St. Andrew's - St. James' Cemetery

St. Andrew’s - St. James’ Cemetery, Orillia was established jointly in 1873 by the congregations of the Orillia Presbyterian Church (St. Andrew’s) and St. James’ Anglican Church, Orillia for public use. Ownership of the Cemetery remains with these two congregations.

The Cemetery property extends over nearly forty eight acres and currently contains in excess for twenty thousand interments. Approximately ten acres remain vacant for development.

By provincial statute, forty percent of the proceeds of lot sales and fifteen percent or a minimum of one hundred dollars of niche sales must be retained in a care and maintenance fund administered under the Loan and Trust Corporation act of Ontario. Only the interest revenue produced by the fund may be used by the Cemetery for its perpetual upkeep.