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What is a Companion Urn?

What is a companion urn? In recent years we have had more and more families asking about companion urns. A companion urn is an urn which is large enough to contain two separate sets of cremated re...
By Nathan McKinlay
Wednesday, March 1, 2023

Do you have a will?

Do you have a will? This is a question that we ask at least one person every day. The answer we like to get is ‘yes’, however, we get a lot more ‘no’s than you’d think. Having an updated will ensu...
By Nathan McKinlay
Wednesday, February 15, 2023

Acts of Kindness Around Christmas

There is never a good time of year to lose someone. It can be especially difficult around the holidays. Compound that stress with a savage winter storm and you are pushing people to their limit. Ho...
By Nathan McKinlay
Wednesday, January 11, 2023

Christmas Season After A Loss

Christmas Season after a Loss It’s here again, the most wonderful time of the year!  Except maybe for some people out there, it’s not. For those that have lost a loved one this year this will...
By Megan Miller
Wednesday, December 14, 2022

The "Funeral Director Voice"

Straight Talk with Nathan McKinlay “The Funeral Director Voice” Does everybody know the ‘funeral director’ voice? I am sure you have all watched a movie where at one point the funeral director sp...
By Nathan McKinlay
Wednesday, October 26, 2022

Pizza and Preplanning

We are back! As consistent as the seasons change, we are excited to be holding our in-person seminars again on funeral and estate planning. Last month, several of our neighbours met for an informat...
By Jeff Mardling
Wednesday, October 12, 2022

Tree Service Thank You

September is always is always a busy month for us at the Funeral Home, as it is the month we hold two of our tree planting services. CM Wilson/Skakel Conservation area is the Sunday after labour da...
By Nathan McKinlay
Wednesday, September 28, 2022

Previous Posts

What is a Companion Urn?

What is a companion urn? In recent years we have had more and more families asking about companion urns. A companion urn is an urn which is large enough to contain two separate sets of cremated re...

Do you have a will?

Do you have a will? This is a question that we ask at least one person every day. The answer we like to get is ‘yes’, however, we get a lot more ‘no’s than you’d think. Having an updated will ensu...

Acts of Kindness Around Christmas

There is never a good time of year to lose someone. It can be especially difficult around the holidays. Compound that stress with a savage winter storm and you are pushing people to their limit. Ho...

Christmas Season After A Loss

Christmas Season after a Loss It’s here again, the most wonderful time of the year!  Except maybe for some people out there, it’s not. For those that have lost a loved one this year this will...

The "Funeral Director Voice"

Straight Talk with Nathan McKinlay “The Funeral Director Voice” Does everybody know the ‘funeral director’ voice? I am sure you have all watched a movie where at one point the funeral director sp...

Pizza and Preplanning

We are back! As consistent as the seasons change, we are excited to be holding our in-person seminars again on funeral and estate planning. Last month, several of our neighbours met for an informat...

Tree Service Thank You

September is always is always a busy month for us at the Funeral Home, as it is the month we hold two of our tree planting services. CM Wilson/Skakel Conservation area is the Sunday after labour da...