Cemetery

Plots for West Vancouver residents are sold at a lower rate than for non-residents. Residency is based on where the person for whom the lot is being purchased lives at the time of purchase. Residency of the purchaser is not a consideration.

For example, a person who lived in West Vancouver for 40 years, then sold their West Vancouver property and moved to White Rock six months ago is a non-resident.

However, if that person who moved to White Rock six months ago still owns a home in West Vancouver, they are a resident.

To determine your specific needs and their associated costs please call to make an appointment.

604-925-7007

Cemetery Fees & Charges - effective January 1, 2023 (PDF)

An interment is the burial of a deceased person in a full casket, or the burial of cremated remains in an in-ground plot.

Single casket lots are for the interment of a full casket interment and up to four cremation interments or up to four “In Memoriam”(s).

Double depth casket lots are for the interment of two full casket interments and up to four cremation interments or up to four ”In Memoriam”(s).

Scheduling an Interment

A minimum notice of 48 working hours, calculated from the time of attendance in the Cemetery Clerk’s office, is needed to schedule an interment.

Interments are scheduled from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday to Friday. For interments scheduled after hours, on weekends or statutory holidays, additional fees apply.

Inurnment is the setting of cremated remains in an above-ground structure called a columbaria niche. It takes approximately 7-10 days for a columbaria niche front to be engraved and delivered.

Scheduling and Inurnment

A minimum of 48 working hours notice calculated from the time of attendance in the Cemetery Clerk’s office is needed to schedule an inurnment.

All markers (headstone) require a permit. Most memorial marker companies will apply for the setting permit and add the fee to the cost of the marker and bill the client directly. However, there are some companies who request clients pay the District for the permit directly ($308 plus GST).

Capilano View Cemetery does not make or sell markers except for single cremation plots and columbaria niches. You may order memorial markers for full interment or single and double cremation lots from any memorial marker company, provided that the marker meets the Cemetery Regulation Bylaw’s size and material requirements.

A supplier list can be obtained at the office and examples of markers can be seen on the cemetery grounds. Markers can take up to two months for delivery. Cemetery staff install the markers.

Materials

Markers can be made of granite, or bronze on a cement or granite base, with a minimum thickness of 3 inches.

Costs

Markers vary depending on size and material; $700 or more is normal.

The cost to install a marker is $317 (plus GST) for all sizes.

If a marker is removed to add data or be refurbished, a resetting permit fee of $238 applies.

Sizes

• Single Full Casket Lot:
  12”x20”x3” or
  16”x28”x3” or
  18”x30”x3”
• Double Cremation Lot
  12”x20”x3” or
  16”x28”x3”.
• Adjoining Lots - installed in between two full casket lots, or in between two double cremation lots
  16”x28”x3” or
  18”x30”x3”.
• Double Depth Lot
  16”x28”x3” or
  18”x30”x3”.

1490 3rd Street, West Vancouver, BC V7S 2Y2

Directions

Cemetery Plan (PDF)

The cemetery is open daily, from dawn to dusk.

Washrooms are open 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. 

Capilano View Cemetery arrangements can be made by appointment over the phone. 

For general information or to arrange an interment, call 604-925-7007, between 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday to Friday.