Becoming a Green Burial Society member means that you’re helping to green after-death practices in Haliburton County while passing on your commitment to environmental stewardship to future generations. Your support for more ecologically sustainable after-death practices while you are alive turns into a legacy that will keep on living after you have passed on.
By pooling our resources, the members and active volunteers of the 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. In 2025, all HHGBS members share credit for the introduction of the first fully-green burials in the county, achieved in no small part through Society advocacy.
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 s to support the development of green end-of-life planning, educational and resource materials. Membership is open to seasonal residents and to non-residents with an interest in contributing to a greener Haliburton future.
Active Participation, including voting at the Annual General Meeting, requires a paid annual membership. All funds raised through fees contribute to achieving the mandate and mission of the Society. The 2025 cost of membership is $25 for individuals or $40 for a couple. You can join immediately via the links on the website
You may also join by regular mail by sending a cheque made out to the Haliburton Highlands Green Burial Society to: HHGBS Treasurer, PO Box 667, Haliburton, ON K0M 1S0. Please ensure that you include your full name(s), address, and importantly, your email and telephone number on the back of the cheque.
Membership fee payments and other donations to HHGBS receive a charitable donation tax receipt.