Viewing/Wake Reception at Squamish Funeral Chapel with Burial to follow

  • Wake / Reception Service at Squamish Funeral Chapel


This package is designed for a wake reception and viewing of the deceased to take place at Squamish Funeral Chapel with a burial ceremony to follow at a local cemetery. 

Package Includes the following items:

  • Professional Services: $1830

    • Arrangement conference with family providing assistance with service options
    • Facilities & Equipment (building expenses, equipment used for arrangement, administrative expenses, insurance, and other overhead expenses).
    • Planning and coordinating all details of the celebration of life details with the family (location and time, speakers, caterers, music, florists, positioning of memorabilia/pictures, and other service details).
    • Creating a celebration of life order of service and making sure it meets the family's wishes.
    • Ascertaining who has the legal rights to make the funeral arrangements.
    • Completion of CPP & Old Age Security Forms.
    • Contacting medical staff, coroner's office and other authorities to obtain medical certificates/clearance.
    • One hour private viewing/visitation with the deceased.


  • Transfer Fee: $520

    • Removal of the deceased from the place of death at any time of day (ie hospital, home, care facility) & transport back to our Funeral Home, 24/7.  *Additional costs would apply for transfers made outside of the Sea to Sky Corridor or Lower Mainland.
    • Includes vehicle, equipment and necessary items to conform with universal transfer precautions.

  • Documentation: $270

    • Registering the death with Vital Statistics and producing burial permits and cremation certificate
    • Preparation and filing of all neccessary authorizations and permits.
    • Gathering of Vital Statistical information in order to register the death.

  • Sheltering, Housing, & Refrigeration: $475

    • Providing sheltering, housing, handling and refrigeration of your loved one in our 24/7 supervised funeral home.

  • Hearse for Transportation to the Cemetery: $475

    • Transporation of the casket to the gravesite at the cemetery for burial with the use of our Cadillac Hearse.

  • Dressing & Washing of the Deceased: $336

    • Proper dressing and washing of the deceased for burial.

  • Use of Squamish Funeral Chapel Room & Facility: $850

    • Use of chapel room at Squamish Funeral Chapel (Including set up & clean up).

    *Room can seat up to 180 people with standing room for overflow

  • Staffing & Assistance for Wake: $830

    • Two of our staff will be in attendance to provide instructions & assistance for the celebration of life.  

    (This is to facilitate the event running smoothly and as planned)

    • Set up & clean up for celebration of life.
    • Welcoming and greeting guests and giving them information on the celebration.
    • Seating, assisting, and taking care of all neds of the family.
    • Includes services of our celebrant, George McKenzie, if requested.

  • Wake/Reception Service (at SFC): $5,586

    Does not include:

    • Taxes,
    • Casket for Burial,
    • Embalming *if desired,
    • Death Certificates ($27 each),
    • Food or Beverages,
    • Cemetery Fees,
    • Disbursements,
    • CPA Fee ($40),
    • Any additional items a family may choose (urn, obituary notice costs, service programs, video tribute, church fees, etc..)

Burial Casket Options

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Other Service Options to Think Of:

Flowers for the Wake / Reception

If you would like to order flowers for the wake / reception, you can do so easily by clicking the order flowers button below.


Flowers can be delivered directly to our funeral home and will come from locally owned florists.

Order Flowers

Custom Service Programs & Guest Books

Our creative team can create custom service programs and guest books for the celebration of life.


For more info or to see examples, give us a call, 604-898-5121.

We Create Custom Video Tributes

Planning a celebration of life after a loved one has died is overwhelming and stressful. Our team can alleviate the stress and create custom video tributes that will leave a lasting impression on your family.


Call us or come into our office to learn more.

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