Forty-nine people will decide in a referendum on Sunday whether the Quebec City region gets its first cemetery owned and operated by its Muslim community.
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The proposed burial site is located in Saint-Apollinaire, a town of 6,000 about 35 kilometres southwest of Quebec City.
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The number of people allowed to vote is small because only those living or working near the proposed site get to cast a ballot.
Opponents of the project say Muslims should be buried in Islamic sections of existing cemeteries.
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But Quebec City Muslims say their community deserves the same rights as all other religious groups, which have their own sectarian burial grounds.
Saint-Apollinaire Mayor Bernard Ouellet says there is no Plan B if the referendum fails.
Results are expected Sunday evening.
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