Fairview Cemetery is a cemetery in Niagara Falls, Canada. It was first established in 1883. The cemetery was originally 23 acres, but has since expanded to 77.6 acres.[1]
History
In 1883, the cemetery was established by a committee for the Town of Niagara Falls and 23 acres of land was purchased for this purpose.[1]
In 2003, the cemetery established its first columbarium named Trillium Court. As of 2024, there are two 48-niche units and seven units with 72 to 84 niches. A project to establish 524 more niches will be completed in 2028. Niagara Fall's city council directly contributed $345,000 in funding, with the remaining $532,000 being taken from their reserves, due to the increased rate of cremation from the city's residents.[2]
In 2017, Willow's Rest, a green burial site, opened near the west end of Stanley Avenue. It is named after a weeping willow that is within the two acre burial site, and is an open field bordered by 100 trees. The site has a small cremation site and can accommodate 500 graves. Grants were used to fund the initiative: CN's EcoConnexion invested $25,000 and Land Care Niagara invested $40,000. The first burial occurred before the site officially opened.[3] In September 2019, a restored stone and granite cenotaph was moved to Fairview Cemetery. The cenotaph honours veterans who served in World War I and was originally constructed in 1950.[4] In September 2019, trees were planted at the Fairview Cemetery as part of TD Tree Day. 450 native trees and shrubs were planted by 85 volunteers and Toronto-Dominion Bank employees. The TD Friends of the Environment Foundation provided a $7,000 grant to support the project.[5]
