Monuments and Memorials

A City permit is required prior to the installation of a monument in a City cemetery. 

Monuments for in-ground plots can be purchased through a memorial provider; the City does not offer this service.

The Engraving of columbaria niches is arranged by the City, when an application for a Columbaria inscription is recieved.

Memorialization of loved ones without interment (burial) is available on the Memorial Wall (See Memorial Wall plaque inscription).

For memorial regulations, please see Section 9 of the Cemetery Management Bylaw

For memorial specifications, please see Schedule "B" of the Cemetery Management Policy

9.5 The City shall have the authority to refuse to issue a memorial permit to an applicant if the applicant has failed to comply with the requirements of this bylaw and/or those set out in Cold Lake Policy No. 207-AD-19, Cemetery Management Policy. Where such a refusal may occur, the City shall inform the applicant of what is not compliant about the memorial application and the steps that must be taken to resolve the deficiency.

Cemetery Management Bylaw

Memorial Types

• Upright Monument
• Flat marker
• Columbarium Niche Shutter Plate
• Memorial Wall Plaque

Memorials allowed per plot type

• Standard Adult Plot
  • Up to one (1) upright monument and up to six (6) flat markers
  • Up to six (6) flat markers
• Flat Marker Monument Standard Plot
  • Up to six (6) flat markers
• Single Cremation Plot
  • Up to two (2) flat markers
• family Cremation Plot
  • Up to four (4) flat markers

Columbaria Niche Shutter Plate

The City will arrange for the inscriptions to be completed, in accordance with established design specifications, and installed on the columbarium. Applicants will be responsible for the costs of engraving the door, on a cost recovery basis.

See Columbaria Brochure for examples of Niche Shutter Door Engravings.

Memorial Wall Plaque Inscription

A memorial wall is available to memorialize loved ones whose remains are not interred in a cemetery environment or are interred in a cemetery elsewhere. A basalt memorial plaque installed on this wall creates a perpetual cemetery records at the City’s Lakeview Cemetery.

The City will arrange for the plaque to be engraved and installed on the memorial wall.

Please see Cemeteries Informational Booklet for examples of Memorial Wall Plaque Engravings.

**Inclusive of installation. The cost of engraving will be an additional charge.

Services subject to availability. All fees are subject to change. All fees are subject to GST.

How to Apply for a Memorial Permit

• Complete and sign a Memorial Permit Application.
• Upload form & required documentation and submit payment here
  • You can also come in to City Hall to complete the form & payment

• You can send the form and required documentation by email to cemeteries@coldlake.com and mail a cheque (please specify payment method in the email)
• Documentation Required for Memorial Permit Applications:
  • Rendering (from Memorial Provider)
    • Contains specifications of memorial
    • This can be sent by your memorial provider if you do not have it at the time you submit your permit application
    • If the rendering submitted is not approved, an amendment rendering can be re-submitted by email to cemeteries@coldlake.com without having to complete a second memorial permit application.