Governance of Onslow Cemetery
The Onslow Cemetetry Company relies on a board of volunteers to contuct it’s business and follow it’s policies. You can read more about this below.
Governance Documents
These documents form the foundation for the governance and operation of the cemetery.
Policies and Procedures
- Approved February 12, 2018
This document contains important information including policies on:
Interment Rights Certificate
Resale/Transfer of Rights/Limit of Rights
Fee Schedule and Lot Size
Interments and Disinterment
Monuments and Markers
Planting and Decorative Restrictions On Lots
By-Laws
- Approved April 7, 2015
Act of Incorporation
- passed on April 4, 1901 and amended in 2013 and 2014 by the Governor, Council and Nova Scotia Legislative Assembly.
Annual General Meetings of the Onslow Cemetery
As prescribed by the By-laws, the Annual General Meeting of the Onslow Cemetery Company is held the first Wednesday of April at 7:00 pm.
The AGM for 2024 will be held Wednesday, April 3 at 7:00 pm in the Trinity United Church Basement. All members are invited and encouraged to attend.
As laid out in the By-laws, members include: living and designated lot holders, relatives planning to be interred in a family lot, and other individuals who have applied via the Secretary to be active members in the Registry of Members. For more specific details, please read the full set of By-laws.
Members may request a copy of the approved minutes of the most recent AGM by contacting the Secretary-Treasurer: Nancy Pitts; nancy.pitts@dal.ca
