Cariboo Community Natural Burial Association
Cariboo Community Natural Burial Association
Cariboo Natural Burial Sanctuary
A secular and sacred place to come together and remember our beloved dead
What we envision ~ an overview
We are working to establish a Natural Burial Sanctuary in BC’s Cariboo Region
For Green Burials and Cremated Remains.
Natural Burial
Land Conservation with Natural Burial
In a beautiful forested setting, there will be natural burial areas with paths, trails, and benches for meditative walks. Individual gravesites are marked with local stones and GPS. There will be picnic areas, an outdoor labyrinth, and our own design for a "Little Spirits Garden to mark the loss of a pregnancy or infant." The idea of the Little Spirits Garden is thanks to the folks at Royal Oak Burial Park in Victoria, BC. Our Sanctuary will welcome all beliefs, traditions, and religions and we do not intend to have restrictions or additional costs for those who live outside the Cariboo.
Tumulus * Barrow * Ossuary
A beautiful and protected resting place for cremated ashes
A structure built on the property that will house ashes in urns. Each urn will be contained in a niche within a natural stone and wood structure creating a sacred space for the safekeeping of your loved one's ashes. A place of ceremony and remembrance. Our inspiration for the Ossuary draws heavily on the Stone Barrows that are popping up around the UK. It would be marvelous to be able to raise the funds to hire these folks to come over here and build a Stone Barrow for us. We can dream. We are researching the costs of a build using stone, wood, or cob.
A Gathering Place
For ceremony, celebration and community gatherings
An eco-friendly, sustainable building designed to host memorials, celebrations, and small gatherings with an office, kitchen, and washroom facilities. We envision this building to have small classrooms for workshops and community events ensuring the sanctuary becomes a place where individuals and families are supported through the planning process and the celebration of the lives of their loved ones. Initially, we want to provide a simple cottage style building for family gatherings.
A Green Cemetery area for companion animals
Pet Sanctuary
An area of the sanctuary will be set aside for natural burials of companion animals and for the keeping of pets cremated remains. We would like to include pet burials within their human's burial site but this is not currently legal in BC cemeteries. We are working to change that.
Where exactly is the Cariboo?
The Cariboo is a very large region in the Central Interior of British Columbia. The blue marker on this Google map roughly shows the area where we are working to establish our Natural Burial Sanctuary. It's about half way between Vancouver and Prince George.
The Vision
Watch a short video that describes the Vision and Inspiration
for our Natural Burial Sanctuary
Download the Brochure
Download our brochure and share it with family and friends
Print a few and share with your neighbours.
Who We Are
We're on a mission to create a natural and sustainable green burial sanctuary
with a focus on the bereaved and the environment. We are an incorporated nonprofit based in Williams Lake, British Columbia with an eight-member Board of Directors.
Cariboo Community Natural Burial Association
Barb Brown, Canim Lake
Laura Dean, 150 Mile House
Nicola Finch, Chilcotin Plateau
David Finch, Chilcotin Plateau
Angela Gutzer, Williams Lake
Teresa Jones, Quesnel
Penny McIntosh, Williams Lake
Dave Prentice, Williams Lake
Photos and Bio's coming
We invite you to join us in growing our network and in our quest for land and resources to accomplish our vision of green burial in the Cariboo Region.
If you would like to be added to our mailing list for occasional newsletters and updates; it's as simple as sending us your name and email address.
Land Acknowledgement
Cariboo Natural Burial Sanctuary acknowledges with gratitude and respect that we live on the lands of the Tŝilhqot’in Nation. We honour the Tŝilhqot’in people past and present, their culture and customs, and their Aboriginal Rights and Title to the land.
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