St. Paul County Airports, Cemeteries, Churches, Schools & Libraries
The County of St. Paul is here to help you enjoy and experience your rural lifestyle.
We are proud to offer a number of facilities and services for a higher quality of life.
A study by the University of British Columbia and McGill University has found that people who live in rural areas are happier than their city counterparts.
Airports
St. Paul Airport
The St. Paul Municipal Airport is an all-weather facility located approximately 3 kilometres west of St. Paul on Hwy 29.
The runway is 3498 feet in length with a width of 100 feet.
Elk Point Municipal Airport
Elk Point Municipal Airport is an excellent facility located approximately 8 kilometres east of Elk Point on secondary Hwy 646.
The airport has a runway of 4,492 feet in length and a width of 74 feet with a tie-down.
Cemeteries
There are 33 cemeteries within the County of St. Paul, with 10 of those owned and administered by the County.
The County of St. Paul provides all-season maintenance and operations to the County of St. Paul-owned cemeteries. We perform turf and roadway maintenance, horticulture services and landscaping restorations. We also create and make beautiful signage at each County of St. Paul-owned cemeteries.
The responsibility for the cemeteries (as listed) falls within the County Community Services department. The Cemetery Board assumes responsibility concerned with the management, planning, and maintenance of those cemeteries owned by the County.
Cemeteries Bylaw 2022-12
Burials & Plots
To arrange for a burial, reserve a plot, or for more information about the County-owned cemeteries, please contact the County Administration Office. We do not arrange for funerals or headstones.
Visiting
The cemeteries are open to the public 24 hours each day, seven days a week. We provide staff to assist with grave locations between the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Cemetery Fees
Interment Plots:
- 5’x10’: $600.00
- One Cremation in existing plot: $200.00
- 2nd Interment in existing plot: $300.00
Cremation Plots
-5’x10’: $600.00
-2nd interment in same plot: $200.00
-Newborn/Infant plots: $200.00
County Cemeteries
The County-owned cemeteries are:
- Elk Point Holy Eucharist Cemetery (south portion)
- Heinsburg
- Norberg
- Norwood
- Pochiaw
- Primula
- Staroseilski
- St. George's
- St. John's
- St. Michael
Libraries
We are proud to provide local community libraries in Ashmont, Elk Point, Mallaig, and St. Paul.
Schools
Whatever your educational needs — from pre-school to post-secondary — the local educational options located in the County of St. Paul can help you on your educational journey.
St. Paul Regional Educational Division
SPERD has a number of schools in the region including: Mallaig, Heinsburg, Ashmont, and St. Paul.
Conseil Scolaire Centre-Est
Conseil Scolaire Centre-Est is the French school division with schools throughout the region.
Blue Quills First Nations University
Offering a variety of culturally-infused university programs.
Churches
We are an open and welcoming region that welcomes people of any background, race, belief, sexual orientation and gender.
Find a listing below for churches in our region.