Haven Casket and Monument serves Scarborough families with granite headstones, flat markers, and custom cemetery monuments. Our team designs and engraves in Markham, just up the road, and sells factory direct. Buying from us instead of a funeral home removes the middle markup. One team looks after the design, the cemetery paperwork, and the delivery, and we arrange the installation each cemetery requires.
Cemeteries We Serve in Scarborough
Scarborough has three main active cemeteries. Each has its own operator, and each operator writes its own monument rules.
| Cemetery | Operator | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Pine Hills Cemetery and Funeral Centre | Mount Pleasant Group | 625 Birchmount Road |
| Resthaven Memorial Gardens | Arbor Memorial | 2700 Kingston Road |
| St. Margaret’s-in-the-Pines Cemetery | Anglican | 4130 Lawrence Avenue East, West Hill |
Pine Hills dates to 1928 and is run by the Mount Pleasant Group. Its grounds follow Massey Creek under roughly 20,000 mature trees, and it holds the largest veterans section in Canada. Resthaven Memorial Gardens has served families on Kingston Road since 1925. St. Margaret’s-in-the-Pines in West Hill is older still. It was established in 1832, and a historic chapel stands on its grounds. For a wider view of cemeteries and plot pricing across the region, see our GTA cemetery guide and our Ontario cemetery map.
Chinese, Tamil, Sri Lankan, and Filipino families all call Scarborough home, with many Chinese families around Agincourt. We engrave monuments in Chinese, Tamil, and many other languages and scripts. The work is designed and engraved in Markham and matched to your family’s language, faith, and tradition.
Catholic families in Scarborough often choose Christ the King Catholic Cemetery, just over the Markham border. We deliver there too and follow that cemetery’s rules.
Upright Monument or Flat Marker? The Rule Changes by Cemetery and Section
What you can place depends on the cemetery, and often on the exact section or lot. Ask before you settle on a design.
| Operator | Upright monument | Flat or bronze marker | Who builds the foundation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pleasant Group (Pine Hills) | Allowed in monument lots | Required in flat marker sections | The cemetery only pours the foundation and installs. Approval is required before delivery, and the foundation and setting are separate cemetery fees |
| Arbor Memorial (Resthaven) | Offered | Offered | The cemetery pours the foundation at the family’s expense, at least 48 inches deep. Confirm with the cemetery whether an outside dealer may set the monument |
At Pine Hills, Mount Pleasant Group staff pour the foundation and set the monument. Your monument still comes from a provider like Haven. At Resthaven, the cemetery pours the foundation at your expense, at least 48 inches deep. Ask that office whether an outside dealer may set the stone. We confirm your section’s rule first, so the cemetery will not reject the design you approve.
Ontario law requires every cemetery to disclose its bylaws and price list before you sign. Most cemeteries also require natural granite or bronze, set out in their own bylaws. See the Bereavement Authority of Ontario for the province’s rules. The Mount Pleasant Group posts its cemetery bylaws online.
Cemetery Foundation Fees in Scarborough
In Scarborough the foundation fee is its own charge, paid to the cemetery. A concrete foundation keeps an upright monument level, and almost every cemetery requires one. Keep two things in mind:
- Most of the time the cemetery pours the base itself, sized to your monument. We have no part in that work.
- That charge lands on the cemetery’s own invoice. The plot fee normally covers the interment right and stops there.
Cemeteries generally approve the design, size, material, and inscription before delivery. Most will not take delivery until the foundation is in. At Resthaven the foundation goes at least 48 inches deep, at the family’s expense. We file the paperwork and book the foundation for you. Our GTA cemetery guide lists current foundation and plot costs.
Winter and Seasonal Installation in Scarborough
Monument setting stops for the Scarborough winter. Frozen ground means no foundations and no setting, so cemeteries wait for the spring thaw. The Ontario Monument Builders Association suggests ordering in winter for a spring installation. We design and engrave right away and hold your place for the first spring window. Final dates can often be engraved on site in the open season.
How Our Scarborough Process Works
- Design and quote. Choose the granite colour, shape, and inscription with our help. You get a direct price, free of funeral home markup.
- Cemetery approval. We check your section’s rules and submit the design, size, and inscription for approval.
- Engraving in Markham. The monument is designed and engraved in Markham, then readied for delivery.
- Foundation and installation. Once the cemetery builds the foundation, we deliver the monument and arrange the setting.
What Is Included With Every Monument
Design help, the granite, the engraving and artwork, delivery to the cemetery, and installation coordination all come with a Haven monument. Granite is named properly here: black, grey, Paradiso, Bahama Blue, Indian Red, and more. See them all on our headstones and upright monuments page. Weigh your options on the flat markers and bronze markers pages. Or go fully custom.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do you deliver headstones and monuments to Scarborough cemeteries?
Yes. From our Markham base we deliver granite headstones, flat markers, and custom monuments across Scarborough. We arrange the setting each cemetery requires at Pine Hills, Resthaven, and St. Margaret’s-in-the-Pines, plus Christ the King just over the Markham border.
Can you engrave a headstone in Chinese or Tamil?
Yes. We engrave Chinese, Tamil, and many other languages and scripts. Every piece is designed and engraved in Markham. We match the characters, layout, and artwork to your family’s tradition.
Can I put an upright headstone at any Scarborough cemetery?
Not everywhere. Flat marker sections take only a flush marker, and the rule follows the section or lot you buy. We look up your section’s rule before the design work starts.
Is the cemetery foundation included in the monument price?
No. In most cases the cemetery builds the foundation and charges you for it directly. It sits outside the monument price, and usually outside the plot price too. We handle the booking.
Do you offer direct pricing to Scarborough families?
Yes. Every monument is designed and engraved in Markham and sold direct, so Scarborough families avoid the funeral home markup.
Start Your Scarborough Monument Design
Give us the cemetery and the section. We check the rules, draw up a design, and price it direct. Call 905-604-7555 or try our monument designer.