Located in Gaspé and New-Richmond, our crematoriums allow immediate family to attend the cremation (incineration) ritual with the utmost respect for their loved one.
Our accessible and attentive team remains at your disposal for any questions regarding cremation at our crematoriums.
The body of the deceased is placed either in a coffin, a wooden box or a recycled fiber box, depending on the choice made by the family or the last wishes of the deceased. Out of respect for the loved one, their body is cremated with the coffin or a cremation container.
Cremation takes about 1.5 hours and takes place at a temperature of between 1000 and 1200 degrees Celsius. With such heat, the coffin or cremation container, clothing and body disintegrate, leaving only the bone matter as cremation remains.
Even at very high temperatures, the main bones of the human body cannot be reduced to ashes. This is why, once cooled, the bone fragments are reduced to tiny fragments, using a crusher, before being placed in the selected cremation urn.
No, never. The oven can only accommodate one body at a time due to its size. As soon as there is more than one body awaiting cremation, a procedure is put in place according to their order of arrival. This is why a delay of a few days may be expected before proceeding with the delivery of the ashes of the loved one.
Before proceeding with the cremation, the owner must have on hand all documentation prescribed by law.
No cremation may take place within six (6) hours of the death being declared.
A body delivered to the crematorium for cremation must have been placed in a suitable container; this container must not, under any circumstances, be opened without the written permission of the owner and, in this case, only in the presence of the buyer and/or his duly authorized representative.
For the purpose of cremation, it will be necessary to remove any radioactive, explosive or plastic material, substance or material, which in the opinion of the operator, must be removed in accordance with the law, or which could damage the crematorium, or modify the progress of the cremation.
During cremation, a rigorous identification procedure is followed, making it impossible to make a mistake.
Identification is maintained at each stage of the process using a bracelet or a label on the body as well as on the cremation container. Another identification sheet is affixed to the oven, identifying the body in the cremation procedure. The cinerary urn intended to receive the ashes is also identified.
