Call the office
Best for urgent questions, service arrangements, and same-day visits.
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How would you like to reach us?
Pick whichever is easiest — we'll get back to you the same way.
Email or send a note
Visit in person
1247 Riverside Drive
Ottawa, ON K1H 8L9 · gate 1 gatehouse
Visiting for a service? Please arrive 15 minutes early so staff can walk you to the location.
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Getting here
12 minutes south of downtown Ottawa by car. Two entrances — choose by what you're visiting.
Gate 1 · main
Cemetery office, visitor parking, accessible path. Use this entrance for office visits, record pickup, and most plot locations.
Gate 2 · chapel
Chapel and columbarium. Use this entrance if you're attending a service.
- By car: Free visitor parking at both gates. Accessible spaces at gate 1.
- By OC Transpo: Route 7 stops at "Riverside & Bank" — a 4-minute walk to gate 1.
- Mobility: A complimentary motorised cart is available from the gatehouse on request.
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Send us a note. We reply within one business day, with care.
From the grounds
Latest updates
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Grounds
Spring grounds reopening — gardens replanted
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Event
137 years of Riverside — open-house Sunday Jun 8
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Notice
Visitor parking re-paving · gate 2 closed Mar 10–14