Cariboo Community Natural Burial Association
Cariboo Community Natural Burial Association
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
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.
Recent Events
Nicola Finch shared her passion for Natural Burial and how we’re doing in British Columbia.
"Natural Burial makes sense to me. The earth feeds and nourishes us. In the end, our bodies are what we can give back to feed and nourish the earth. Dying green. It’s kinder to the environment and a gentler process for families and loved ones. It’s so simple, and I believe that there ought to be a natural burial option for every community in BC."
This Free event was hosted in September 2020 by the Death Doula Network BC, Jo-Anne Haun & Karen Hendrickson. Here is the recording of the presentation, thanks to www.ddnbc.com
On October 17th, Nicola Finch hosted an online Burial Shroud Workshop as part of the National Swan Song Festival. She shared her own burial shroud and how she is personalizing it, the embellishments she has already done, and her ideas on what else she wants to do with her shroud and why. This was an online workshop in participation with the 2020 Swan Song Festival (Community Deathcare Canada)
Lead Host: Nicola Finch. nicola@deathtalk.ca
The YouTube link to the full Shroud Workshop recording can be found here.
Thank you for supporting our work.
Cariboo Community Natural Burial Association( In partnership with Cariboo Community Deathcaring Network ) All payments are processed securely through PayPal. Please note that we cannot issue tax receipts for donations. We are a registered non-profit society in BC but do not yet have charitable status. Showing a strong base of support will aid us in applications for funding and for when we apply for charitable status. Thank You.
Donate to Cariboo Community Natural Burial Association
10.00 - 100.00Thank you so much for your donation to support Cariboo Community Natural Burial Association as we work to establish the Cariboo Natural Burial Sanctuary. You'll be added to our mailing list for newsletters and updates and we encourage you to stay in touch by following us on Facebook and visiting our website https://www.cariboonaturalburialsanctuary.ca
Your notification will mention Cariboo Community Deathcaring Network however your support here goes directly to Cariboo Natural Burial Association.
Thank you so much.SelectQuantityAnnual Membership CCNB Association
10.00Annual Voting Membership in Cariboo Community Natural Burial Association. Your Membership begins on the date purchased and renewed (we hope) the following year on the same date. Thank you So much for your support.Quantity
