Scattering Garden Information Page
Scattering Garden
The City of Courtenay has created a beautiful, peaceful scattering garden to allow families the opportunity to economically scatter the cremated remains of loved ones in a permanent reflective setting. Families should be aware that when cremated remains are placed in a scattering garden they are non-recoverable.
The garden includes two granite memorial books for families to place a 3" x 4" bronze memorial in memory of their loved one. The City wishes to work with families in honouring the decedents final wishes and families can place a memorial on this granite book even if the loved one is located in another cemetery or elsewhere. Bronze plaques intended for the granite memorial books are supplied by the City and designed to conform to a predetermined aesthetic standard.
In addition to a memorial on the granite book, families may wish to consider a memorial boulder which is a natural, environmentally friendly way to memorialize a loved one. Memorial boulders are located within the scattering garden and are available for purchase. Memorial boulders may have up to two 4" x 6" bonze plaques. Porcelain portraits are also available. Contact City Hall for more details.
Cremated remains whether placed in the scattering garden, in a niche or in the ground, are treated with the same dignity as traditional casket burial, and a permanent record is created and kept within the cemetery database.
The scattering of cremated remains can be performed by the family, or the City may perform the scattering on behalf of the family considering all proper permissions are received and fees paid. For more information please contact City Hall at 250-334-4441 or email info@courtenay.ca.
Click to view the Cemetery Brochure (2 page PDF)
Last Update : Wednesday, March 21, 2012