Cremation is the process of reducing the body through fire and intense heat to calcified bone fragments. These bone fragments are then processed into what we commonly call cremated remains. Returned to the family in the selected urn, cremated remains can be kept, buried, or scattered. Some families choose to place a portion of a loved one's cremated remains in a keepsake urn
or cremation jewelry.
To begin the process, a cremation container is chosen by the family. The cremation container which has a special lining is required by provincial law and crematory regulation to properly transport the body. The body is then placed in the container, transported to the crematory, and then placed in the cremation chamber. The cremation takes approximately four hours to complete. When the cremated remains are cooled, they are processed to a uniformly-sized pebble-like consistency and placed in the urn.