Funeral Pre-Planner, Kat Downey

2014-11-25

In the Province of Ontario regulations, the Ontario Disability Support Payment (ODSP) is a monthly payment, paid out to people who are found to be a ...

2014-11-11

In honour of Remembrance Day, I thought I would share this article from The Bugler that was published in 2011. There are still many people who are not...

2014-10-28

This weekend I was at the Toronto Zoomer Show helping out in our ‘Funeral Planning Made Simple’ booth. It was enormously interesting to watch people look...

2014-10-16

Increasingly more people are preplanning and selecting cremation as their preferred eventual form of disposition. The rationale that people share with...

2014-09-30

A while back a gentleman called me and said: “I want that travel thing you have.” I thanked him for calling, and I was thrilled that he knew about “that...

2014-09-18

An adult son called me today asking about what he could do and how to start organizing his mother’s affairs. His mom now has advanced Alzheimer’s and...

2014-09-05

Over the weekend a friend contacted me to let me know that his wife’s memorial visiting and service was this week. I was in shock. I hadn’t seen them...

2014-08-22

Have you ever wondered how you would pay for a funeral? I am sure you have heard that funerals are expensive – right?  Not necessarily! People are conscious...

2014-08-06

Eco-friendly, natural or Green earth burial is gaining momentum. According to a 2013 study done by the Natural Burial Association of Canada, 50% of respondents...

2014-07-29

I am thrilled to introduce you to the CICEA and let you know that I successfully completed the 30 hour on-line course offered by the Canadian Institute...