Cemetery
The Municipality of South Bruce owns the Culross and Teeswater Cemetery located west of Bruce Road 4 (London Road) at 1800 Concession 4, Teeswater, in the Municipality of South Bruce. View our Cemetery Operating By-law to learn more about the operation and maintenance of the cemetery.
Hours
You can visit the cemetery to pay your respects to a loved one at any time during daylight hours.
Burial hours are Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. If you’d like to request a burial after 4 p.m. or on Saturday, Sunday or a statutory holiday, you need to make special arrangements.
Plots and burials
Please contact Sharon McDonald at 519-392-6324 or sharona_mcdonald@hotmail.com for information about purchasing a burial plot.
Fees
Review our burial and interment fees:
- Winter burials between November 1 and April 30 cost double the standard rate and are performed only at the discretion of the Cemetery Chairperson and the Superintendent
- Burials on Sundays and statutory holidays cost double the standard rate
- Burials after 4 p.m. on any day cost one 1.5 times more than the standard rate
Interment Rights Fees
| Grave Type | Size | Cost (+HST) |
| Single grave - residential (old school) | 38" by 8 ft. | $840 |
| Single grave - non resident (old section) | 38" by 8 ft. | $994 |
| Single grave - resident | 42" by 10 ft. | $933 |
| Single grave - non resident | 42" by 10 ft. | $1,088 |
| Internment Type | Cost (+HST) |
| Adult burial - open and close | $750 |
| Infant burial - open and close | $250 |
| Cremation burial - maximum four per grave | |
| Single urn - one cremated remains placed in one urn | $350 |
| Companion urn - two cremated remains placed in one urn | $400 |
Disinterment costs double the interment fee. These fees will vary depending on the type of interment.
Marker Care and Maintenance Fees
| Marker Type | Cost (+HST) |
| Flat - less than 173 square inches | Only foot marker - no base - no care and maintenance |
| Flat - more than 173 square inches | $100 |
| Upright - less than 4 ft. by 4 ft. | $200 |
| Upright - more than 4 ft. by 4 ft. | $400 |
A marker base costs an addition $1.13 per square inch above the standard 12” by 32” marker.
| Marker Foundations | Cost (+HST) |
| Single grave width - 36" or less | $400 |
| Centering on double grave - more than 36" width | $500 |
| Mausoleum Fee | Cost (+HST) |
| Per casket - Mildmay and Teeswater | $150 |
Donations
Donations to the cemetery operations are gratefully accepted. Please make cheques payable to Culross and Teeswater Cemetery and send them to:
c/o Sharon A. McDonald
896 Concession 8, RR3
Teeswater, ON N0G 2S0
The Municipality of South Bruce is a Licensed Cemetery Operator, license number OP-3264396.