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Canada Day This Year
People today are wrestling with their sense of patriotism. Our global economy, and social networks have been thrown askew over the last 16 months. Borders have closed and protectionism has taken a ...
Wednesday, June 30, 2021
Mother's Day
Mother’s Day. It can be seen as a day of brunches and family gatherings as well a day of reflection and loss. It can be a mixed bag of emotions, with many having lost their own mothers now taking t...
Saturday, June 12, 2021
Poppa Gale
No two days are ever the same at the Funeral Home. Throughout the course of a year, we engage in numerous conversations with people about their loved ones. We hear countless life stories – the good...
Wednesday, June 9, 2021
Woodlot Preservation
Woodlot preservation is a divisive topic these days. Chatham-Kent Council approved a motion last Monday evening, enacting a bylaw aimed at preventing clear cutting - for the next 120 days at the ve...
Wednesday, May 5, 2021
Constitutional Monarchy
“Constitutional Monarchy” is a term straight from the humdrum of history class. For many of us, the British Monarchy is far removed from our day to day. We occasionally see a colourized photo, moun...
Wednesday, April 21, 2021
Chatham-Kent is Home
Spring is here, and Easter is less than a week away. Among all the rebirth and renewal, we are seeing in our gardens, and reminded of in a roundabout way with bunnies and chocolate eggs, it is a ti...
Wednesday, March 31, 2021
Parting Stone
“Parting Stones”--Is this an option for my loved one’s cremated remains?
As a Funeral Director, I often hear families say that they have not decided on what to d...
Wednesday, March 24, 2021
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Good Grief
'Good Grief' is the go-to expression of frustration in the world of Peanuts, from that loveable Charlie Brown. Well maybe it should have been Charlie Brown in Lucy’s Counselling Booth. ...
New Year, New Outlooks to Life!
A new year brings new outlooks to life. The ever changing world around us can seem very unsettling. Depressing news, COVID updates, lockdowns, loss of loved ones, and the list goes on.&...
Live Streaming
As Covid-19 restrictions continue to fluctuate, the need for a funeral remains constant. Funeral Homes have been tasked with acquiring the appropriate technologies to allow for families to take par...
New Years Resolution
Reading the news is as cemented in my morning routine as a cup (or two) of coffee. Without fail the lingering days of the closing year, and the first week of the new, are embodied by articles about...
Therapeutic Pets
I worked in Healthcare for eight years, before making the decision to pursue a career as a Funeral Director. While serving in a Nursing Home setting, I witnessed firsthand the therapeutic effect fu...
Turn, turn, turn
In the summer of 2005, on a Sunday morning, my grandfather passed away. As we were making arrangements for a Wednesday funeral, that Tuesday afternoon, my grandmother, on my Mom’s side, died too. H...
McKinlay provides boost to Sally Ann
Salvation Army Capt. Stephen Holland, Corps Officer with the Salvation Army Chatham-Kent Ministries, accepts a donation of $9,000 from Nathan and Amanda McKinlay of McKinlay Funeral Homes Ltd., wit...
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