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 |
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.
All fees are subject to 13% harmonized sales tax (HST).
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 905-892-2607 x332 or send us a Public Service Request by clicking on the image below.
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