Eco-Sensitive Tributes

Rituals that are both respectful of our environment and are ecologically sensitive using eco-friendly products

funerailles ecologiques

We offer urns and coffins made of natural, fair materials and that contain little or no metallic elements. Our concern for the environment is reflected in many everyday initiatives.

Discover our rituals for the scattering of ashes and our Jardin des mémoires

Includes :

 

MEMORIA services

  • Transportation of the deceased
  • Funeral planning and coordination, including commemorative service at the funeral home and internment at the cemetery of your choice
  • Use of one of our salons including complimentary coffee, tea and herbal tea service served in china cups and saucers
  • Legal and governmental paperwork (remittance of Certificate of Death, RRQ, RAMQ and civil status documentation)

At the salon

  • Preparation and presentation of the salon according to your needs
  • Guestbook
  • Use of our audiovisual equipment (music, photos and videos presentation)
  • Wi-Fi Internet access (where available)

On the Internet

  • Online expression of condolences; possibility to send flowers, cards and to make donations

Support

 

Personalized:

 

  • Assistance in writing of an obituary to be published on our website (photo editing included)
  • Embalming and/or cremation
  • Meditation in the presence of the unembalmed deceased (when and where legally permitted)
  • Choice of environmentally-friendly coffin (sustainably harvested locally-sourced wood, water-based varnishes and finishes, natural fabrics), certified by the Green Burial Council and very affordable, for sale, or to rent for viewing of the body before cremation

AND / OR

  • Presence of a religious or secular celebrant 
  • Reception hall with catering by Salon b (served on real dinnerware, as opposed to disposable)
  • Musicians (soloists or small ensembles)
  • Production of a digital media tribute
  • Personalized commemorative mementoes

If you are looking for innovative eco-sensitive rituals, ask about our ice urn and our botanical urn