B.C. cemeteries running out of space
A housing crisis of a different sort is causing grave concern in some B.C. municipalities.
As cemeteries run out of space, cities are scrambling to find new land for burials or maximize the land they already have, while some residents are seeking cheaper plots in the suburbs. Familiar housing terms like affordability and density are beginning to have meaning in both life and death.
“We are at, or soon to be at, a crisis in cemetery space,” said Vancouver landscape architect Erik Lees
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