The CMS newsletter is crafted and produced by our Director, Terry Geib and is emailed to members 2-3 times per year. Each edition is also available in PDF format, making it easier to search for and reference specific articles.

2024

September 2024
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May 2024
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  • Search for Executive Director
  • How Planning Ahead Benefits Your Family
  • Join us for informative Presentations September to November
  • Questions and Answers About Green Burials
  • Host a Cooperative Memorial Society Presentation
  • Join our Team: Seeking Board and Committee Members
  • Nancy's Story: A Cautionary Tale About Funeral Arrangements and the
  • Importance of Choosing the Right Funeral Home
  • Ask Barb - Member' FAQ
  • What are the rules for scattering ashes in Alberta?
  • What is aquamation?
  • What is green burial?
  • What is required to transport cremated remains?
  • Is it always necessary to have a Will?
  • What is an Enduring Power of Attorney, and do I really need one?
  • Ask Barb: "Can I buy a membership for someone else? Do I need to be power of attorney for them?"

​2023

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  • Personal Directives, why you need one and access to forms and instructions Selecting an Executor - Does it matter who you choose?
  • The biggest mistake that most people make when it comes to dying
  • Service Partner Profile: Parkland Funeral Homes
  • Invitation to McInnis & Holloway's seminar with Dr. Wolfelt 
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  • New contracts for southern Alberta, and more resources for members
  • Call for volunteers
  • Understanding cremation costs and choices
  • Probate explained
  • Embrace the future with careful planning (Foster & McGarvey)
  • Invitation to
  • Are expensive urns mandatory?
  • Date change for AGM (February 24, 2024)​

2022

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  • Moving Towards a Provincial Memorial Cooperative
  • Member' Stories 
  • Executor Duties
  • Free Wealth Matters Webinars
  • MAID: Medical Assistance in Dying
  • Seeking Directors for our Board
  • Member Survey ​
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  • Add your obituary information to our registry
  • Welcome Memorial Society of Edmonton and Area
  • Call for volunteers 
  • Free Estate Planning Seminar October 26th, Edmonton
  • "Talk it out" 
  • Wills: Considerations and Changes
  • Like Us on Facebook and Instagram ​​

2021

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  • Funeral planning during the pandemic
  • Prepayment of funeral plan not necessary to become member
  • Funerals During the Pandemic (McInnis & Holloway)
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  • Welcome Memorial Society of Red Deer and District 
  • Why do we give the gift of a CMS membership to people we love and care about? 
  • Am I a CMS member?
  • Personal directives
  • Travel protection (Parkland Funeral Home)
  • The Importance of getting your affairs in order​

2020

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  • Changes in the funeral sector
  • What secret shoppers learned about the prices of funerals
  • Can I buy a membership for someone else?
  • Social services and resources available to help
  • A Story from Michele Knox