Pine Ridge Memorial Gardens takes great pride in maintaining our beautifully landscaped grounds, lush with many species of trees of both exotic and native origin. The natural pond is home to graceful koi and provides an attractive meeting place for local birds and wildlife. Colourful perennial gardens and manicured shrubs planted among unique cremation memorials make Pine Ridge an ideal location for peaceful visits and quiet memories. We are part of the Arbor Memorial family, a Canadian company with a long-standing tradition of exceptional service. Our caring and compassionate staff are active in the community and raise money for local charities every year.
Duffin Meadows cemetery is located 15 minutes east of Toronto and provides a beautiful landscape in a historic natural setting for the communities of Ajax and Pickering. Duffin Meadows offers a interment choices for both cremation and ground burial, as well as a Veterans' section and Garden of Rememberance.
The beginning of the United Church congregation in Victoria Square dates back to 1832, when the Primitive Methodists first established what was then termed a ''class'' here under the leadership of ''Daddy'' William Haton. This group built a church on the east side of Woodbine, north of Elgin Mills. Around the same time, John Wesley, leader of the Wesleyan Methodists, was initiating a new influence on our way of life. John Wesley was born in England in the 17th century. He and his brother, Charles, preached a strictly disciplined way of life and because of this, they and their followers were known as Methodists. Toronto's early settlers included many Methodists: Egerton Ryerson, Bishop Strachan, and Timothy Eaton for example.