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Cemetery Service Package
Interment and Memorialization
The purpose of this information is to inform plot/niche owners of the processes for interment & Memorialization
Okotoks cemetery is located at 30
Westland Street, on the corner of Big Rock
Trail and Westland Street with the main
entrance off Westland Street. A locked gate
at the entrance from Big Rock Trail is
opened during interment services.
Note: Human remains and cremains are permitted to be interred (placed) in the Okotoks cemetery (no pets).
The Town does not sell caskets, vaults, urns, or memorial markers.
Cemetery Administration Office
100, 1118 North Railway Street
Office Hours: Mon. to Fri. 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM
Phone: 403-938-8958 Email: cemetery@okotoks.ca
www.okotoks.ca/cemetery
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Town of Okotoks Cemetery Cemetery Administration Office
Please see the following information at the end of this document:
Rates and fees list, Sales and Service form, Memorial Marker Permit form, Monument Specifications,
Memorialization Donation form (tree/bench). For more information check the Town website at
www.okotoks.ca/cemetery or contact the
Cemetery Office Administrator.
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Cemetery Layout with Garden and Road Names
(to help locate your plot, zoom in to see burial plot sections – written in garden names)
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Burial Plot Interment Options
Burial plot options for a 4’ x 8’ size burial plot
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Burial Plot Options for a 4’ x 4’ Size In-Ground Plot: with concrete ribbon to install upright marker or
without concrete ribbon for flat marker to be installed in center of plot
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Burial Plot Options for a 2’ x 2’ Size In-Ground Plot (marker to be installed in center of plot)
Interment Guidelines
• An interment is permitted when the burial plot or columbarium niche owner (legal rights owner or his/her
legal representative, executor or next of kin) completes an application (Sales and Service form), shows
proof of plot or niche paid in full, provides a burial permit, a cremation certificate or other documents
that may be required by the Town or Province of Alberta at least 2 business days’ prior to the date of
interment.
• All casket interments must be arranged by a Funeral Home. The Town does not have lowering
devices. Funeral Homes must contact the cemetery administrator with regards to interments.
• Cemetery maintenance crew will not start closing the burial plot or columbarium niche until all family
members leave the burial site. Family members may return after the closing is completed.
• Interments maybe permitted on weekends, late week days, statutory or declared holidays, subject to
payment of applicable fees.
• A caretaker will be at the cemetery from the time a procession enters until it leaves the cemetery.
• An invoice will be sent to the purchaser (burial rights owner) after the interment takes place and then
the purchaser will have 30 days to pay in full.
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Columbarium Niche Interments
The large 64-niche units, Estate units and Pedestal units can hold
up to 2 standard size urns in each niche. Each niche is size 12” H
x 12” W x 15.5” deep. Granite doors are engraved by Sunset
Memorial & Stone Ltd. in Calgary. Customers/owners of these
columbarium niches must contact Sunset directly to order and pay
for the engraving (403-243-3393). The Town of Okotoks will
remove the door, courier it to Sunset for engraving and then re-
install the engraved door at no extra cost.
Unit 200, the round unit,
is the oldest columbarium
unit in the cemetery and is
completely sold out.
This niche is big enough
to hold up to 3 standard
size urns. Parklawn
Granite & Bronze Ltd. in
High River engraves
these columbarium doors.
Customers/owners of a columbarium niche in this unit must contact
Parklawn directly to order and pay for the engraving (403-652-2904). The
Town of Okotoks will remove the door for engraving and re-install the
engraved door at no extra cost.
Samples of Door Engravings
Disinterments
• A disinterment of remains shall not take place until a permit for disinterment is issued by the Director of
Vital Statistics (https://www.alberta.ca/permit-exhume-body.aspx) and delivered to the cemetery
administrator.
• No Provincial permit is required for the disinterment of an urn.
• Disinterment of a body must be attended by the funeral home requesting the service.
• The Town will be responsible for opening a burial plot for disinterment only to the top of the casket. A
funeral director will be responsible for the removal of human remains.
• Disinterment of caskets in the lower level of a double depth burial plot will be charged double the
regular disinterment fees as well as the cost of supplying grave shoring.
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Memorialization without Interment - River of Memories Wall in Legacy Garden
Plaques are installed on this wall for those cremains or remains that are placed elsewhere in the world, but
remembered here in a cemetery setting and include a perpetual cemetery record.
The plaque is created with the deceased name, date of birth and date of death and installed by the Town.
The Town assumes no responsibility for damages or loss due to vandalism.
No flowers or other items are permitted to be attached to the memorial walls. All items will be removed without
notice.
Big Rock Scattering Garden
This garden provides an opportunity to scatter
cremains (human cremated remains), place a
plaque of a loved one’s name on a memorial wall
and have a perpetual cemetery record at the Town’s
cemetery office.
The scattering garden also enhances the beauty of
the cemetery by providing a beautiful, serene place
to visit.
Cremation provides families with more time to
arrange where and how to inter/scatter their loved
one’s cremains.
The decision to scatter should be chosen carefully,
as it is an irreversible decision. For family and
friends who wish to have a permanent memorial site, the Town of Okotoks has a memorial wall to install
plaques near the scattering garden.
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Scattering Guidelines
This garden is divided into 4 quadrants; A, B, C, D. We are currently
scattering in quadrant A. When A is filled up, we will move to B, then C,
then D. There will be approximately 25 scattering in each quadrant.
• Scattering is permitted from May 1 to October 31 each year.
• There are no pre-need sales for scattering spaces in this garden.
Payment for scattering is made to the Town after the
interment/scattering is completed.
• A Burial Permit and/or a Cremation Certificate must be provided to
the Town Cemetery Administrator prior to scattering of cremains.
This document can be obtained from the Funeral Home or
Crematorium that handled the arrangements.
• The Big Rock Scattering Garden is the only location in the Okotoks cemetery designated for scattering
cremains.
• Persons may purchase a plaque to be located near the scattering garden. See the Cemetery
Administrator to purchase a plaque.
• Plantings: All plantings in the garden are planted and maintained by the Town. Cremated remains
cannot be scattered on flowers, plants or on any other site at the cemetery. Cremated ash is harmful to
plant life. The high pH of cremated ash does not allow for the beneficial nutrients within to become
available for plant life. In addition, the excessively high sodium (salt) content of cremated ash can
damage the plant. Plants may be replaced over time.
Scattering Procedures
The following procedures help the Town maintain a high level of aesthetics in our scattering garden.
• Town cemetery maintenance staff will rake back mulch
in the quadrant that is currently being used and dig a
small hole for the placement of cremains.
• A small flag or marker will be placed on the opening so
family members or funerals homes can find the
scattering location.
• Family members or Funeral Home will place/pour the
cremains in the opening.
• Family members can rake soil back over the cremains.
• Cemetery staff will check that soil is raked back over
the remains and will rake mulch back over the soil.
• After 72 hours, Town staff will remove any fresh
flowers or mementos placed in the scattering garden
by family or friends. The Town reserves the right to remove inappropriate materials of any kind at any
time.
• The Town will keep the scattering garden weed free. The soil will be turned and mixed as needed.
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Other General Information
• The general maintenance of the cemeteries is done by Parks staff. In order to allow for proper mowing,
maintenance and keeping the cemetery attractive, clean and consistent with other cemeteries, we ask
all residents and visitors to follow the rules when it comes to items being placed on or around the burial
sites. Items that become tattered, torn, sun bleached, or in disrepair will be removed as per the
cemetery bylaw to keep the cemetery peaceful and attractive.
• Annually, between May and October there is a full time cemetery maintenance person at the cemetery.
• An annual cemetery cleanup is done every spring before Mother’s Day. This notice is posted in the
Western Wheel and Town website.
• Bi-annually, there is a Cemetery Open House in August or September (posted in the Western Wheel &
Town website).
• Please go to the Town website to view information on cemetery walking tours
https://www.okotoks.ca/town-services/public-works/cemetery
• Sunset Memorial & Stone made a video of the Okotoks cemetery in 2018. Please go to the website to
view https://www.okotoks.ca/town-services/public-works/cemetery
• View cemetery information about cemeteries in Alberta at
http://www.qp.alberta.ca/documents/Acts/C03.pdf and
http://www.qp.alberta.ca/documents/Regs/1998_249.pdf
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The Town of Okotoks Cemetery Monument/Marker Guidelines
The Town of Okotoks does not sell monuments. The monument company you choose must contact the
Town for a marker permit. There are sections of the cemetery that permit the installation of upright
monuments, and other sections that permit flat (flush with the ground) markers. These are sizes
permitted.
Height
Flat
Upright Marker
Marker Width
Flat Marker Section
Marker
Burial Plot Maximum Size Notes
WxDxH
Single Casket Plot 44” x 32” x 4” Installed flush with the ground, concrete border is not mandatory.
Installed flush with the ground. A concrete border is not
Side by side plots –
50” x 32” x 4” mandatory. Traditionally the husband is on the left and wife on the
Companion plots
right (when viewing from the foot of the burial plot).
Cremation Must be centered on the plot and must be installed flush with the
24” x 18” x 4”
(size 4’ x 4’ plots) ground. A concrete border is not mandatory.
Cremation Must be centered on the plot and must be installed flush with the
12” x 9” x 4”
(size 2’ x 2’) ground. A concrete border is not mandatory.
Foot markers are flat markers at the foot end of the plot and must
Foot marker 24” x 18” x 4” be installed centered at the food end and flush with the ground. A
concrete border is not mandatory.
The traditional Stanstead Grey/Sawn finish only and must be
Field of Honour 44” x 32” x 4”
installed flush with the ground.
As of 2018, the traditional Stanstead Grey/Sawn finish only and
Field of Honour –
24” x 18” x 4” must be installed centered at the food end and flush with the
Foot Marker
ground.
14Upright Monument on Ribbons
Marker
Burial Plot Maximum Size Notes
WxDxH
Concrete ribbons are 36” wide (looking from the end of the
Single Casket Plot 44” x 14” x 48” strip). Monuments are placed back to back along this strip.
The height measurement must include the base.
Concrete ribbons are 36” wide (looking from the end of the
strip). Monuments are placed back to back along this strip.
Side by side plots -
50” x 14” x 48” The height measurement must include the base.
Companion plots
Traditionally the husband is on the left and wife on the right
(when viewing from the foot of the burial plot).
Cremation This height includes the base height. These are not back to
36” x 10” x 30”
(size 4’ x 4’ plots) back markers.
Upright Monument without Ribbons
Marker
Burial Plot Maximum Size Notes
WxDxH
Must have a concrete foundation installed flush with the
Single Casket Plot 44” x 18” x 48”
ground and the height measurement must include the base
Must have a concrete foundation installed flush with the
Side by Side Plots 50” x 18” x 48”
ground and the height measurement must include the base
The traditional Stanstead Grey/Sawn Finish only.
Field of Honour 44” x 18” x 48”
Height measurement includes the base
Memorial Marker Notes:
Columbarium Niche Door Engravings
• There are no permit fee for shipping the door for engraving – but a marker permit must be sent to the Town
cemetery admin. for the cemetery file.
• Unit 200 niche doors are engraved by Parklawn Granite in High River. Phone 403-652-2904 to inquire about door
engravings.
• All other columbarium units are engraved by Sunset Memorial & Stone in Calgary.
Phone 403-243-3393 to inquire about door engravings.
• All columbarium door engravings are similar/consistent. Parklawn Granite and/or Sunset Memorial will contact
the Town for approval if an unusual engraving request is made.
Notes:
1. Monument/ markers are permitted to be installed between May 1 and October 31 each year.
2. Monument companies deliver and install monuments/markers at the Okotoks cemetery.
3. Plot/Niche owners or monument companies shall obtain a permit from the Town and provide a two business days’
notice prior to the date of installation.
4. All Town of Okotoks full size burial plots will accommodate only one headstone and one flat foot marker per plot.
5. On cremation in-ground burial plots (2’ x 2’ & 4’ x 4’ - without concrete ribbon) only one marker permitted per plot:
flat markers to be installed in the center of plot.
6. On 4’ x 4’ plots with a concrete ribbon, one upright monument on the ribbon and one flat marker installed in the
center of the plot is permitted.
7. No in-ground vase may be placed in or around a foot marker installation.
8. No memorial items to be left on the grass.
9. No flowers, plants, shrubs, trees are permitted to be planted at the cemetery
10. Photos are not permitted on flat markers, as they may get broken by mowing/maintenance equipment.
11. No work shall be done on any monument/marker without the permission of the Town.
12. Monuments/markers are placed in the cemetery at the owner’s risk. The Town assumes no responsibility for
damages or loss due to vandalism or during standard maintenance practices.
13. No burial plot owner/legal representative shall allow any monument/marker to be in a state of disrepair.
15TOWN OF OKOTOKS CEMTERY RATES & FEES FOR 2021
Interments, Dis-Interment, Extra Time Fees, Marker Fee, Memorial Donations
Cemetery Services:
Open/Close of Cremated Remains (in-ground) 318.00 Per occurrence
Open/Close Multiple urn in-ground interments– in the same plot at the same
265.00 Per occurrence
time (rate for each interment after the first interment)
Open/Close of Cremated Remains (niche) 265.00 Per occurrence
Open/Close Multiple urn interments in columbarium niches in the same niche
135.00 Per occurrence
at the same time (rate for each interment after the first interment)
Open/Close of Adult - Casket Plot 796.00 Per occurrence
Open/Close of Child - Casket Plot 530.00 Per occurrence
Open/Close of Infant - Casket Plot 265.00 Per occurrence
Open/Close of Adult or Child - Double Depth (initial) 955.00 Per occurrence
After business hours, casket Interments: weekdays (after 4 pm)
Saturday/Sunday/Holiday Funerals (Flat rate in addition to standard 375.00 Per casket
open/close charges)
After business hours, urn interments – weekdays (after 4 pm)
/Sat/Sun/Holiday (flat rate in addition to standard open/close charges). 184.00 Per casket
Disinterment/re-interment Fees - (Opening, closing, lifting & lowering casket
895.00 Per occurrence
into same grave) - full size burial plots
Disinterment of urn ($160 for each additional urn after the first) 504.00 Per occurrence
Disinterment of multiple in-ground urns from same columbarium niche at the
200.00 Per occurrence
same time (for each additional urn after the first one)
Disinterment of urn from columbarium niche 265.00 Per occurrence
Disinterment of multiple urns from same columbarium niche at the same time
85.00 Per occurrence
(for each additional urn after the first one)
Disinterment/re-interment of urn (same grave) 588.00 Per occurrence
Transferring Ownership of Burial Plots (Not from Resident to Non-
75.00 Per occurrence
Resident)
Memorial Monument Permit 108.00 Per occurrence
Memorial bench purchase - basic bench (outside of cemetery) 883.00 Each
Memorial bench purchase - upgrade bench (outside of cemetery) 3788.00 Each
Memorial bench existing basic bench (outside of cemetery) 432.00 Each
Memorial bench existing upgrade bench (outside of cemetery) 648.00 Each
Scattering and Memorialization without Interment:
Scattering of Cremains Resident 142.00 Per occurrence
Scattering of Cremains Non-Resident 232.00 Per occurrence
Memorial plaque for scattering garden or river of memories memorial wall
540.00 Each
(includes placement on wall and Installation)
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