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Cemeteries

Aerial view of a small church and cemetery on a warm fall afternoon

The Township of Woolwich provides cemetery services at two final resting places:

There are also a number of privately-owned and rural cemeteries located within the township. The Township maintains four inactive cemeteries:

  • Bristow Pioneer
  • Hoffer
  • Sandy Hills
  • Winterbourne

These are peaceful settings to remember the life of a loved one. Our staff provides care for the families' needs which include:

  • Sale of interment rights
  • Opening and closing of interment sites
  • Seeding and re-grading of site after burial
  • Ensuring compliance with the Township cemetery by-law. Please contact the Customer Service Coordinator for a copy of the by-law

Cemetery Plot Pricing and Size

Description Size Fee Includes HST
Standard Plot 3.5 ft X 10 ft and 3 ft X 10 ft $1757.64
Half Plot/Double Cremation 3 ft 4 in X 5 ft $986.60
Social Service Plot 3.5 ft x 10 ft and 3 ft x 10 ft $565.00
Cremation Plot 2 ft X 2 ft $545.46
Existing Columbarium Row A 12 in X 12 in $2238.39
Existing Columbarium Row B 12 in X 12 in $2420.46
New Columbarium Row A 12 in x 12 in $2523.79

New Columbarium Row B, C, D, E, F

12 in x 12 in $2729.07

      


Interment Fees

Description Fee Includes HST
Adult Interment with Concrete Liner $1852.54
Adult Winter Dec 1-April 30 with Concrete Liner $2325.75
Child under 8 years of age $959.11
Child under 8 years of age Winter Interment $1818.69
Cremated Inurnment (no winter - December 1- April 30) $571.78
Additional Cremated Inurnment same day same Grave $145.74
Green Cremated (in plot under sod, no winter) $411.39
Cremated Columbarium Niche  $293.46
Cremated Columbarium Niche Winter  $368.14
Saturdays & Statutory Holidays Surcharge $254.25
Sundays Surcharge $339.00
Prior to 9 a.m. or after 3 p.m. Tuesday to Sunday (per 1/2 hr) $195.84
Prior to 12 p.m. or after 3 p.m. Monday (per 1/2 hr) $195.84

        


Disinterment Fees

Description Fee
Adult $1876.51
Child under 8 years of age $1821.68
Cremated remains $518.52
Cremated remains Columbarium Niche $306.80

 


Location, Inspection Monuments and Markers

Locates - $112.85


                           

Monument Care and Maintenance Surcharge (Provincially regulated)

Description Fee Includes HST
Flush markers-less than 173 square in. no charge
Flush markers - over 173 square in. $113.00
Upright monument up to four ft. high or wide $226.00

Upright monument over four ft. high or wide

$452.00

                                                                                             


Miscellaneous Interment Expenses

Description Fee includes HST
Transfer of rights or re-issuance of interment right $108.14
Research genealogy $66.88

BAO Consumer Guide, which is a Guide to Death Care in Ontario.

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