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Memorial Bench Program Request Form

Our Memorial Bench Program allows you the opportunity to pay tribute to a person or occasion by donating a bench to be installed at a public park or along a public walkway. Benches are installed on 10-year terms.

To keep bench styles consistent throughout the City, the styles of benches listed are pre-set for designated areas. Below is a list of the bench style and the area/park it may pertain to:

Parkway Style: Any standard City park or greenspace (including the Welland Canal Parkway and Jaycee Park)
Port Dalhousie Style: Any Port Dalhousie Park, beach or waterfront area.
Elizabethan Style: Montebello Park
Maglin Style: Downtown streetscape, cenotaph or formal parkette.

Staff are happy to discuss the bench options and provide photos of the benches and plaque styles upon request.

Apply for a memorial bench

Apply for your choice of location, bench type and plaque wording using this form.

You can submit your form at any time throughout the year. Our bench installations occur from spring through fall. If you would like your bench to be installed before the end of the year, please submit it no later than Sept. 1.

Ineligible locations

We are no longer installing memorial benches alongside or at the following locations:

Waterfront trails
Westcliffe Park *limited availability at sole discretion of staff
Wright Brothers' Park
Spring Gardens Park
Lakeside Park and Port Dalhousie piers
Happy Rolph's Animal Farm

First Name:

Last Name:

Street Number:

Street Name:

Apt/Suite:

City:

Province:

Postal Code:

Phone Number:

Email Address:

Location

Provide two prefered locations for your bench.

You can upload a map showing the precise location of your preffered bench placement. Please note that final placement is at the discretion of the City.

Name of preferred location (first choice)

Name of preferred location (second choice)

Upload map of bench location

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Plaque Wording

Wording will be centre on the plaque and the layout will be at the City’s discretion.

Plaques cannot exceed four lines. Please try to keep wording concise.

Bench Selection and Pricing

Note that all prices include a concrete pad and plaque.

A description of available bench styles is located at the top of this form.

Bench type:

Parkway Style - $2,957.25

Elizabethan Style - $3,667.30

Maglin Bench - $2,957.25

Port Dalhousie Style - $3,962.70

Please provide your wording for the plaque:

If you have any questions about this form, or about applying for a memorial bench, please contact Mike Kraft, Development Horticultural Technician at 905.688.5600 Ext. 3140 or mkraft@stcatharines.ca.

Terms and conditions:

Memorial benches are the property of the City of St. Catharines. The City of St. Catharines reserves the right to determine the level of maintenance required on memorial benches. The City prohibits the re-surfacing or repair to any memorial bench by any person other than appointed municipal employees or agents as appointed by the Director of the Parks, Recreation and Culture Services department or the Director’s appointed agent. No bench or bench parts shall be removed without approval. Benches will remain on site for a 10-year lifecycle of the bench. After this time, the donor can pay to renew the contract for an additional 5 years. The renewal fee will include cleaning and/or re-staining or powder coating of the bench and will be determined at the time of contract renewal. Once the contract is finished, the City will not affix the plaque to a new/ replacement bench. In these cases, all attempts will be made to return the plaque to the original donor for their retention. The City reserves the right to temporarily move or permanently re-locate a memorial bench at any time in its absolute discretion.

I have read and agree with these terms and conditions:

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