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

  • Elmira Union - 70 Church St. East Elmira
  • St. Teresa's - 1412 Arthur St. North

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

Elmira Union and St. Teresa's

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

Rates and Fees 2022 - HST included

Cemetery Plot Pricing and Size

Cemetery Plot Pricing and Size
DescriptionSizeFee Includes HST
Standard Plot 3.5 ft X 10 ft and 3 ft X 10 ft $1714.76
Standard Stillbirth/double cremation 3 ft 4 in X 5 ft $962.53
Social Service Plot 3.5 ft x 10 ft and 3 ft x 10 ft $565.00
Cremation Plot 2 ft X 2 ft $532.16
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 $2462.24

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

12 in x 12 in $2662.51

Interment Fees

Interment Fees
DescriptionFee Includes HST
Adult interment with concrete liner $1610.91
Adult winter Dec 1-April 30 with concrete liner $2022.39
Child under 8 years of age $834.01
Child under 8 years of age winter interment $1581.47
Cremated inurnment (No Winter - December 1- April 30) $497.20
Additional cremated inurnment same day same grave $126.73
Green Cremated (in plot under sod, no winter) $357.72
Cremated Columbarium Niche  $293.46
Cremated Columbarium Niche Winter  $368.14
Sundays & Statutory Holidays Surcharge $417.73
Prior to 9 a.m. or after 3 p.m. Tuesday to Saturday (per 1/2 hr) $191.06
Prior to 12 p.m. or after 3 p.m. Monday (per 1/2 hr) $191.06

Disinterment Fees

Disinterment Fees
DescriptionFee
Adult $1830.75
Child under 8 years of age $1777.25
Cremated remains $505.88
Cremated remains Columbarium Niche $299.31

Location, Inspection Monuments and Markers

Locates - $110.10

Monument Care and Maintenance Surcharge (Provincially regulated)

Monument Care and Maintenance Surcharge Fees
DescriptionFee 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

Miscellaneous Interment Fees
DescriptionFee includes HST
Transfer of rights or re-issuance of interment right $105.51
Research genealogy $65.26

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

Township Cemetery License

Licence #3308598 Not-For-Profit Municipal Corporation

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