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By-law 5840/94/12: Being a By-law to establish rules, regulations and provisions for the management of cemeteries of the City of Port Colborne

By-law 5841/95/12: Being a By-law to establish fees and charges for the cemeteries of the City of Port Colborne

Amending By-law 5857/111/12: Being a By-law to amend By-law No. 5841/95/12, being a By-law to establish fees and charges for the cemeteries of the City of Port Colborne

NOTICE - Effective August 1, 2012, the cemetery known as Overholt Cemetery in the Hamlet of Bethel on the Third Concession Road came under the jurisdiction of the Council of The Corporation of the City of Port Colborne pursuant to the provisions of the Funeral, Burial and Cremation Services Act, 2002.

Council passed By-laws 5840/94/12, 5841/95/12 and amending By-law 5857/111/12 to govern and regulate all cemeteries under City jurisdiction (such as Overholt Cemetery). These by-laws are subject to the approval of the Registrar of Cemeteries, Funeral, Burial and Cremation Services Act, 2002, Cemeteries Regulation Unit 416-326-8393, Ministry of Consumer Services.

By-laws or amendments may be reviewed or copied at City Hall, 66 Charlotte Street, Port Colborne, Ontario L3K 3C8 or accessed on this page.

Any interested persons may contact City Hall for information at:

Telephone: 905-835-2900
Email: overholtcemetery@portcolborne.ca