Burial
Cemeteries and Body Burial
Pine Box Funerals Inc. is able to work with all cemeteries. The Cities of Edmonton, Fort Saskatchewan and Camrose each have municipal cemetery services, as does Edmonton Catholic Cemeteries. There are many rural cemeteries in Alberta.
Public interest in the environment and the economics of after life care is driving a change in how we bury our people. People are interested in natural or green burial. This service is not available in all cemeteries.
Green burial, certified by the Green Burial Society of Canada is available at Rosehill Cemetery, in Edmonton.
Another recent natural burial location addition is: Aurora Gardens at Northern Lights, City of Edmonton
Natural or simple burial can be found in Strathcona County at a couple of different cemetery locations. The difference between “green” and “natural” is that “green” is a certified designation, in a space set apart from the traditional burial area. “Natural” means a simple burial (no concrete liner or embalming) among the plots in an already established cemetery space. It’s making good use of the land that’s already established. It is not a space “set apart and certified.”
Traditional burial
Generally refers to body burial in a casket made of wood or metal, in a liner or vault of some type (concrete, steel). Traditional burial is generally the most costly option for disposition.
Traditional burial often includes embalming.
Shrouding aka Swaddling
Shrouding involves cotton fabrics to wrap the deceased in, before burial. Shrouding, together with a plywood carrying tray or backboard in the shroud, is an appropriate container for natural burial.
This method dates back to the beginning of time. For example, Jesus was ceremonially wrapped before he was placed in the tomb. Cemeteries require bodies to be “contained” before burial. Shrouding allows for carrying and lowering the deceased into a simple grave. It fits in the “simple burial” concept.
Just as we swaddle newborns at the beginning of life, it can be fitting to use this term at end of life.
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