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The District of Houston operates two municipal cemeteries: the Houston Municipal Cemetery and Mountainview Cemetery.

Houston Municipal Cemetery

The Houston Municipal Cemetery was established in 1926 to provide residents with a place to inter the remains of their loved ones. This cemetery allows for more traditional, ornate styled headstones and graves, and is maintained by municipal staff.

Map - Houston Municipal Cemetery
Houston Municipal Cemetery Bylaw No. 970

Mountainview Cemetery

Mountainview Cemetery was established in 2009, due to the Houston Municipal Cemetery having reached its capacity. This cemetery is located at the top of Mountainview Hill. The map for this cemetery was restructured in 2020 to ensure proper spacing and provide a more accurate account of cemetery plots. Owners of plots have been notified of this change and can familiarize themselves with the new map here.

Updated Mountainview Cemetery Map
Mountainview Cemetery Bylaw No. 1023

Cemetery Rates

All fees, except for those identified as additional charges, are based on normal service hours of 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM from Monday to Friday, excluding statutory holidays. Services may be available outside of these hours at an additional cost. Certain services may be restricted to the Houston Municipal Cemetery only.

Cemetery Licence	Includes Care Fund	Licence Fee
Full Plot - Resident	$68.25	$271.00
Full Plot - Non-Resident	$104.75	$417.25
Cremation Plot - Resident	$27.75	$108.75
Cremation Plot - Non-Resident	$36.75	$146.75
Columbarium Niche - Resident	$76.00	$758.25
Columbarium Niche - Non-Resident	$106.00	$1055.75
Cemetery Licence Transfer	N/A	$22.00

Interment Permit	Fee
Interment in full plot (includes grave liner)	$617.50
Cremated remains (includes grave liner)	$417.25
Interment in columbarium niche	$54.75
Additional Charge for every hour, or portion thereof, interment takes place after 3:00PM Monday to Friday	$81.75/hour
Additional Charge for interments on Saturday, Sunday or Statutory Holiday	$271.00

Disinterment / Exhumation	Fee
Disinterment / Exhumation from Plot	$541.50
Cremated remains Disinterment / Exhumation from plot	$189.75
Cremated remains Disinterment / Exhumation from niche	$108.75
Additional Charge for Disinterment on Saturday	$271.00

*Disinterment / Exhumation is only available from Monday to Friday, 8:30AM to 3:00PM, or on Saturdays at prearranged times, and is subject to restrictions provided for under the Cemeteries, Interment and Cremation Act and Mountainview Cemetery Bylaw No. 1023.

Cemetery Memorials and Service Fees	Includes Care Fund	Fee
Single Plot Memorial Installation	$11.00	$173.75
Double Plot Memorial Installation	$11.00	$244.00
Niche Memorial Plate Installation, including engraving	$11.00	$271.00
Curbing - Single Plot (Houston Municipal Cemetery Only)	N/A	$325.00
Curbing - Double Plot (Houston Municipal Cemetery Only)	N/A	$379.25