January 2012 UPDATE Newsletter
January 4, 2012 By Leave a Comment
IN THIS MONTH'S NEWSLETTER!
- WorkSafe BC New Rates - January 1st
- Consumer Protection BC New Fees - January 1st
- First Nations Social Development Income Assistance Program
- Transport Canada Shipment Regulations for Human Remains
- FSABC Brochure Updated - Understanding Grief A New Beginning - Now Available
- RCMP Funerals and Burial Program
- A Look Back in History - BC Coroner's Office
- When Disposition Is Binding
- PARC Committee Referendum Results
- In Remembrance Of ...
- FSABC Health Benefits Program
- Calendar of Events
Download Here Your Copy of the January 2012 UPDATE NEWSLETTER
Vancouver 2012 Conference & 100th Anniversary Events
December 14, 2011 By Leave a Comment
- April 19, 20, 21, 2012
A Historical Event Worthy of Celebration! April 19, 20, 21, 2012 - Vancouver, BC
Celebrating The Past ... Engaging The Present ... Building The Future!
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2012 Exhibitor's Showcase ... New Products and Old Treasures
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Over 7 hours of accredited professional development
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Historical themed luncheon and fashion show
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President's Banquet
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100th Anniversary Roaring Twenties SpeakEasy Gala
and .... much ... much more!
This conference will be full of surprises and you won't want to miss it!
2012 Conference Program & 100th Anniversary Events
2012 Conference & Events Registration Forms
2012 Conference Traing Program Registration (excludes social and special events)
CONFERENCE SEMINARS AND PRESENTATIONS
Building Our Future
In this session Dave Baspaly of InFocus Management Consulting welcomes members of both the CCABC & FSABC and presents a vision for a unified organization through joint merger. Mergers are sophisticated business transactions, likely the most sophisticated that a Association will ever undertake. Executed properly a new, stronger, more vibrant Association is formed with a better capacity of serving members’ needs for the long-term. The session will include a presentation that provides an overview of the process and immediate next steps. Specific time will be provided for an open Q & A session.
Our Heritage: Caring, Compassionate Concerned
The history of cemetery and funeral service is a history of mankind. Funeral customs are as old as civilization itself. Todd Van Beck one of the best known and well regarded funeral service historians will take us on a historical journey through the history of burial customs and death care and how it impacts what we do today.
Change Direction Without Losing Your Mind
In the fast pace of life we’re often reacting to situations, rather than responding to them. Living our lives through the reactions of others we feel they live rent-free in our head. At the mercy of this overwhelming sense of urgency we often forget what is important to us. In this session Deborah Kimmett will show you how you can take a Mental Pause by unplugging from others opinions, watching the rollercoaster instead of riding it; thinking outside of your comfort zone to improve your teamwork and communication skills.
History or Homicide?
Coroner Stephen Fonseca will be speaking about the BC Coroner’s Services’ Identification and Disaster Response Unit and its role in identifying human remains in complex investigations. Fonseca’s unit is responsible for 200 cases of unidentified human remains in BC. The chilling story of feet washing ashore along BC’s south coast has captured the fascination of people from around the world and is just one of the many cases being investigated where Fonseca was recently featured in the television documentary, Dark Waters of Crime. In this fascinating session, Cemeterians and Funeral Directors will learn what role they have when presented with a “new” case, (in some situations partial human remains) and the Coroner’s role in determining if it is “history” or “homicide”.
Historical Influences of Cemetery & Funeral Services Legislation In BC
British Columbia’s Cremation Act was passed in 1913; the Public Utilities Commission regulated Cemeteries from 1955 to 1973. Funeral Providers only became regulated in 1995. It was not until 1990 that legislation and regulation for cemeteries, crematoriums and funeral providers came into effect under one Act. In this session, Tayt Winnitoy of Consumer Protection BC will explain what the historical influences were that effected the legislation and regulation in place today and the relevance of those laws.
A Call To Duty: Funeral Directors & Cemeterians Response to the Titanic Disaster
Exactly 100 years ago today (April 21, 1912), the crew of the MacKay Bennett managed to recover the first 51 bodies from the Titanic. In Halifax, preparation for receiving the dead involved turning the city’s curling rink into a temporary morgue while three cemeteries offered a final resting place. In this session, Todd Van Beck will discuss how the devastation of the Titanic can teach Cemeterians and Funeral Directors valuable lessons for today.
Closing Keynote: Taking Crazy Back
Once the founder and CEO of a multi-million dollar technology firm, Tod’s workload and always-on personality finally caught up with him and over the following years, he was crippled by a devastating depression and addiction — all the while struggling to appear to be productive to employers and colleagues, and happy and healthy to his friends and family. In this provocative keynote speech, Tod Maffin will reveal how this always-connected landscape has seduced all of us into endless multitasking and infinite email — all the while pretending that this increasing workload is the best thing for “productivity.” In fact, this hyper-connected economy may be both destroying the productivity of workplaces and eroding the mental health of companies’ most valuable asset — their people. Funny and poignant, sad and hopeful, Tod will outline his own bold strategy in a way that will challenge attendees for years to come.
The Embalmer … Taking It To A New Level
December 14, 2011 By Leave a Comment
One Day Only - January 18, 2012 and seats are filling up fast for this 6 hour CEU program!
Speaker Karl Wenzel
Karl's ability, philosophy and techniques have opened the eyes of funeral directors and embalmers across North American making him one of the most sought after speakers of technical skills today! Don't miss out on this rare opportunity to learn from on of the best. Register Today
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
9:30 am to 4:30 pm
River Rock Hotel, Richmond, BC
Our Success Depends On You!
November 7, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Remembering Our Past ... Looking To The Future! Celebrating 100 Years. Our Success Depends On Your Support. Sponsorship is good business. Here is your opportunity to play a prominent role in the celebration of our 100th anniversary.
This kit includes sponsorship package options and application form.
100th Anniversary Celebration!
Sheraton Wall Centre Vancouver, BC | April 19, 20 & 21
The FSABC 100th Anniversary Committee is providing many sponsorship opportunities to help defray the costs associated with our Centennial Celebrations. Through your generosity, the 100th Anniversary Committee will be able to organize a celebration that will enlighten and enrich as we remember our past and look to the future. In return, we will recognize our sponsors as an integral part of the celebration and the anticipated success.
This opportunity offers an exceptional chance to demonstrate your company’s commitment to BC’s funeral service profession.
Your sponsorship will be delivered through a generous array of value added benefits depending on your level of sponsorship, including:
• Prominent placement of your company logo in all email, print and other communications
• One page insert of your Company profile in 3 editions of the FSABC UPDATE Newsletter
• Logo recognition on front cover of souvenir program
• Complimentary conference registration packages and additional tickets for the closing Gala Event
• VIP table for 8 at closing Gala Event (Roaring 20’s Speakeasy Theme)
• Acknowledgement on sponsorship banners featured in all conference event locations
Events will include:
• Welcome Reception in the Exhibit Hall featuring displays of both the past and the present
• 6 Featured Speakers and Presentations
• Historical Theme Luncheon
• Gala Closing Event (Roaring 20’s Speakeasy): At this event we weave the elegant, glamorous, lively ambience of the Roaring Twenties with the dark, forbidden, mysterious intrigue of the underground Speakeasy. An unforgettable evening is planned to wrap up this historical event!
The anniversary celebrations will be a great time for us to look back at the story of the FSABC, the people who shaped the funeral service profession into what it is today; and a new understanding of the history that produced our present while reflecting on the prosperous future that lies ahead.
Your support of the 100th Community Celebrations is extremely important. Your investment is vital to the success of these celebrations as well as the enrichment and the cultural health of our profession!
FSABC 100th Anniversary Sponsorship Kit
This kit includes sponsorship package options and application form.
With Thanks - Our Success Depends On Your Support!
Public Guardian and Trustee – New Rates Oct. 1
October 11, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Effective October 1, 2011 the FSABC Government Relations Committee has negotiated a 5% increrase to the PGT Funeral Cost Guidelines
PGT Funeral Guidelines Oct 1, 2011 to Sept 300, 2012
3 Embalmer CEUs: September 27 with Shun Newbern
September 27, 2011 By 1 Comment
Shun Newbern presents the course titled Challenges for the 21st Century Funeral Service Professional covering three areas of expertise namely; Keys to a Successful Viewing, Problems Associated with the Autopsy Case and Something Old, Something New – Mastery Skills.
Program Description:Regardless if the family has purchased a casket or have selected direct cremation with a cardboard container; their final viewing should be pleasant and successful for all parties involved. We will examine the various embalming problems that are often seen. The first session, Keys to a Successful Viewing, will remind the attendees of the psychological effects that an open casket has on a grieving heart and how our role in that experience is extraordinary. Too often embalmers minimize the significance of the embalming procedure, and this may lead to rush or delay embalming. The viewing, for many cultures, is the most important aspect of the funeral planning process. If the viewing does not go well, the service will not go well. We will demonstrate basic and more advanced embalming techniques, and discuss the significant impact these procedures have on the family and the viewing process.
During the second session of the presentation entitled “Problems Associated with the Autopsy Case”, we examine issues associated with embalming autopsy decedents. This session will cover a much higher standard of care, and instruct participants how to deal with a variety of challenges related to the embalming process including:
During the second session of the presentation entitled “Problems Associated with the Autopsy Case”, we examine issues associated with embalming autopsy decedents. This session will cover a much higher standard of care, and instruct participants how to deal with a variety of challenges related to the embalming process including:
- Legal functions that carry liability when decedents are not properly embalmed or treated for leakage, odour or shipping.
- Dealing with Tissue gas, discoloration and early decomposition
- Restoring natural contour of the face and hands of the decedent.
- Setting higher standards of performance when communicating with the family
- Improving service and results associated with embalming.
The third session entitled, Something Old, Something New – Mastery Skills, is designed to elevate the skills of the practitioner in decedent preparation from the feature setting to removing odor. This session will emphasize the basic embalming skills, and reinforce the importance of continued education and expanding the practitioner’s reportage of education resources.
Register now for $97.
This program is presented on Thursday, September, 27 at 10 am Pacific so if you are interested, Register Here:
The program is Approved by Consumer Protection British Columbia and the Academy of Professional Funeral Service Practice for 3 CEUs.
Ryan McLane Elected President at 99th FSABC Conference
April 12, 2011 By 2 Comments
Kelowna, BC - April 7, 2011
The joint conference with the Cemetery and Crematorium Association of BC was another great success and well attended by funeral directors, cemeterians, and funeral industry suppliers.
Ryan McLane, General Manager of Greater Victoria’s First Memorial Funeral Services, Crematorium and “Garden of Memories” was elected last week as President at the 99th Annual General Meeting of the Funeral Service Association of British Columbia. McLane, 37, represents the emerging generation of new funeral professionals who are committing themselves to the principal of “excellence in funeral service” by bringing together all the elements of funeral professionals across the spectrum.
Upon completion of his secondary education in Imperial, Saskatchewan, Ryan entered the University of Regina graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Psychology in 1995.
It was during his university days that Ryan became a part time employee of Helmsing Funeral Chapels in Regina. Upon graduation, wondering how he might best utilize his new found education he took a full time position with Helmsing Funeral Chapel and under the tutelage of Hewitt Helmsing and his staff, graduated with distinction from the Saskatchewan Funeral Service Association Education Program in 1997 as a fully licensed Embalmer and Funeral Director.
McLane soon followed Helmsing to Vancouver Island where he became Operations Manager of First Memorial Funeral Services subsequently becoming Manager in 1997. In 2000, he became the Manager of First Memorial in Vancouver and later was appointed General Manager at Ocean View Funeral Home in Burnaby before returning to Victoria to his current position with First Memorial as General Manager of the First Memorial locations in Victoria and Saanich including Crematorium and the “Garden of Memories” Cremation Cemetery.
McLane has seen first hand the changing face of funeral service and became an integral part of a new team of leadership working to raise the image of funeral service in British Columbia by continuing a process of creating a cohesive working profession through a strong, united, comprehensive and progressive Association.
McLane said, “ funeral service needs to embrace the wave of change and funeral professionals must continue to be creative when working with families to provide whatever type of ceremony or remembrance that a family is requesting with families seeking celebration of life ceremonies, a focus on catering rather than viewing, the use of the Reception Room rather than the chapel while still embracing the traditional aspects of funeral service as it relates to the funeral ritual within certain ethnic and religious communities.”
“With the constitutional changes, the FSABC now offers a vehicle for providers of all funeral service goods and services being brought together to provide a greater synergy for effectively serving the needs of our various and unique communities” said McLane.
The recruitment, training and retention of a strong pool of funeral professionals is another goal that McLane hopes to achieve and in doing, being reminded of the words of the former very successful C.E.O of General Electric, Jack Welch who said, “Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others”. McLane said these words have taken on a greater meaning with him in his pursuit of his professional life and as a mentor for upcoming trainees.
Ryan has been active in the community, working with various Hospice, Community and Church Groups and Associations as well as serving with the Vancouver Police Victim Services Unit while residing in Vancouver.
When asked what might best describe his overall goal for the Association, McLane says the words of Mahatma Gandhi, “Be the change that you want to see in the world”.
Photos are courtesy of Pat Ottmann of the Canadian Funeral News.
FSABC Board 2011
January 2011 UPDATE Newsletter
January 4, 2011 By Leave a Comment
What's Ahead For 2011 and Beyond? Inside this issue: Key strategies for 2010-2012; FSABC Career Fair; New Preferred Rates for Members; Revised Communicable Disease Regulation ... read more
WorkSafe BC 2011 Funeral Expenses
January 4, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Effective January 1, 2011 where compensation is payable as the result of the death of a worker or as the result of injury resulting in death the maximum amount payable for funeral and related expenses is $8,312.82 and $1,313.36 for additional transportation.
