TAMRMS#: B06
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Cemetery Bylaw
Notice given by: Councillor Joly
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PROPOSED MOTION(S):
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That Administration undertake appropriate stakeholder engagement and present amendments to Bylaw 9/2022, the Cemetery Bylaw, or any other applicable policy or bylaw, to allow for green burials in St. Albert.
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ADMINISTRATION'S UNDERSTANDING OF THE INTENT OF THE MOTION
It is Administration's understanding that this motion, if passed, would direct Administration to undertake stakeholder engagement and update any existing bylaws, policies, and procedures such that the City of St. Albert would provide Green Burials as a service at the St. Albert Municipal Cemetery.
ADMINISTRATION'S RECOMMENDATION
That Administration begin stakeholder engagement, present amendments to Bylaw 9/2022, the Cemetery Bylaw, or any other applicable policy or bylaws, including service level revisions, to allow for green burials at St. Albert Municipal Cemetery, and that the funding requirements be presented to Council for consideration during the 2026 Municipal Budget cycle.
PURPOSE OF REPORT
The purpose of this report is to present a motion for which Councillor Joly gave notice on June 11, 2025.
ALIGNMENT TO COUNCIL DIRECTION OR MANDATORY STATUTORY PROVISION
CITY OF ST. ALBERT BYLAW 09/2022 CEMETERY BYLAW
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
At the October 19, 2020 City Council meeting, an administrative backgrounder was prepared by administration in response to a notice of motion which requested that the CAO be authorized and instructed to take the necessary steps to enroll and maintain the City as a member of the Green Burial Society of Canada (GBSC) and to cause Green Burials, conducted in accordance with the standards set out by the GBSC, to be offered at the St. Albert Municipal Cemetery on a cost-recovery basis, by March 31, 2021 or as soon thereafter as all regulatory requirements for this service could be complied with. An administrative report was prepared for t...
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