Ashes in Storage: A Scandal of Trust and Oversight The discovery of human ashes stored at Serenity Funeral Home in Nova Scotia has outraged families who thought they had laid their loved ones to rest.
This news raises questions about the trust we place in funeral homes, the oversight of regulatory bodies, and the systemic issues that may have allowed this situation to occur.
Funeral homes across Canada and the US struggle with unclaimed remains due to families' inability to locate next of kin or communicate after a death.