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My dog and I have a habit of visiting our neighbours at least once a week. After Final Jeopardy, maybe on a Tuesday or Wednesday, I ask George if she wants to go visiting, and my little cockapoo loses her little dog mind, races to the door, and charges down the hall to the neighbours. Generally the dog gains entry in much the same style as I imagine a cannonball….
Canadian State Funerals, a deep dive Continue Reading »
Funeral Planning
Autumn is my favourite time of year. It’s often frantically busy with work, but when I have a chance to lift my head up from year-end responsibilities, I savour the reminders of abundance, the wealth of the harvest in this corner of the world, and the crisp cool air is refreshing to me after the hazy heat of summer and the bitter cold of winter. Throughout the world this season….
Dia De Los Muertos: grief and joy Continue Reading »
Funeral Planning, Grief, Grief, UncategorizedI am an avid reader and always learn something new, even when reading for pleasure. The novel I recently finished, Cold, Cold Bones, by Kathy Reichs was no exception. This is the paragraph that piqued my interest: “A woman in Mount Holly was struck by a falling object while wrapping burlap around shrubs in her yard. The object was a small sack. The woman opened the sack. Inside were charred….
Cremation and the Burial or Scattering of Ashes – Things to Consider Continue Reading »
Estate Administration, Estate Planning, Executors, Funeral Planning, Wills
A child’s relationship with their parents is complicated. If a child is in extended society care, previously known as being a Crown ward, that’s probably an understatement. But what happens in the unfortunate situation that a child under society care passes away? Nobody likes to contemplate the death of a child, but it raises all kinds of logistical questions. For one, who has the right to make burial arrangements for….
You’re not my mother! Continue Reading »
Estate Administration, Family Conflict, Funeral PlanningThis Blog was written by Lara Besharat Throughout the last year and a half, the pandemic, and the precarious nature of our collective health, has rested firmly at the forefront of everyone’s minds. This has led to a significant increase in estate planning. However, for many, there is still one estate planning step they are reluctant to take: planning their funeral. Prior to the pandemic, less than half of all….
Estate Planning for Eco-Conscious Canadians: Arranging an Eco-Friendly Death Continue Reading »
Estate Planning, Funeral Planning
Introduction Last year, I wrote a blog post about estate planning for tattoo artists, which focused primarily on the intellectual property rights of tattoo artists in their tattoo designs and the ways in which such rights conflict with the rights of the people who actually bear such designs on their skin.[1] In response to my post, I received an interesting article about the developing technique of post-death tattoo preservation.[2] The….
Can You Preserve Your Tattoos After Your Death? Continue Reading »
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