The Town of Pelham operates two active cemeteries:
- Fonthill Cemetery, 25 Highland Avenue, Fonthill
- Hillside Cemetery, 451 Canboro Road, Ridgeville
Current services and products provided by these cemeteries include traditional casket burial for full-body interments and/or cremation disposition.
The Mausoleum Gardens cremation niches at Fonthill Cemetery
The Mausoleum Gardens offer a pair of granite columbaria nestled on either side of the Mausoleum's beautiful stained glass window feature on the south wall.
Schedule of fees 2021
| Purchase of Plot(s)/Niche(s): | Land | Perpetual Care |
| Resident or Rate payer (single grave) | $627.00 | $419.00 |
| Non-Resident (single grave) | $995.00 | $664.00 |
| Resident or Rate payer (single niche) | $2346.00 | $414.00 |
| Non-Resident or Rate payer (single niche) | $2932.50 | $517.50 |
| Additional fees: | ||
| Corner Stones (grave purchase) | $97.00 | |
| Shutter engraving (niche purchase) | Actual cost + $75.00 Administration fee | |
| Opening & Closing for Interments: | ||
| Full burial; weekday 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. | $633.00 + $12.00 Administration Fee | |
| Full burial; Saturday morning before 11 a.m. | $909.00 + $12.00 Administration Fee | |
| Full burial; Saturday afternoon before 3 p.m. | $955.00 + $12.00 Administration Fee | |
| Interment of ashes; weekday 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. | $235.00 + $12.00 Administration Fee | |
| Interment of ashes; Saturday 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. | $460.00 + $12.00 Administration Fee | |
| Columbarium interment of ashes; weekday 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. |
$281.00 + $12.00 Administration Fee | |
| Columbarium interment of ashes; Saturday 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. |
$470.00 + $12.00 Administration Fee | |
| Infant; Weekday 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. | $298.00 + $12.00 Administration Fee | |
| Infant; Saturday 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. | $606.00 + $12.00 Administration Fee | |
| Overtime Rate per hour: | $267.00 as per the Schedule of Fees |
All fees are subject to 13% harmonized sales tax (HST).
PLEASE NOTE: Both Fonthill and Hillside Cemeteries are closed to funerals at 3:00 pm everyday. Therefore we respectfully ask that all funerals be completed and the cemetery vacated by 3:00 pm. Should the funeral service continue and patrons remain past 3:00 pm, a fee of $267.00/hr as per the Town of Pelham Schedule of Fees, will apply.
Cemetery maintenance and burials
The department of public works is responsible for opening and preparing graves for burials, maintenance of the cemeteries including removal/trimming of plantings around monuments, corner stones, and maintenance of lots.
For requests related to cemetery maintenance or burials, please contact the Public Works Department at 905-980-6672 or send us a Public Service Request by clicking on the image below.
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Headstone Directory
Resources are available for those searching information of the graves, headstones and burial locations within Pelham area cemeteries.
Canadian Headstones is a registered charity dedicated to the digital preservation of Canada’s cemetery heritage, honouring and preserving the record of our forebears. Both the images and the transcriptions of headstones are captured, hosted and stored exclusively in Canada. Visit www.canadianheadstones.ca for online databases.
For requests related to cemetery headstone locations and plot locations, please contact the Public Works Department, Administrative Assistant directly to 905-980-6672 or via email through the contact form below.
A guide to death care in Ontario
The Bereavement Authority of Ontario (BAO) has released a consumer-protection information booklet, Consumer Information Guide: A Guide to Death Care in Ontario. The guide is written for families and the public to know their rights and responsibilities before entering into contracts with organizations that are licensed under the Funeral, Burial and Cremation Services Act, 2002.
The BAO urges all consumers to access A Guide to Death Care in Ontario ahead of time and encourages them to read through the guide, plan ahead and ask a lot of questions prior to entering into a contract with a provider.
Click here to read and download the guide.
For more information about the Bereavement Authority of Ontario (BAO), visit the website at www.thebao.ca
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