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Two Local Funeral Homes Form First Co-Operative in NL

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Two Local Funeral Homes Form First Co-Operative in NL

Two funeral homes have joined forces to become Newfoundland and Labrador’s first funeral co-operative.

Noel’s Funeral Home in Carbonear and Green’s funeral Home in Winterton are merging to become Sunrise Funeral Co-operative.

They say this province is the only one in Atlantic Canada not to have a funeral co-op. They also exist in Quebec and Ontario.

The Canadian network currently has around 40 co-ops with nearly 300,000 members.

They are encouraging communities to become a part of the project, which they believe will help tailor funeral services to people’s needs and keep ownership local.

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