Cemeteries

The Township of Blandford-Blenheim operates 12 individual cemeteries within our boundaries with the assistance of Cemetery Managers. Of the 12 cemeteries, six are considered active and six are considered inactive (abandoned).

Active cemeteries: Bright/9th Line (Blenheim Evangelical); Drumbo; Plattsville; Princeton; Richwood; and Wolverton
Inactive cemeteries: Anglican; Canning; Mennonite; Pioneer; Riverside; and Washington

View a map with the Township's Cemeteries here

Cemetery Operator License Number 3292412.

Bereavement Authority of Ontario (BAO) - Contact Information is available on their website.
Ministry of Consumer Services - (416) 326-8800 / 1 (800) 889-9768 - consumer@ontario.ca
Ontario's Funeral, Burial and Cremation Services Act, 2002, and its regulations

Interment rights are the rights to place human remains or cremated remains in a grave, crypt or niche. It is important to remember that cemeteries do not sell the land that is a lot or plot. After purchase you will receive a legal document called an “Interment Rights Certificate”. Interment Rights are available in all active cemeteries. More information is available in our Cemetery by-law as well as our Princeton Columbarium and niche brochure. For information on rates please read our Cemetery Fees and Charges below.

Fees and Charges Table

Description	Unit	Subject to HST	2025 Amount
Purchase of Interment Rights and care and maintenance
Interment Rights	each	Yes	$720.00
Care and Maintenance	each	Yes	$480.00
Cremation lots	each	Yes	$420.00
Care and Maintenance	each	Yes	$280.00

Interment
Adult - standard	each	Yes	$850.00
Child	each	Yes	$500.00
Infant	each	Yes	$395.00
Cremated Remains	each	Yes	$420.00
Multiple Cremations (additional interment at same spot, same time)	each	Yes	$30
Columbaria	each	Yes	$250.00

Disinterment / Exhumation
Adult - standard	each	Yes	$2,000.00
Cremated Remains	each	Yes	$1,000.00
Columbaria	each	Yes	$250.00
Child	each	Yes	$1,000.00
Infant	each	Yes	$1,000.00

Columbaria Fees
Bottom Row	each	Yes	$1,062.50
Bottom Row- Care and Maintenance	each	Yes	$187.50
Second Row	each	Yes	$1,147.50
Second Row- Care and Maintenance	each	Yes	$202.50
Third Row	each	Yes	$1,232.50
Third Row- Care and Maintenance	each	Yes	$217.50
Top Row	each	Yes	$1,317.50
Top Row- Care and Maintenance	each	Yes	$232.50

Initial Engraving of Niche Plate	each	Yes	$390.00
Each Subsequent Engraving of Niche Plate		Yes	$220.00

Monument Care Fund - Flat marker (smaller than 1,116.13 sq cm / 173 sq in.)	each	Yes	$0.00
**Monument Care Fund - Flat marker (1,116.23 sq cm / 173 sq in. or larger)	each	Yes	$100.00
**Monument Care Fund - Upright marker (1.49 sq m / 16 sq ft or smaller, including the base)	each	Yes	$200.00
**Monument Care Fund - Upright marker (larger than 1.49 sq m / 16 sq ft. including the base)	each	Yes	$400.00
** as set by the Bereavement Authority of Ontario

Sundays & Municipal Holiday Interments	each	Yes	$375.00
Foundation layout fee	each	Yes	$60.00
Snow Removal	each	Yes	*
Winter Burial - Full Interment (December 1st to March 31)	each	Yes	*
Winter Burial - Cremated Remains (December 1st to March 31)	each	Yes	*
* Actual fees incurred by the Township in relation to the specific incident/request + 15%

Park Benches	each	Yes	$2,300.00
(does not include cost of the plaque)


Transfer Fee
Transfer Fee (Certificate picked-up at Township Office)	each	Yes	$60.00

Registered Mail Fee	each	Yes	$20.00


Genealogical Research *NEW	per 15 min	Yes	$7.50

Visitors are welcome from 8:00 a.m. until sundown, please respect the peaceful environment
Children under the age of sixteen (16) years are welcome in the Cemetery when accompanied by an adult who shall be responsible for their conduct
Vehicles must stay on roadways and shall be driven responsibly within the Cemetery
No parades other than funeral processions shall be admitted to or be organized within the Cemetery
No animals or pets are allowed in the cemetery
No picnics are allowed in the cemetery
Pleasure vehicles such as all-terrain vehicles, dirt bikes, and snowmobiles are not permitted within the Cemetery

Township of Blandford-Blenheim
47 Wilmot Street South
Drumbo ON, N0J 1G0
Phone: (519)463-5347
Fax: (519)463-5881
Toll Free: 1-800-410-6882
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