument
as the rights to this area may belong to other individuals or the Cemetery
Operator. Exceptions may apply to those who hold the rights to consecutive
lots only upon written approval by the Cemetery Supervisor.
13.4. Flowers, flower beds, flower pots, or shrubs, etc. shall be prohibited on lots
designated for flat markers (memorial lots/urn garden).
13.5. Flowers placed on a grave for a funeral shall be removed by the Cemetery
Supervisor or designate after a reasonable time to protect the sod and
maintain the tidy appearance of the cemetery.
13.6. In the event that a flower bed located on a lot impedes a regular interment,
the Cemetery Supervisor or designate shall have the right to remove such
flower bed. It is the responsibility of the lot owner to replace such flower bed
if desired.
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13.7. Any shrubs or flowers not attended to by June 1st of each year may be
cleaned up/removed by the Cemetery Supervisor or designate. All annual
flowers must be removed or cleaned up and flower vases must be removed or
turned down by October 15th of each year.
13.8. No glass containers shall be used for flowers.
13.9. Artificial flowers, artificial wreaths without glass covers, potted plants, etc. are
permitted to be placed on a lot after November 15th of each year. Artificial
wreaths must be securely fastened to the monument, or where there is not a
monument, mounted on a stand of at least 76.20 cm (30 inches) high
securely anchored to the ground.
13.10. To preserve the proper appearance of the grounds, artificial wreaths, flower
arrangements and potted plants placed on a lot must be removed before April
1st of each year, otherwise the Cemetery Supervisor or designate will remove
and dispose of them.
13.11. The Cemetery Operator reserves the right to remove all flowers, potted
plants, wreaths and baskets of flowers when they become withered or
unsightly, or for any other reasons such removals are in the best interest of
the cemetery.
14. TREE DEDICATION PROGRAM
14.1. A person wishing to participate in the Tree Dedication Program must
complete a ‘Tree Planting Dedication Program’ Form and pay the required fee
in accordance with the Cemetery P rice List at the time of purchase.
14.2. The Tree Dedication Program includes the planting of one (1) tree and the
installation of a natural field stone (engraved), at the discretion of the
Cemetery Supervisor.
14.3. The tree shall be planted and the marker installed by the Cemetery
Supervisor or designate.
14.4. The Tree Dedication Program includes the cost to replace a tree, if
necessary, at the discretion of the Cemetery Supervisor.
14.5. Trees for this program shall only be planted in the spring and fall of every
year.
15. CONTRACTOR PROVISIONS
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15.1. This by‐law applies to all contractors and all work carried out by contractors
within the cemetery grounds.
15.2. Any contractor who damages any lot, upright monument, marker or other
structure, or otherwise does any injury in the Cemetery, shall be personally
responsible for such damage or injury and in addition thereto, his/her
employers shall be liable.
15.3. Contractors, monument dealers and suppliers shall not enter the cemetery in
the evening, weekends or statutory holidays, unless approval has been
granted by the Cemetery Operator.
15.4. No work will be performed at the cemetery except during the regular business
hours of the cemetery, unless approval has been granted by the Cemetery
Operator.
15.5. Contractors shall temporarily cease all operations if they are working within
100 metres of a funeral until the conclusion of the service. The Cemetery
Operator reserves the right to temporarily cease contractor operations at their
sole discretion if the noise of the work being performed by the contractor is
deemed to be a disturbance to any funeral or public gathering within the
cemetery.
15.6. Contractors, monument dealers and suppliers shall lay wooden planks on the
burial lots and paths over which heavy materials are to be moved in order to
protec t the surface from damage.
15.7. Any contractor who has been requested by an Interment Rights Holder to
perform any type of work is required to contact the Cemetery Supervisor for
permission to perform such work.
15.8. Contractors performing work at the cemetery for or at the request of any
person must provide to the Cemetery Supervisor proof of liability insurance
and W.S.I.B. coverage and must comply with all applicable workplace safety
and environmental legislation.
15.9. Where the Cemetery Supervisor has received a request by an Interment
Rights Holder to perform miscellaneous/custom work (ie. removal of shrubs,
etc.), this work shall be recorded by the Cemetery Manager or his/her
designate and the Rights Holder will be invoiced for the work completed as
set out in the Cemetery Price List (i.e. materials supplied and the amount of
time spent by the Cemetery Caretaker or designate to conduct the work).
16. RULES FOR VISITORS
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16.1. All visitors should conduct themselves in a quiet manner that shall not disturb
any service being held.
16.2. Any person disturbing the quiet and good order of the cemetery by noise or
other improper conduct or who violates these rules, shall be expelled from the
grounds.
16.3. The Cemetery Supervisor and/or designate are empowered to preserve order
and decorum in the Cemetery.
16.4. No person may damage, destroy, remove or deface any property within the
cemetery.
16.5. Any person who, in the cemetery, damages or moves any tree, plant, marker,
fence, structure or other thing usually erected, planted or placed in a
cemetery is liable to the Town and any Interment Rights Holder who, as a
result, incurs damage. The amount of damages shall be the amount required
to restore the cemetery to the state that it was in before anything was
damaged or moved by the person liable.
16.6. No parades other than funeral possessions shall be admitted to or be
organized within the cemetery.
16.7. Children under the age of twelve (12) are welcome on the cemetery grounds
when accompanied by an adult, who shall be responsible for their good
conduct.
16.8. Visitors shall not run or walk over the lots or climb upon the monuments.
16.9. Vehicles within the cemetery shall be driven at a moderate rate of speed and
shall not leave the roadways.
16.10. All -terrain vehicles or snowmobiles shall be prohibited on the cemetery
grounds.
16.11. Proprietors of vehicles and other drivers shall be held responsible for any
damage done by their vehicles within the cemetery.
16.12. Discharging of firearms, other than in regular volleys at burial services shall
be prohibited in and around the cemeter y.
16.13. No dogs or pets will be allowed on the cemetery lands; the only exception is
service guide dogs.
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16.14. Any complaints by Interment Rights Holders or visitors should be made to the
Manager and not the workers on the grounds and controversies with workers
or other on the grounds are to be avoided.
16.15. No tips or gratuities are to be given to the cemetery workers by visitors or
Interment Rights Holders, nor shall any be accepted by the cemetery workers.
16.16. No signs, notices, or advertising of any kind shall be allowed within the
cemetery or within the immediate boundaries of the cemetery except those
placed by the Cemetery Operator.
16.17. No picnic party shall be permitted in the cemetery.
17. EFFECTIVE DATE
17.1. In accordance with the Funeral, Burial, and Cremation Services Act , 2002, the
provisions of this By-Law shall come into force and take effect the latter of
December 1, 2020 and the date of approval of this By-Law by the Registrar of
the FBCSA.
18. THAT By-Law 3640 be repealed in its entirety upon approval of this By-Law.
READ A FIRST AND SECOND TIME THIS , 2020.
READ A THIRD AND FINAL TIME AND PASSED THIS , 2020.
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MAYOR – Stephen Molnar
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TOWN CLERK - Michelle Smibert