Additional Service Options and Other Charges for 2009. Please Note: These fees were set January 1st, 2009 and will, barring increases by suppliers and unforseen circumstances, be effective until December 31, 2009.
Option A | Option B | Option C | Option D
- Certificate of Death or Certified copy = $15.00
- Provincial Death Certificate, each = $27.00
- Cardboard cremation container (maximum capacity of 150lbs.) = $60.00
- Cremation charges; Royal Oak Burial starting at $455.00 (cremains returned in cardboard container)
- CARE's fee for witness cremation = $150.00
- Wooden cremation container (from 150 lbs to a max of 300 lbs) = $148.00
- Embalming and dressing (may not be mandatory) = $400.00
- Preparation and dressing of the deceased = $200.00
- Preparation and dressing of the deceased after autopsy =$300.00
- Surgically remove pacemaker =$75.00
- Ship Outs, vary by destination = call for quote
- Visitation, prayers or viewing for 2 hours Mon-Fri 9-5 = $200.00
- Visitation, prayers or viewing for 2 hours evenings and weekends= $250.00
- Caskets in stock or by catalogue from = $495.00
- Urns in stock or by catalogue from =$35.00
- Transportation beyond a 30 km radius of Victoria City Hall ($1.50 per km, plus ferry and ancillary costs)
- Obituary notice fees (varies according to newspaper)
- Assistance with composition and submission of obituary notice
(included in Options B, C and D; $50.00 when added to Option A)
- Stationery;
- A) Memorial Books, vary from wood to zerlox
- B) Memorial Cards, black & white or full color, 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 or 8 1/2 x 11
- C) Prayer Cards, come laminated or unlaminated
- D) Acknowledgement Cards, come in various packages
- Donation to church or chapel (varies)
- Honorarium to clergy (up to $325.00)
- Honorarium to organist (up to $150.00)
- Verger ($75.00, when applicable)
- Reception facilities & staff = $150.00
- Tea/coffee/cookies/tea biscuits =$4.50 per person
- Deluxe service: add sandwiches and dessert bars = $9.50 per person
- Call for prices on other options
- Delivery of urn or documents = min $50.00
- Scattering of ashes at CARE's discretion = $40.00
- Flowers (price vary)
- BPCPA administrative fee = $25.00
- Taxes where applicable = GST @ 5%
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