Alton Cemetery Study

The Town of Caledon is planning to replace the timber retaining wall “the project” at the Alton Cemetery located at 19692 Main Street, Alton. The retaining wall is located at the north east boundary of the property and near cemetery plots.

In consultation with the Bereavement Authority of Ontario (BAO), further information is needed, to be collected through a Stage 3 Archaeological Assessment (S3AA) to determine the actual location of the burial plots, as well as any unmarked plots that may exist. 

The information will be used to better understand if any of the burial plots will be impacted as result of the project. The Town has identified 17 cemetery plots contained within the study area with the monument descriptions listed below. However there may be additional unmarked burial spots.

This work is needed prior to the replacement of the retaining wall. Further notices will be issued which is dependent on the findings of this study.

The Process

For the purpose of this background study, monuments/headstones will be temporarily relocated until the S3AA is complete, after which the area will be restored to existing, or better condition. This process will also include soil stripping to enable the licensed archeological staff to confirm the number and location of marked and potentially unmarked burial plots.

The S3AA is planned to start in the summer of 2021 and will take approximately four weeks. Work will be done according to the requirements of and in consultation with the following: The Funeral, Burial and Cremation Services Act, 2002, Ontario Regulation 30/11, the Bereavement Authority of Ontario (BAO), and the Ontario Ministry of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries (MHSTCI).

The project and replacement of the retaining wall will take place at a later date.

Interment Rights Holders

If you are the interments rights holder, next of kin, or personal representatives of one of the affected cemetery plots listed in this notice, please reach out to the Town of Caledon representative to discuss further details about the project.

Project and notice information will be made accessible upon request in accordance with the Accessibility Standard for Information and Communication under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005.

Information will be collected and maintained to meet the requirements of the Environmental Assessment Act and for the purposes of creating a record that will be available to the general public as described in Section 37 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. With the exception of personal information such as name, address, telephone number and property location, all comments will become part of the public record that is available to the general public.

Contact

Ian Todhunter, P.Eng.

Senior Project Manager, Engineering Services, Town of Caledon
905.584.2272 X.4065
ian.todhunter@caledon.ca