The columbarium in Highview Cemetery, Abasand, operated by the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo (RMWB), has sustained structural damage due to ground shifting and required replacement. A new columbarium has been built immediately next to the original, with the same layout.
Rights holders or executors with loved ones interred in this columbarium will receive a registered letter with a form to be completed offering two options at no cost:
- Transfer cremated remains from the original columbarium niche to the new columbarium. Cremated remains will be given the same placement in the new columbarium as in the original.
- Pick up the cremated remains at an arranged time at Robert Anderson Funeral Home. If you choose to no longer utilize the niche, the RMWB will purchase the niche back at 85% of market value.
A registered letter will be mailed to the rights holder or executor of the cremated remains that includes a form to be completed and returned by mail or in-person to 9909 Franklin Avenue, Fort McMurray, Alberta, T9H 2K4. Marked:
Attention: Parks Cemetery or emailed to contact.parks@rmwb.ca.
The completed form must be returned by: April 11, 2025.
For more information, call pulse at 780-743-7000.