The Green Burial Society of Nova Scotia (GBSNS) is a volunteer-led nonprofit advancing simple, natural, and environmentally responsible burial practices across the province. We educate the public and funeral sector, support the development of certified green burial cemeteries, and advocate for policies that expand access to sustainable after-death care. In 2020, we founded the Green
The UK has led the modern green burial movement since the early 1990’s. Today, green burial is widely available across most of the UK, largely due to the hard work and diligence of The Natural Death Centre (NDC) and its affiliated Association of Natural Burial Grounds (ANBG). Based in Twyford, Winchester, England, the NDC
Founded in 2005, the US Green Burial Council (GBC) was the first North American organization set up to “inspire and advocate for environmentally sustainable, natural death care through education and certification.” The GBC is comprised of a non-profit business organization that certifies qualified providers and a non-profit educational organization that provides reliable information to
Have you always wanted to attend a Green Burial Café but couldn't swing by during our noon meeting time? Guess what? We have now moved our café to the evening (Atlantic Time).Sign up here: https://bit.ly/3euqda2
Annual General Meeting 2022
With sadness, the Green Burial Society of Canada recognizes the recent death of Louise Bell, a key force in the founding of The Denman Island Natural Burial Cemetery, Canada’s first conservation green burial cemetery. Louise was a modest and committed environmentalist and advocate of natural burial. From childhood, she loved the natural world, and after
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING The Annual General Meeting of the Green Burial Society of Canada with Head Office at 5455 Fraser Street, Vancouver BC V5W 2Z3 will be held on Tuesday, June 15, 2021 at 4:00 pm ADT / 3:00 pm EDT / 2:00 pm CDT / 1:00 pm MDT / 12:00 pm PDT
Canada's FIRST Public Natural Burial Cemetery - an exciting and transformative beginning. Salt Spring Island Natural Burial Cemetery is now open to the public, situated beautifully on traditional territory of the Quw’utsun (Cowichan) and Coast Salish People. Their team has done the incredibly hard work of establishing this cemetery that is truly off
Our newest Approved Provider. We are excited to announce that Chilliwack Cemeteries is now our latest Approved Provider in Category II. The cemetery has been operating in place since 1873 which likely means that the families from it’s origin were themselves practicing some form of Green Burial. This commitment to the practices we espouse
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