Field of Honour
The Field of Honour is available to current and former members of the military as well as their spouses and family members. This area offers full size spaces for casket and cremation burials and accepts upright, as well as flat and pillow monuments.
St. Stephen's Cemetery Regulations
General
1. The purchaser of a plot buys the right to inter a deceased and to erect a monument in accordance with the existing rules and regulations at the time.
2. All cemetery costs must be paid before grant of easement to inter.
3. Interment reservations made by telephone shall be confirmed in writing and such written instructions shall be in the possession of the Administrator prior to interment.
4. Concrete grave liners are mandatory for all burials, except for green burials.
5. Interment must be booked allowing a minimum of 48 hours, except in unusual circumstances.
6. Flowers placed at the time of interment will be left for a maximum of one week. The cemetery accepts no responsibility for ensuring the flowers remain in place or in good condition.
7. No planting of any kind is permitted on the plots.
8. Natural or artificial flowers may be placed in vases that are part of the monument at any time.
9. The Cemetery assumes no responsibility for missing vases, flowers or wreaths, or damage to headstones.
Monuments
Upright Monuments, including pillows
1. Upright monuments shall not exceed four (4) feet in height above the foundation.
2. A base for an upright monument on a single plot shall not exceed 42 inches in length and 18 inches in width.
3. A base for an upright monument on a double plot shall not exceed 90 inches in length and 18 inches in width.
4. Vases must be attached to the base of the monument.
Flat (lawn Level) markers
5. Flat (lawn level) markers on a single plot shall not be smaller than 20” by 12”and shall not exceed 40” by 18” and shall have a minimum thickness of 3”.
6. Flat (lawn level) marker shall be set in concrete with a two inch border on all sides.
7. Flat (lawn level) markers on a double plot shall not exceed 48” by 18” and shall be set in concrete a two inch border on all sides.
8. Only reversible vases are permitted.
Foot Markers
9. Foot markers are permitted at the cemetery’s discretion and shall be 24 inches by 12 inches and shall be set in concrete with a two inch border on all sides. All foot markers shall be flush with the ground and placed at the foot of a plot.
10. No vases are permitted in foot markers.
IMPORTANT: All monuments and markers
11. Plot location is to be engraved on the lower left hand side on the back of an upright monument, or at the lower left hand side of a flat marker showing Area, Section, Block, Row and Plot number (AA-SS-BL-RR-PL)
Tree Plaques
Families wishing to sponsor a tree will help St. Stephen's maintain and add to the many varieties of trees in the cemetery. The cemetery will plant and maintain a tree in memory of a family member. An attractive bronze tree plaque will be placed at the base of the tree.
Nature Trail
The Nature Trail at St. Stephen's Cemetery offers an attractive alternative for families that wish to bury cremated remains among the trees in our forest.
Future plans will feature a viewing area that will enable visitors to enjoy the abundance of wildlife in our natural wetland area, and observe the many birds that make our forest their home.
Nature Trail spaces can accommodate up to two urns, and include a Boulder-style monument and engraving.
In-Ground Interment of Urns
An area for in-ground interments of cremated remains is situated in the Garden of Tranquility. Full-sized graves are divided into two spaces allowing for the placement of a flat marker and the interment of two urns in each half-sized space.