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
| Purchase of Plot(s)/Niche(s): | Land | Perpetual Care |
| Resident or Rate payer (single grave) | $615 | $410 |
| Non-Resident (single grave) | $975 | $650 |
| Resident or Rate payer (single niche) | $2346 | $414 |
| Non-Resident or Rate payer (single niche) | $2932.50 | $517.50 |
| Additional fees: | ||
| Corner Stones (grave purchase) | $94.56 | |
| Shutter engraving (niche purchase) | $185 + $75 administration fee | |
| Opening & Closing for Interments: | ||
| Full burial; weekday 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. | $620 + $12 Provincial Licensing Fee | |
| Full burial; Saturday morning before 11 a.m. | $891 + $12 Provincial Licensing Fee | |
| Full burial; Saturday afternoon before 3 p.m. | $935.50 + $12 Provincial Licensing Fee | |
| Interment of ashes; weekday 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. | $230 + $12 Provincial Licensing Fee | |
| Interment of ashes; Saturday 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. | $451 + $12 Provincial Licensing Fee | |
| Columbarium interment of ashes; weekday 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. |
$275 + $12 Provincial Licensing Fee | |
| Columbarium interment of ashes; Saturday 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. |
$550 + $12 Provincial Licensing Fee | |
| Infant; Weekday 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. | $291.50 + $12 Provincial Licensing Fee | |
| Infant; Saturday 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. | $594 + $12 Provincial Licensing Fee |
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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