With rising inflation, limited space and more people opting for cremation, cemeteries around Alberta are adapting to serve the changing needs of their communities. In September, Lacombe will start its...
The hidden cemeteries of Essex County Often tucked away behind thick forest or located in middle of fields, more than a dozen cemeteries containing the region's richest history rest hidden and some fo...
The hidden cemeteries of Essex County Often tucked away behind thick forest or located in middle of fields, more than a dozen cemeteries containing the region's richest history rest hidden and some fo...
CFB Greenwood mulls moving cemetery CFB Greenwood in Nova Scotia's Annapolis Valley is considering relocating a cemetery on the base to build a new hangar. The Union Church Cemetery in Greenwood dates...
CFB Greenwood mulls moving cemetery CFB Greenwood in Nova Scotia's Annapolis Valley is considering relocating a cemetery on the base to build a new hangar. The Union Church Cemetery in Greenwood dates...
Many communities in the Northwest Territories are worried about the impacts climate change is having on their cemeteries. The issue was brought up by multiple community representatives at the NWT Asso...
The family of a young Niagara woman who died in a car accident has been told she won’t be buried in their local cemetery because it won’t accommodate Muslim burial traditions, their imam says. Alina M...
The family of a young Niagara woman who died in a car accident has been told she won’t be buried in their local cemetery because it won’t accommodate Muslim burial traditions, their imam says. Alina M...
Uncertainty about the fate of cemeteries in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. John's has been put to rest following an agreement in principle that excludes the sacred properties from a historic an...
Standing in front of the gates of the Quebec City Muslim Cemetery, Boufeldja Benabdallah reflects on the more than two decades he spent trying to establish a local burial ground for his community. "It...
All Nancy Reid wants to do is bury her big brother's ashes. If only the owners of the cemetery would let her. But Moncton's Fair Haven cemetery insists Reid pay close to $800 first. That's to add her ...
Carol Ann Bennett was devastated to find an empty slab where a headstone should be at the Mount Patricia Cemetery in Corner Brook. She visits the site every week. “This is a place of peace for me to c...
A new columbarium at the People's Cemetery in Charlottetown could be pointing to an increased demand for cremation on P.E.I., the cemetery's chair says. A columbarium is an above-ground unit to store ...
Many cemeteries on Prince Edward Island are dealing with a shortage of space, and that could be part of the reason why more people are choosing above-ground burial options. John Abbott, the administra...
A Canadian veteran who served in Afghanistan has made it his life's mission to provide proper grave markers for those who served in Canada's military. For the last six years, Kyle Scott has been resea...
All Nancy Reid wants to do is bury her big brother's ashes. If only the owners of the cemetery would let her. But Moncton's Fair Haven cemetery insists Reid pay close to $800 first. That's to add her ...
Daryl Peloquin never imagined he would dig anyone's grave growing up — a job he's done for the last 30 years now, although he rarely tells people what he does for a living. As acting foreman at Vancou...
(Image Credit: Memorial Planning) Bulawayo residents have been told not to spend more than an hour burying their loved ones at cemeteries after clashes broke out over delayed burials. Speaking through...
Carol Ann Bennett was devastated to find an empty slab where a headstone should be at the Mount Patricia Cemetery in Corner Brook. She visits the site every week. “This is a place of peace for me to c...
