Cemetery Stewards Committee 2024
- Gemma Colin
- Gloria Herbert
- Tina Wai
- Iain Palmer
- Larry Smith
- Kathleen O’Brien
- Barb Inglis
Memorial Plaques
The Cemetery Stewards are also pleased to announce that the Hornby Island Cemetery now has a space on the Portal for memorial plaques in remembrance of people who lived on Hornby but are not buried here. The plaques can be ordered through “Engrave It”, 4915 Island Hwy, N. Courtenay, (250) 338-6322.
The cost for a high quality bronze plaque 3″ x 5″, including engraving is approximately $200. There is a charge of $40 to have it installed on the Portal.
Please email Gemma Colin at gemmacolin1@gmail.com or Tina Wai at tina.waynewai@gmail.com if you are interested in doing this.
Plastic Free
Please remember to keep the Cemetery plastic free in consideration of the natural environment, and the birds and deer that can ingest bits of plastic that have deteriorated. Families are responsible for caring for and tending their plots.
Cemetery Brochure
See what you need to know if you want to utilize the services of the Hornby Island Cemetery.
Cemetery Brochure revised June 2023
Costs as of January 2023
Cost of plot for full body burial is $600.
Cost of plot for cremated ashes is $200.
Cheques may be made payable to HIRRA , (Hornby Island Residents’ and Ratepayers’ Association), with “For Cemetery” on the memo line and given to a Cemetery Steward.
Local Backhoe Services for Grave Digging:
Helpful Links:
Funeral Service Providers:
Memorial Society of Vancouver Island
https://memorialsocietybc.org/
1 888 816-5902
1 800 661-3358
Toneff Funeral Services, Courtenay , B.C.
www.tonefffunerals.com
250 338-4463 or toll-free: 1 877 938-4463
www.dignitymemorial.ca/piercys
250 334-4464
Grave Markers:
https://www.facebook.com/
Address: 4915 Island Highway N, Courtenay BC V9N 5Y9,
Phone: +1 250 338 6322 For stone markers:
https://meadowlarkmemorials.
Phone: (778) 679-9224
https://www.
After a Death
BC Government site with Death and Bereavement links:
https://www2.gov.bc.ca/en/employment-social-development/services/…/death.html
Vital Statistics:
https://www.canada.ca/en/emplo
B.C. Service Canada Bereavement Checklist:
https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/birth-adoption-death-marriage-and-divorce/deaths/bereavement_checklist_web.pdf
Government Assistance for Funeral Costs:
Application for CPP Death Benefit:
https://catalogue.servicecanada.gc.ca/apps/EForms/pdf/en/ISP-1200.pdf
B.C. Government Assistance for Funerals:
A supplement may be provided to pay necessary funeral costs of any person who dies in BC if the estate of the deceased person or any responsible person has no immediate resources to meet these costs.
https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/british-columbians-our-governments/organizational-structure/ministries-organizations/social-development-poverty-reduction/funerals.pdf