The City of Ottawa posted a reminder to citizens this week about the new cemetery regulations that will go into affect March 1st. After widespread public backlash in the Spring of 2021, Public Works Director, Michael Haeffele, met with a committee of concerned citizens several times. The result was a compromise. Haeffele spelled out some of the new rules:
Many people are still not happy with the new rules, as evident by comments on social media. The complete list of regulations that go into affect March first can be found on the City of Ottawa’s Facebook page.