A Kingston councillor wants to explore a different kind of cemetery to further the city’s claim of being Canada’s most sustainable city.
Coun. Rob Hutchison is seeking support to create a natural, or green burial cemetery.
The cemetery would use no embalming and no vault. The burial process would involve placing the body into a bio-degradable casket or a shroud and leaving the above-ground area with minimal environmental impact.
Hutchison’s green burial motion is going to council Tuesday evening.
He asks city staff to investigate the concept of a natural burial site within the city and to report the findings later this year.
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