Yates

Proudly staffed by island locals, Yates Memorial Services and Alberni Valley Memorial Gardens offers care and professionalism in honouring lives cherished and celebrated. With two locations on Vancouver Island, we help families plan personalized services with attention to detail.

Serving:

Port Alberni, Parksville

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Protect those you love

People expect to plan ahead for big purchases like weddings, homes, cars, education, vacations. A funeral or cremation should be no different. You give your family peace of mind and keep them from unnecessary financial and emotional burdens when you have a plan in place.

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Vancouver Island’s leading provider of personalized cremation memorials

The teams at Yates Memorial Services and Alberni Valley Memorial Gardens offer knowledge and compassion you can count on. Our experienced and caring staff blends traditional values with contemporary products and services to memorialize every life in a unique way. Whether funeral or cremation, simple memorial or upbeat celebration of life, cemetery burial or columbarium niche, there are choices that reflect your personal preferences, family traditions and cultural values.

We are experienced in meeting the needs and wishes of families from all walks of life and a variety of faiths and cultures. With patience and care, we listen to what is important to you before creating a beautiful remembrance that truly reflects the memory of your loved one.

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Planning experts

Losing someone you love can be very painful. Planning a funeral, cremation or burial in advance makes it easier on your family. In fact, planning and funding final arrangements ahead of time is among the greatest gifts you can give your loved ones.

When you plan ahead, you get to carefully consider your options and make choices that ensure your life is remembered and celebrated the way you want. You also help lock in today’s prices.

We are experts in pre-planning and offer in-person, phone and virtual consultations. We’ll take the time to get to know you and carefully explain what's available, including paying in installments.

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