Outdoor restrictions for funerals are up to a maximum of 100 people with funeral director in charge for green zones, yellow and orange zones are 100 people with funeral director in charge and 1 staff per 10 guests. Red zones are a maximum of 50 people with funeral director in charge and 1 staff per 10 guests. However, cemeteries can limit these numbers based on staff availability.
The City of Timmins Cemetery Department has no graveside services during the winter months; therefore no large gatherings are permitted on cemetery grounds and a maximum of 10 attendees are allowed for indoors funeral services.
Cemeteries are private property and rules must be followed.
For further information, please contact the cemetery department at 705-360-2615 or email cemetery@timmins.ca.
This post has been updated on December 24, 2020 from it's original release.