The Town of Bracebridge has resumed interment and monument installation activities in local cemeteries effective May 6, 2024.
The Town welcomes families and visitors to local cemetery grounds and offer a reminder that of the following rules when placing lot decorations or plating’s in cemeteries.
Lot decorations are permitted in the top two feet of a burial lot.
No decorations are to be placed in gaps surrounding niche doors on the columbaria. Any items placed that are not in accordance with the by-law will be removed without notice.
The following list identifies decorations that are not permitted in Town operated cemeteries:
– Borders, fences, railing, walls, curbs, cut-stone copings and hedges;
– Benches;
– Articles made of glass, open candles, or breakable items;
– Structures of wood and other perishable material;
– Crushed stone;
– Rose bushes or any other thorned bush;
– Unsightly materials or any items that may pose a health or safety risk in or around lots; and
– Any decoration over 4 feet in height.
Should members of the public have any questions regarding the rules and regulations of the municipal cemeteries in Bracebridge, please visit our website, www.bracebridge.ca, or contact staff in the Administration Branch of the Corporate Services Department at 705-645-5264.