Construction is starting this week on the expansion of the mausoleum at Memorial Park Cemetery.
Last year, council approved the addition of about 1,200 square feet onto the existing facility, adding room for 860 new glass and marble front niches. The facility's current 500 niches are all occupied.
Some of the expansion's additional features include:
- An attached building with a shared entrance way and raised timber-frame ceiling.
- Large windows offering abundant natural lighting.
- Enhanced safety features such as improved lighting and security systems.
- New burial options will include an outdoor columbaria and an environmentally conscious green burial section with a scattering garden and ossuary.
Cost of the work will be covered by user fees.
Construction will require periodic disruption of access but the City will give prior notice.
The project is expected to be completed by early next year and follows on approval of borrowing $1.4 million during an alternative approval process in April 2019. The costs will be recovered through user fees.
The public is encouraged to subscribe to "facility updates and closures" on the City website to keep informed about the project and possible facility closures or changes of hours at www.princegeorge.ca/subscribe.
