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Advance voting begins this Saturday, October 10, 2026.
Voters will have three chances to cast their ballots ahead of Election Day on Monday, October 26.
Eligible electors can vote early in Leamington’s 2026 Municipal Election at the following locations:
Saturday, October 10, 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM
St. Michael’s Parish, 29 Elliott Street
Saturday, October 17, 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Nature Fresh Farms Recreation Centre, 249 Sherk Street
Wednesday, October 21, 2:00 PM - 8:00 PM
St. Michael’s Parish, 29 Elliott Street
Election Day is Monday, October 26, 2026.
Election Day is Monday, October 26, 2026. Learn more at leamington.ca/Election
The Municipality of Leamington administers and promotes the professional operation of all municipal cemeteries for the purpose of dignified burials and cremations.
The Municipality owns the following cemeteries:
| Active Cemeteries | Inactive Cemeteries |
|---|---|
| Albuna Cemetery | Hope Lane Cemetery (Fox Cemetery) |
| Bayview Cemetery | Irwin Cemetery |
| Lakeview Cemetery | James White & Phoebe White Grave Sites Cemetery |
| Fairview Cemetery | Kimball Cemetery |
| Point Pelee (Indian) Cemetery | |
| Roach Cemetery (Historical Family Cemetery) | |
| Wesley United Church Cemetery | |
| Wigfield and Bartel Cemetery |
The operation of the cemetery is subject to provincial laws and regulations as well as the Municipality's Cemetery By-law. The By-law provides for control of Lots, Memorializations, flowers, etc.
Bereavement Authority of Ontario Licensee Number: 3268956
For information regarding cemeteries, please contact the Municipal Registrar at registrar@leamington.ca or 519-326-5761 ext. 1122.
The Municipality of Leamington is asking all burial lot owners in its municipal cemeteries, including Albuna, Bayview, Fairview, and Lakeview, to update their contact details. Keeping your address, phone number, and email current allows the Municipality to reach you with important updates or questions.
When you purchase interment rights, you're buying the right to be buried in a specific lot - not the land itself. The Municipality still owns the land. These rights can be transferred, but only with proper paperwork and approval.
If the Interment Rights Holder passes away, the rights become part of their estate. They don’t automatically go to a family member. Legal documents are needed to prove who now has the rights.
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Lots can be purchased at Albuna, Fairview, and Lakeview Cemeteries. Lots are currently not for sale in Bayview Cemetery. Burials may take place in the active cemeteries subject to the safety and stability of existing Lots.
The Employment and Social Services Department of the City of Windsor provides financial assistance on behalf of deceased residents of the Windsor-Essex County region that do not have sufficient funds in their estate to fully cover the cost of a basic funeral, burial and/or cremation.
Genealogy/Family Search
Families and genealogists can look up burial information on their ancestors or their own family Lot. Detailed information about the deceased's location, date of burial and a photo of the monument may be accessed by utilizing one of the following services below:
Photos by: https://cemetery.canadagenweb.org/
CanadaGenWeb's Cemetery Project
If you have difficulty in conducting your own search, the Essex County Branch of the The Ontario Genealogical Society may be able to assist you.
The Ontario Genealogical Society (Essex County Branch)
The Ontario Registrar General's Office holds birth, marriage and death records for people born, married or died in Ontario. You may contact the Office of the Registrar at 1-800-461-2156 or 1-416-325-8305.
Ontario Registrar General's eServices
If you are still unable to locate the Lot or family member you are searching for, you may submit a Genealogy Research Request by completing the below form. The fee associated with a genealogical research request is $250.00 plus HST. Any questions with respect to genealogical research conducted by Municipal Staff may be directed to registrar@leamington.ca.
The Municipality of Leamington operates four active cemeteries and oversees the maintenance of eight inactive cemeteries.
Is there a fee associated with this process?
There is no fee associated with the declaration from the registrar, however, there may be costs associated with the public notice of application required for the application process.
If you believe you have a legal interest in a plot that has been declared abandoned, a formal redress process is available through the Bereavement Authority of Ontario (BAO). Residents may contact the BAO directly for guidance:
There is a marker on the lot, what do we do with it?
A marker may be removed once the interment rights have been declared abandoned by the registrar. The cemetery operator who removes a marker that has been erected on the lot to which the abandoned interment rights pertain, must keep the marker in storage at the operator’s expense for a period of at least 20 years.
What is required to declare rights abandoned?
The Bereavement Authority of Ontario registrar must be satisfied that the process to have the rights abandoned has been followed and can direct the applicant to give notice of the application to interment right holders and / or the public as seems reasonable in circumstances.
When can a lot be considered abandoned and reclaimed?
Under Section 49 of the Funeral, Burial and Cremation Services Act, 2002, if interment rights are sold and are not exercised within 20 years of the date of sale, a cemetery operator may, after the 20 years has elapsed, apply to the registrar to declare the interment rights are abandoned.
Where are these requirements in the legislation?
Review sections 49 and 50 of the Funeral, Burial and Cremation Services Act, 2002. The legislation can be accessed online at ontario.ca/laws.
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Municipality of Leamington
111 Erie Street North
Leamington, ON
N8H-2Z9
Phone: 519-326-5761
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8:30 AM to 4:30 PM
Saturday - Closed
Sunday - Closed
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