Cemeteries

Wasaga Beach Cemetery provides a peaceful, dignified setting for families to honour loved ones. Established in 1995, the six-acre grounds offer a variety of interment options, including upright monuments, flat markers, a cremation garden, mausoleum spaces, and columbarium niches. The cemetery welcomes all cultural and religious traditions, supporting families in commemorating their loved ones in a way that reflects their values and beliefs, in accordance with the Cemetery By-Law.

Location & Hours

610 Sunnidale Road South
Cemetery gates closed for the winter season.

705.429.3844 x 2224
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Operator Information

The Corporation of the Town of Wasaga Beach is licensed under the Funeral, Burial and Cremation Services Act, 2002 and subject to the limitations thereof, as a: Cemetery Operator.

License No. CM-05066

Flowers placed on a grave for a funeral shall be removed by the cemetery staff after a reasonable time to protect the sod and maintain the tidy appearance of the cemetery.

No person other than cemetery staff shall remove any sod or in any other way change the surface of the burial lot in the cemetery.

No person shall plant trees, flower beds or shrubs in the cemetery except with the approval of the cemetery operator. The cemetery operator will not be held liable for the removal of any plant material.

Fresh cut flowers are permitted year-round and must be placed in a non-breakable, non-corrosive flower vase adjacent to the memorial. Fresh cut flowers that have become unsightly and empty flower vases will be removed and disposed of by the cemetery operator without notice.

Potted flowers, real or artificial and wreaths are permitted on a grave site the calendar week leading to:

  • Easter
  • Mother’s Day
  • Father’s Day
  • Thanksgiving
  • Remembrance Day

and must be removed within one calendar week of the particular day. Wreaths/potted flowers not removed when required will be removed and disposed of by the Cemetery without notification.
 
June, July, August and September Fresh flowers only – No potted flowers or wreaths

Winter wreaths

  • Wreath stands permitted - November 15th to March 15th ONLY
  • NO plant hooks
  • NO cultivated gardens
  • NO other articles of remembrance

The cemetery operator reserves the right to disallow or remove quantities of memorial wreaths or flowers considered to be excessive and that diminish the otherwise tidy appearance of the cemetery.

Floral tributes of only fresh cut flowers are permitted by the columbarium. Floral tributes must not be left in a manner that blocks any memorial adjacent to it. Floral tributes that become unsightly will be removed by the cemetery operator without notice. No article of any nature is to be placed or fastened on the face of the columbarium, niche front or on top of the columbarium.

Wreaths and artificial flower arrangements are prohibited in all areas surrounding the columbarium niches.

Floral arrangements with saddles are permitted to remain on the monuments throughout the year. These arrangements are to be properly maintained and may be removed by the cemetery staff should their condition detract from the appearance of the cemetery.

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