Administration

ADMINISTRATION & MANAGEMENT

The daily operations of our cemeteries, columbaria and the mausoleum are managed by a Cemetery Manager and the financial affairs are administered by the book-keeper. Board of Directors consists of various individuals drawn from the Roman Catholic parishes throughout the city. This Board is responsible to the Diocese and the Bishop and meets regularly at dates and times decided upon by the Directors and the cemetery management. 

BY-LAWS

All cemeteries in Ontario are regulated by the Ministry of Government and Consumer Services, Cemeteries Regulation Branch.  The regulations set forth in the Funeral, Burial and Cremation Services Act, ensure the rights of the public are protected. Separate from the provincial regulations, each cemetery is allowed to set its own by-laws governing its operations. The focus of the by-laws is to ensure the cemetery is run effectively; the by-laws must be approved by the Registrar, Ministry of Government and Consumer Services, Cemeteries Regulation Branch .

By-laws for the Operation of St. Mary's and Holy Cross Cemeteries are available at our administrative offices at 132 Golf Club Road in North Bay. You may obtain your own copy by emailing us at info@nbrcc.ca .

• Ownership & Administration
• Care & Maintenance Fund
• Purchase & Transfer of Interment Rights
• Interments & Disinterments
• Care & Beautification of Plots
• Business Hours & Visitors
• Monuments, Markers & Memorialization
• Mausoleum Regulations
• Niches & Urns

HOURS

Our cemeteries are a place for the living-please come and visit. Visitation on the grounds is daily from sunrise to sunset. All Saints Mausoleum is usually open to the general public during regular office hours. Rightsholders have access to the mausoleum daily 8:00am to 8:00pm, all-year round.

Interments may take place between the hours of 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM Monday to Thursday and Friday from 9:00 AM until 1:00 PM.  Interments may take place on Saturdays before noon if arrangements have been made with the Cemetery Office, an additional fee may apply.  No interments will take place on Sundays or statutory holidays. 

The cemetery office is open Monday to Friday, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. Public holidays being the exception.

GENEALOGY RESEARCH - BURIAL INFORMATION

Requests for information regarding burial details must be made in writing. The results of our search will be mailed via Canada Post to the person requesting the information. Email requests are not available at this time. We will only provide the Burial/Entombment Location, Date of Death, Date of Interment or Entombment, Place of Death, and Funeral Director. As required by the Privacy Act and our Privacy Statement, we do not provide photographs, copies of death certificates, and/or any confidential account holder information such as account holders name, address, and phone number. 

Please include the following information with your request:

	Deceased first name, middle name, last name
	List any possible nicknames or alias
	Date of death (approximate if exact unknown)
	Date of birth (approximate if exact unknown)
	Name of next of kin if known
	Indicate your relationship to the deceased
	Your full name and address information

Record searches are performed free of charge by cemetery administrative staff as time permits. Please allow several weeks for your reply. Photocopying charges may apply.