Death Cafe at Brock House

We are holding our regular monthly Death Cafe at Brock House Monday October 21st, 2019 starting at 1:15 pm, would love to see our regular friends and some new ones too. We will have a supply of our popular All Ready to Go Binder on hand for you to purchase! Warmly The MSBC Staff Team

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A Year’s Worth of Tips – End of Life Matters

  There is often confusion regarding the choice of casket for a loved one’s remains, and at a time when we are emotional immediately after the death it is even more challenging. So start planning early and visit a funeral home well before you need their services to choose the casket that suits your values,…

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A Year’s Worth of Tips End of Life Matters

By provincial law, cremation cannot take place until 48 hours after death and therefore requests for immediate disposition can be somewhat misleading. When planning for the disposition of a loved one, know that cremation cannot take place until two full days after the death.  

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A Year’s Worth of Tips

    Is embalming required? No, embalming is not required by BC law. It is often suggested by funeral directors if there is a delay between the time of death and the disposition, and/or a viewing is requested. You the family members have the final choice to embalm or not though.    

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End-of-life Matters & Marketplace 2019

Do come and visit us at this wonderful event taking place Saturday September 21st, 2019 at Simon Fraser University Harbour Centre, 515 West Hastings Street in Downtown Vancouver. We will have a booth all set up for you to visit and we will be featuring our All Ready to Go Binder along with the other…

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Planning a Home Death – Five Simple Questions

With 916,000 baby boomers currently living in British Columbia coupled with most of us wanting to die in the comfortable and familiar surroundings of our own homes we have some planning to do! Now lets be clear dying at home is not for each and every one of us even though that may be our…

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Brock House Society Death Cafe – August 27th 1-3:00 pm

We will be at the Brock House on Tuesday August 27th to facilitate their third Death Cafe held on site!  Please do feel free to come along and check both Brock House and the event out. Here is a link for your easy use; https://bhs.clubexpress.com/content.aspx?page_id=4002&club_id=924373&item_id=1025077 The MSBC Staff Team

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The Baby Boomers Ageing Out – How To Get Ready

The BC Care Providers Association released a report recently entitled “Bedlam in BC’s Continuing Care Sector – May 2019. It is an important piece of the research that points squarely at the demand Baby Boomers will be placing on an already overrun system of care. From our perspective here at the Memorial Society we see…

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The Idea of Being All Ready to Go is the First Step

I was at the Zoomer Show this past weekend and met hundreds of people who took the time to stop by the Memorial Society of BC booth for a visit. Many said they loved the idea of our All Ready to Go Binder and that they would get right on it. And yes some may…

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The Gift of Being Well Prepared – Mini Workshop

We will be at The Brock House April 11th and 18th giving a mini workshop ” The Gift of Being Well Prepared for End of Life” Thanks to Yolanda for getting these two events organized and advertised. Looking forward to the events and making some new friends! Go to www.brockhousesociety.com for more information.

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