Pre-Planning

Every year, millions of North Americans arrange their funerals in advance. They explore their options for a ceremony, they discuss costs and they set up a plan with the professionals in their community to ensure they will have the funeral they choose.

Why do they make these plans? Because it's one of the most selfless things they can do for their family and friends.

We feel that prearranging and funding your funeral arrangements elimanates any uncertainties about your wishes, eliminate potential disagreements, and remove financial concerns that your loved ones may face.

Please feel free to contact one of our qualified pre-planning counsellors to discuss your pre-planning options, or you can use our appointment request form and we will contact you.

Our Preplanning Counsellor

C. Wackett, Pre-Arrangement Counselor Colin Wackett,
Pre-Arrangement Counselor
Please visit our Staff Biographies to learn more about Colin.

Colin would be happy to answer any of your questions, use our Appointment Request Form to submit a request or call (705) 326-3595.

Pre-Planning Articles

Canadian funeral costs to escalate

Burying loved ones is about to become far more expensive for Canadians. When the Ontario government harmonizes the GST and PST on July 1st, funerals will be subject to the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) of 13 per cent. Currently, only the GST rate of five perRead More...

The Importance of Estate Planning - Easing confusion for families following the death of a loved one.

Although death is a reality for everybody, many families coming to a funeral home have little knowledge regarding estate planning. As experts in the field of death care, funeral directors need to know all the answers to their many questions or at least beRead More...

Taking Care of Your Loved One’s Affairs

In the days following a death there are numerous details related to a loved ones affairs to attend too. Every death results in the creation of an estate which requires some degree of management and administration. Family members and those inRead More...

Why Prearrange

In recent surveys Canadians are shown to have a very positive view of pre planning for funeral arrangements. 79% indicate that it is a good idea to pre arrange yet only 21% have actually made some arrangements. Of that number, the most common cited reasonRead More...