Only approved monuments or monuments are regarded as permanent objects and are allowed to stay on the Woodlawn Cemetery all year round, says the city of Saskatoon.
In a press release on April 17, the city said that all other objects placed on a grave, a flower bed, a monument or a concrete foundation are considered temporarily and are regularly removed by employees.
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The press release states that the guidelines for gravesite monuments should “maintain a pleasant environment and respect the final resting places of the relatives”.
According to the city, flowers and other objects on the day of burial are allowed on a grave and are left behind for seven days before they are removed. It also added that the city assumes no responsibility for distant, damaged or missing objects that were placed by the public in the cemetery.
From May 1st to October 15th, families who want to set up a flower bed at the gravest site can, with the consent of the cemetery office, with the exception of military burials in the area of honor and flat markers. The office can be contacted at 306-975-3308 or by e-mail at harpsichord@saskatoon.ca.
Annual flowers are permitted if they do not hang over the edge of the flower bed or hinder the maintenance of neighboring graves. Before installation, flower beds must be approved to ensure that they are in the guidelines, the city said.
The objects that are not allowed in flower beds include shrubs, perennials, decorative fences, stones, stones, concrete and fragile or fragile objects.
The city also said that it does not take responsibility for the appearance, maintenance and decline in the fall of approved flower beds and if they are neglected, they are removed.
The cemetery's visiting times are from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. The office is open from Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:20 p.m. without statutory holidays.
Woodlawn was founded in 1906 and offers all religious traditions. It offers designated areas for various denominations, sections for children and infants, a section for cremats and a military field of honor.
The Next-of-Kin-Memorial Avenue in Woodlawn is the only intact street of memory that remains in Canada and was explained in 1992 as a national historical location.
The city cemetery of Saskatoon will be expected for at least another 30 years.
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