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AI and Your Will: What Everyone Should Know Before You Click “Generate”
AI and Your Will: What Everyone Should Know Before You Click “Generate” By Manny Sham, Trust and Estate Consultant, Everest Advisory. Prepared for the Memorial Society of BC More people are turning to AI tools to draft a Will, and it’s easy to understand why. They’re fast, inexpensive, and available any time of day.…
Read MoreTake Our Summer Challenge!
Take Our Summer Challenge! The Memorial Society of BC relies on membership revenue to sustain our work. Being non-reliant on government funding allows us to be independent, consumer advocates. We invite you to take our summer challenge and share information about what we do with two friends! Now if these two friends go on to…
Read MoreHome Funerals – Some Things to Consider
Home Funerals – Some Things to Consider A home funeral is a family – and community-centered approach to deathcare where the deceased’s body is kept at home for a period after death, allowing for private, personalized care and rituals before final disposition. This practice offers a way to slow the grieving process, provide a more…
Read MoreA Conversation About MAID (Medical Assistance in Dying)
Photo Credit: Peter Busby A Conversation About MAID (Medical Assistance in Dying) With Karen Gelmon, MD FRCPC, Medical Oncologist (Retired from Oncology Practice), Professor of Medicine (UBC) and MAID Provider/Assessor (Vancouver Coastal Health) and Memorial Society BC Board Member, Verena Foxx. VF: What are MAID practitioners called, and which health professionals can fill this role?…
Read MoreWelcome to Our New Partners
Funeral Providers We are pleased to add two new partners (or locations) to our roster of contracted funeral providers. For a full list of current providers, click here. KORU Cremation, Burial, Ceremony. As a locally owned, women-led, green funeral provider, KORU does death care differently. With locations in Vancouver and on the north shore,…
Read MoreNatural Organic Reduction (aka human composting)
Thank you to NORBC for this article on natural organic reduction A lot of people will tell you that they’d love for their body to “return to the earth” after death. It’s a beautiful sentiment that evokes the idea of life coming full circle, with a final act that ensures that our corporeal…
Read MoreMedical Assistance in Dying in B.C.
Thank you to Alex Muir, Chair, Metro Vancouver Chapter, Dying With Dignity Canada for his illuminating presentation on Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) at our Annual General Meeting, 2025. Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) has been legal in Canada since June 2016. It is legislated under federal law as an exemption to the Criminal Code. However, because it falls…
Read More2025 Annual General Meeting Notice
The Board of Directors of the Memorial Society of BC would like to extend an invitation to members to attend our 69th Annual General Meeting. Saturday, November 29th, 2025 1:00 – 2:30 pm This year’s AGM will be virtual by Zoom With Guest Speaker Alex Muir, Chair, Metro Vancouver Chapter of Dying with Dignity Canada.…
Read MoreVisiting the Crematorium: A Glimpse Behind the Scenes
Tucked quietly behind trees and businesses, the tan wood-frame building has housed Alternatives Funeral and Cremation Services since 1994. Included within that organization is Society’s First Alternative Services, which provides services exclusively for Memorial Society members. Upon arrival, our 3 person Memorial Society team was welcomed inside by apprentice funeral director Jesus Hernandez, whose warm…
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Update: Call to Support Greener Options In our efforts to urge the BC Government to legalize Alkaline Hydrolysis (aquamation) and Natural Organic Reduction (human composting), we are pleased to share that we were invited to meet with Minister Niki Sharma, BC’s Attorney General with responsibility for the Cremation, Interment and Funeral Services Act this past…
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