Green Burial
Victoria Death Care Event: The Doing Death Different Community Marketplace
Looking for end-of-life resources, grief support, or death care options in Victoria? On Sunday, October 4, from 1–4pm at the Royal Canadian Legion (411 Gorge Rd East), we’re gathering again for the 3rd Annual Doing Death Different Community Marketplace—a space to explore death, dying, and grief in creative, honest, and even playful ways. Discover Doing…
Read MoreEco-Friendly Burial Options in Canada: Why B.C. Needs More Options
In British Columbia, we have two legal options when it comes to body disposition: burial and cremation. That’s it. Burial in BC: Traditional vs. Green Burial Traditional burial is what most people picture when they think of a cemetery: caskets, flat lawns, and headstones. The grave is dug, a concrete liner (basically a big concrete…
Read MoreGreen Burial – Death Nourishing Life
Burying our dead is possibly the most earthly expression of our grief. An open graves confronts mourners with a stark reminder of the reality of loss. In our death denying culture, this is a rare sight, but with green burial there is often a comforting sense that we are honouring our loved one’s earthly shell…
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