Image: M. Vanden Bosch / PML / The District of Kent is currently accepting a request for quotations (RFQ) to build Cremation Garden at Valley View Cemetery. The demand for cremation services has surged in recent years.

By Mike Vanden Bosch

Agassiz Cemetery

Valley View Cemetery in Agassiz to have cremation garden built

Aug 27, 2022 | 6:00 AM

AGASSIZ — The District of Kent hopes to meet the growing demand for cremation services and enhance the look of its municipal cemetery with a request for quotations to build a cremation garden at Valley View Cemetery.

The District of Kent is requesting quotations (RFQ) through Monday, August 29 to complete site preparation and concrete works for the new Cremation Garden at the cemetery, located at 4600 Cemetery Road in Agassiz.

The site preparation includes soil removal, grading and the addition of compact crushed gravel. The concrete works include reinforced concrete footings and top pad for three columbarium, concrete pads for three benches, and the option of concrete pavers along the cremation garden pathway.

While the District of Kent has two municipal cemeteries, the historic Kent Municipal Cemetery, located on Limbert Mountain, is no longer open for burials, according to the District of Kent website. The District has formed a committee to consider restoration projects for this cemetery.

Meanwhile, Valley View Cemetery offers a range of cremation and burial plots.

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While the hot summer sun has currently turned the cemetery grass into a mixture of green, brown and yellow, Valley View underwent a beautification effort in the summers of 2019 and 2020. B.C. Hydro and Tree Canada provided a grant to purchase trees through the Hydro Re-Greening Program, to help improve visual aesthetics and environment enhancements.

Image: Supplied by the District of Kent / Valley View Cemetery has undergone beautification efforts in the past few years, with a variety of trees being planted along cemetery pathways.

In the summer of 2019, eight autumn blaze maple trees and 11 crimson sunset maple trees were planted along the cemetery pathways. A grant of $3,500 helped purchased these 19 trees.

In the summer of 2020, an ongoing beautification created a boulevard of maple trees along the cemetery pathways, including nine crimson maples and four autumn blaze maples. A $2,200 grant covered the cost of these 13 trees.