- Adult Grave (4ft x 10ft): $2,052.18
- Child Grave (to 4ft x 10ft): $984.57 - $2,052.18
- Cremation Grave: $1,020.95 - $2,052.18
Riverside Cemetery
Located at 82 Bergey Court, New Hamburg, Riverside Cemetery offers a peaceful and serene setting as the final resting place for your loved one.
We offer in-ground interment options for full burials, as well as in-ground and above ground interments for cremations. If you're not sure which option is best for you, we have caring and knowledgeable staff to help you make your decision.
Pricing Information
The following format and content of the price list has been stipulated by the Bereavement Authority of Ontario and is required to be posted by all bereavement licensees.
Pricing information is effective January 1, 2025 unless otherwise specified. Prices shown do not include applicable HST.
Interment Rights
Interment Rights prices listed below include a non-refundable contribution to the cemetery’s Care and Maintenance Fund. The prices listed below do not include the opening and closing of the grave or niche (“interment fee”), memorialization costs (flat marker, upright monument, etc.) and associated installation fees.
- Columbarium Niche: $3,081.10 - $3,423.44
A complete list of all prices for the above interment rights is available upon request.
Interment Right and Marker Specifications
| Interment Right | Section | Number of Caskets Allowed | Number of Cremated Remains Allowed | Marker Specifications |
| Lot (over 3 ft) | 1, 2, 7, 8, Holy Family | 1 | 2 | Upright, flat |
| Lot (over 3 ft) | 1, 2, 7, 8, Holy Family | 0 | 4 | Upright, flat |
| Adult grave (over 3 ft) | 3, 5 | 1 | 2 | Flat |
| Child grave (under 3 ft) | 7C | 1 | 0 | Flat |
| Child grave (under 3 ft) | 7C | 0 | 1 | Flat |
| Cremation grave | 5A | 0 | 2 | Flat |
| Columbarium Niche | 9 | 0 | 2 | Inscription |
Care and Maintenance Fund Contribution
As required under the Funeral, Burial and Cremation Services Act, 2002 and Ontario Regulation 30/11, the amounts below will be contributed to an irrevocable trust fund known as the Care and Maintenance Fund/Account. Income (interest) from this fund is used to cover care and maintenance expenses of the cemetery in perpetuity.
- For one in-ground grave, 2.23m2/24ft2 or larger, 40% of the purchase price
- For one child or cremation grave, smaller than 2.23m2/24ft2, 40% of the purchase price
- For one columbarium niche, 15% of the purchase price
Cemetery Services
Interment Fees (opening and closing of grave)
- Interment of an adult (over 3 ft length): $1,123.75
- Interment of an infant or child (under 3 ft length): $553.60
- Winter interment of an adult (over 3 ft length): $1,685.33
- Winter interment of an infant or child (under 3 ft length): $765.71
Cremated Remains Disposition Fees
- Interment of cremated remains: $449.25
- Winter interment of cremated remains: $734.83
- Entombment of cremated remains in a columbarium niche: $409.61
Late Arrival Fees, Sunday and Holiday Charges
- Late fee for arrival at cemetery after 3 pm Monday to Friday: $97.71 per ½ hour
- Surcharge for interments on a Saturday: $488.57
- Surcharge for interments on a Sunday or statutory holiday: $732.86
- Disinterment of remains from an adult grave (over 3’ length): $2,175.95
- Disinterment of remains from an infant/child grave (under 3’ length): $1,291.66
- Disinterment of cremated remains: $614.61
- Removal of cremated remains from a columbarium niche: $614.61
- Transfer of interment rights to another person: $150
- Replacement Interment Rights Certificate: $75
- Record Updated Administration Fee: $40
- Researching Records: $40
- Foundation installation fee for upright monument: $716.26 - $1,670.73
- Installation fee for flat marker: $162.45 - $283.43
Care and Maintenance Fund Contribution
As required under the Funeral, Burial and Cremation Services Act, 2002, the following amounts must be paid to the cemetery operator before a marker is installed. After each marker installation, the amount will be contributed to an irrevocable trust fund known as the Care and Maintenance Fund. Interest from the fund will be used to cover expenses for the care and maintenance of markers and monuments in perpetuity.
- For flat markers measuring less than 1,116.13cm2/173in2: $0
- For flat markers measuring 1,116.13cm2/173in2 or larger: $100
- For upright monuments 1.22m/4ft or less in height and 1.22m / 4ft or less in length, including base: $200
- For upright monuments more than 1.22m/4ft in height and 1.22m/4ft, including base: $400
Payment
For services at time of death: Payment is due at the time of signing the contract. Interment may not take place until lot has been paid for in full. Payment may be made by cash or cheque. Payment plans are also available to meet most budgets.
Resources
- Consumer Information Guide prepared by the Registrar of the BAO
- Vital Statistics Act
Riverside Cemetery Licence Number CM-04589. Riverside Cemetery is a member of the Ontario Association of Cemetery and Funeral Professionals (OACFP).
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