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What can be done with the to the bag containing the cremated
cremated remains? remains. Since it is illegal to perform
While laws vary from province to more than one cremation at a time, it
province, for the most part remains is next to impossible to receive the
can be buried in a cemetery lot incorrect remains.
or a cremation garden, interred in
a columbarium, kept at home or How long does the actual
scattered. cremation take?
It all depends on the weight of the
How can I be sure I receive the individual. For an average sized adult,
correct remains? cremation can take two to three hours
All reputable cremation providers have at a normal operating temperature
developed rigorous sets of operating of between 1600 and 1900 degrees
policies and procedures in order to Fahrenheit.
maximize the level of service and
minimize the potential for human error. Are all the cremated remains
Crematoriums will place a stainless returned?
steel disc with the decedent which With the exception of minute and
has an identification number on it. microscopic particles, which are
This disc is assigned to the decedent impossible to remove from the
when they come into the care of the cremation chamber and processing
crematorium. The disc remains with machine, all of the cremated remains
the decedent throughout the entire are given back to the family.
cremation process and is attached
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