Green Burial Society Membership
As a Society member, you’re helping to green after-death practices in Haliburton County while passing on your commitment to environmental stewardship to future generations. Our members' voice is critical to achieving the Society's committed aims of advocacy and education.
By pooling our resources, the members and the active volunteers of the Haliburton Highlands Green Burial Society act to encourage the adoption of greener options to conventional high carbon burial and cremation practices, thereby reducing our individual and collective ecological footprint. We have already achieved Haliburton's first year-round green burial cemetery but there is much work still to be done to enable county-wide access to green burial.
Who Should Join? Anyone desiring increased green and winter burial options in Haliburton, anyone interested in the cultural and environmental future of their community, as well as those wanting access to green end-of-life planning, educational and resource materials. Membership is also open to seasonal residents and to non-residents with an interest in contributing to a greener future.
Members receive regular newsletters including highlighted information links to national and international green burial associations. Fall and spring membership meetings are planned with experts in the field. Regular updates are provided on local burial access and township directions.
Active membership, including voting at the Annual General Meeting requires paid annual dues. All funds raised contribute to the mandate and mission of the Society.
- The 2026 annual membership fee is $25 for individuals or $40 for a couple. You may join or renew via the Canada Helps donation form
- You may join or renew by eTransfer via your bank. Please direct payment to hhgbstreasurer@gmail.com Be sure to include your full name, street address and email in the note field so we can send a tax receipt. (a full address is CRA required)
- You may also send a cheque made out to the Haliburton Highlands Green Burial Society to: HHGBS Treasurer, PO Box 667, Haliburton, ON K0M 1S0. Please ensure that your full name(s), mailing address, email and telephone number are included (please print added information clearly on the back of the cheque)
Membership fee payments and donations to HHGBS receive a charitable donation tax receipt.