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The CMS newsletter is written and produced by volunteers and sent to members by email 2-3 times per year. PDF copies and a brief description of the articles are provided on this page.

2023

spring_2023_newsletter.pdf
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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

spring_2022_newsletter.pdf
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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 ​
fall_2022_newsletter.pdf
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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

spring_2021_newsletter.pdf
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  • Funeral planning during the pandemic
  • Prepayment of funeral plan not necessary to become member
  • Funerals During the Pandemic (McInnis & Holloway)
fall_2021_newsletter.pdf
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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

winter_2020_newsletter.pdf
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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