COOPERATIVE MEMORIAL SOCIETY
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Our Governance Model

Cooperatives have a unique governance structure that reflects the fact that they are owned and controlled by their members. 
Our cooperative has a volunteer board of up to 12 members. We have a paid part-time Membership Services Coordinator who manages administrative functions.

​After absorbing the members from Central Alberta and Edmonton area in 2021 and 2022, we are a larger provincial organization with ~ 75,000 active members. As result, the board is restructuring our operations. This includes forming board committees where CMS members can join to assist on project work, presentations and growth strategies. The board is also looking to hire an Executive Director to steer the organization and manage its operations, allowing the board to focus more on policy.

​Join the Board of Directors
​Volunteer on a Committee
Cooperative Memorial Society (CMS)
Suite 204A, 223-12th Ave. S.W. Calgary, Ab. T2R 0G9 Canada (Appointments required)
1-403-248-2044 
​Toll free: 1-800-566-9959
admin@calgarymemorial.com

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​The Cooperative Memorial Society of Alberta would like to acknowledge that what we refer to as Alberta is the traditional ancestral territory of a diversity of Indigenous peoples and home to Treaty 6, 7, and 8. We honor the Blackfoot Confederacy – Kainai, Piikani, and Siksika, the Cree, Dene, Saulteaux, Nakota Sioux, Stoney Nakoda, the Tsuu T’ina Nation and the Métis People of Alberta. This includes the Métis Settlements and the Six Regions of the Métis Nation of Alberta within the historical Northwest Métis Homeland. We recognize and give thanks to the many First Nations, Métis and Inuit who have lived in and cared for these lands for generations, all who continue to grace these lands, and all future generations. We are grateful for the traditional Knowledge Keepers and Elders who are still with us today and those who have gone before us. We make this acknowledgement as an act of reconciliation and gratitude to those whose territory we reside on or are visiting.
  • Home
  • About
    • Mandate and Action Plan >
      • Request Presentation
    • Testimonials
    • History
    • We're a co-op >
      • Business Case: Funeral Co-op in Calgary
    • Governance >
      • Board of Directors >
        • Join Board
      • Bylaws
      • AGM Materials
      • Become a Volunteer
    • Memorial Societies & Funeral Co-ops
    • Legislation
  • Membership
    • Purchase Online
    • Purchase by Cheque
    • Frequently Asked Questions
    • Hard copy forms
    • Terms & Conditions and Privacy policy
  • Partners & Funeral Plans
  • Registry
    • About the Registry >
      • Troubleshooting Login >
        • Dealing with 3rd party cookies
    • Member Login
  • Plan Your Future
    • Must-Have Decisional Documents
    • Talk about Death
    • Plan now for unexpected health issues >
      • Personal Directive >
        • Being an Agent
      • The Adult Guardianship and Trusteeship Act in Alberta
      • Palliative & End-of-Life Care >
        • Hospice Care
        • Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID)
    • Body, Organ & Tissue Donation
    • Advanced Financial Planning >
      • Enduring Power of Attorney
    • Estate Planning >
      • Common Terms
      • Will >
        • Association des juristes d’expression française de l’Alberta
      • Selecting an Personal Representative (Executor)
      • Being the Executor >
        • Grant of Probate
        • Executor's Checklist
      • Dealing with your belongings
    • End-of-Life / Funeral Plans >
      • Family-Led Death Care
      • Funeral Home Death Care
      • Religious Traditions & Funerals
      • Body Disposition Options >
        • Cremation & Aquamation
        • Burial
        • Green Burials
      • Alberta Municipal Cemeteries
  • Dealing with a Death
    • Funeral homes with our plans
    • Steps to Take
    • After-death Documentation
    • Writing the Obituary
    • Death Benefits
    • Grief Support
    • Useful links
  • Contact us