9.6 Toronto Cemetery

9.6 TORONTO CEMETERY

# Action Priority Responsibility

1 Views and vistas: Maintain and extend bushland boundary. Engage suitably qualified people to develop a landscape plan to improve the visual amenity. Consider implications and recommendations of the Draft Toronto Masterplan 2020 for the Toronto Cemetery.

2 Landscape, vegetation, gardens and plantings: Undertake weeding, mowing and regular maintenance. Remove dead trees, dead branches and invasive weeds on the perimeters, in particular the western. Extend plantings as in view and vistas.:

3 Headstones and grave furniture: Source funding for conservation works on older headstones. High

High

Moderate

4 Significant graves: Source funding to undertake conservation works. High

5 Unmarked burials: If warranted - consider a GPR study to identify unmarked graves. Low

6 Gates and fences: Install or upgrade existing fencing to ensure the gateway is the sole entry point for vehicles. Adequate sign to identify the Toronto Cemetery on road approaches. Regular maintenance. High

7 Signage: Provide additional denomination/ row # signage at end of each row.

Provide cemetery plan adjacent to the front gate. Install heritage interpretation sign/s.

8 Heritage interpretation: Develop and install accurate, informative, engaging heritage interpretation sign/s.

9 Environmental factors: Maintenance plans to include removal of hazardous trees and undergrowth, grass regularly mown in high-risk seasons. High

Moderate

High

10 ‘Friends of’: Encourage groups to advance heritage research on interments. Assist in grounds and memorial maintenance working under National Trust Guidelines for Cemetery Conservation.

11 Specific community groups burial practices: Consider the possibility in developing specific infrastructure or areas to accommodate differing burial practices. Discussions with the local Aboriginal community could determine if a place for smoking ceremonies would be valued. Moderate

High