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Beyond A Goodbye: How to Create a Meaningful Graveside Service
From our experience we have found that cremation trends and changing attitudes toward the value of traditional services have often left families struggling to plan meaningful graveside services. With traditional burial there is often a finite amount of time between...
How to Clean a Cemetery Memorial
In the spring of the year and as we approach Decoration Day we are often asked about ways to clean cemetery memorials. Over time, regardless of whether your cemetery memorial is granite, bronze, marble, upright or flat exposure to the elements will cause deterioration...
Financial Assistance When A Death Has Occurred
When a death occurs, the survivors not only have to deal with their grief but the financial aspects of funeral, cemetery and cremation services. Many of us are not prepared for the loss of a loved one and may not have the financial means to pay for some, if not all of...
Understanding Changes to the Canadian Pension Plan Death Benefit & Survivor Pension
In December 2017 the Canadian government released a suite of changes to the Canadian Pension Plan. Among these changes were changes to the way the Death Benefit is calculated and the eligibility criteria for the Survivor Pension. These changes do not come into effect...
Coping With Holiday Grief
To many the holidays are a time of joy, celebration and tradition, a time to be shared with loved ones. To others the holidays are bittersweet, awash with feelings of loss and grief. As we are surrounded by the nostalgia of the holidays, to those of us who have...
What You Should Know About Veteran Funeral and Burial Benefits
Veterans Affairs Canada ensures that all eligible Veterans receive dignified funeral and burial services through their Funeral and Burial Program which is delivered by The Last Post Fund. Veterans Canada funeral and burial benefits may cover all or some of the...