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The MSBC office will be closed on Monday, June 28 because of the heat wave. Please call to report a death rather than send us an email. Our answering service will provide immediate information on contracted providers. We’ll catch up on emails once we are back in the office. Thanks for your patience. Stay cool…

We would love to hear from members interested in joining our board! We are a hands-on and engaged group with diverse skills and experience. Right now we are looking to fill gaps in the areas of estate planning and social media but would welcome anyone who is interested to contact us for more information: ed@memorialsocietybc.org

Here at the Memorial Society of BC, we are grateful for being able to serve our members in 2020 and add many new ones through out the year. We are hoping for a better 2021 though, like most people around the world. It will be a special year, as the Society is celebrating 65 years…

We are looking for a compassionate, efficient person to help part time with office duties. Must be detail oriented and able to work independently. If you are a good communicator (phone and email) and comfortable talking about end of life planning, get in touch!

The Memorial Society of BC has moved to: 949 West 49th Avenue Vancouver BC V5Z 2T1 Thanks to everyone who helped with the move! Our phone numbers will stay the same once we are all set up. Mail sent to our old address will be forwarded to our new address.

Effective November 1, 2020 we are moving to our new home: Memorial Society of BC 949 West 49th Avenue Vancouver, BC V5Z 2T1 But don’t worry! Because of our long history with our members, any mail sent to the old address will be forwarded to our new address. We’ll continue this for the foreseeable future.

The Board and Staff of the Memorial Society of BC hope that you are staying safe and close to your loved ones during these trying times. This year we will be holding our 64th Annual General Meeting virtually on Saturday, November 7th at 1:30 pm. Please note that at this AGM meeting we will only…

During this Covid-19 pandemic your society’s board has had to be creative just like the rest of us. We met on April 4th, 2020 via Zoom.us and conducted board business virtually. We attended to all matters a board would including finances and adding two new interim board members to join our board team. These two…

It is important that during these times of pandemic that we learn to get our needs met while honoring all the requirements of social distancing. We have discussed with our contracted providers the best practices for making funeral arrangements at this time. Here is a list in order of safety first and foremost for both…

We had an outstanding AGM November 2nd and here is an email from a really satisfied member. Thanks for your permission to post your kind words Suzie! —–Original Message—– Sent: Monday, November 11, 2019 11:00 AM To: stephen.garrett@memsoc.org Subject: Thank you for AGM presentation on Nov. 2nd, 2019 Thank you for the excellent information provided…