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Does the Sault need an indoor mausoleum?

Future expansion option for Sault cemeteries?
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Lakeview Cemetary Mausoleum in Thorold, Ontario has hundreds of indoor crypts (for full-body burials) and niches (for cremated remains) and is proposing to add more. Bob Liddycoat/ Thorold News

The following resolution has been placed on the agenda of Monday's City Council meeting by Ward 3 Councillor Matthew Shoemaker and his Ward 4 counterpart Rick Niro.

The meeting will be livestreamed on SooToday starting at 4:30 p.m. Monday.

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Indoor mausoleum feasibility

Mover: Councillor M. Shoemaker
Seconder: Councillor R. Niro

Whereas a number of residents have expressed the desire for indoor mausoleums at the city’s cemeteries as can be found in many cities throughout Ontario; and

Whereas it is prudent for the city to test the demand in the market for indoor mausoleums;

Now, therefore, be it resolved that staff be requested to review the feasibility of indoor mausoleums and attempt, through community outreach, to gauge the demand that might exist in Sault Ste. Marie for indoor mausoleums, and report back to council with a recommendation on whether or not to pursue indoor mausoleums as a future expansion option in Sault Ste. Marie’s cemeteries.

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