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Peter J: Amherst staff were efficient, and understanding. Really appreciated the home visit afterwards.

George Yioldassis: Tony Hicks and his coworkers provided the caring and dignified support and services our family needed during our time of loss.

Sharon Marshall: There is nothing that prepares you for the knock on the door that tells you your brother is dead. I contacted Vince @ Vancouver Crematorium and all I could manage to say is my brother died in Nanaimo and I need to bring him home… I need to see him! I gave Vince the bare details the RCMP gave me and his response was “I’ll take care of this” and Vince did! He walked me through everything I needed to do, and took care of the things that needed to be done that I didn’t need to personally do. My brother was a painter & Vince created the canvas for my brother to be remembered…. I know he personally set up the chapel for the viewing - there were so many personal touches about memories I had shared ….. I don’t know how I would have gotten through the first days & weeks without Vince’s guiding hand and compassionate ear. There is no amount of money that could ever be paid to say thank-you Vince - you honoured my brother and I a, forever grateful

Joy Chou: I highly recommend Alex and his team. They were very professional and took great care of everything. Alex guided us from the beginning and made it easier for us during this difficult time. He went above and beyond for our special requests for my father's Buddhist memorial service. It was very much appreciated. The webcam was a plus. Our relatives could watch the service from the States, Taiwan and Japan also to save the video afterwards. All went smoothly thanks to Alex and his team.

Colin Schmidt: Very professional. Gerry and the team took good care of my mom and the whole process was very smooth.

Shima A: I’m sorry to whoever is reading this, because you are probably making one of the hardest decisions of your life about what type of burial and service you would like for your loved one. Nine months ago we had to do so, for my father, who was battling pancreatic cancer and succumb to this monstrous disease.My family and I had been through anticipatory grief for 11 months prior to his death. So when the time came, my mother was faced with having to choose a funeral home to complete services upon my dad’s death. We had called several funeral homes, in North Vancouver, and the lower mainland, and we were flabbergasted at how unprofessional and rude and inconsiderate. Some of these funeral homes were.That is until we called Mckenzie funeral homes. They were by far the most professional, compassionate, and well-rounded people we spoke to. Finally on June 28, 2022 when my dad passed, my mother had to make the difficult call to the funeral home at roughly 3 am or so, I can’t remember it’s all a blur. That is when Mark Mckenzie came to the North Shore hospice, and met with us! I cannot put into words how compassionate and understanding he was. He felt like a member of the family, not a random strangers that was there to haul my dad away. We are Middle Eastern, so we are very loud and expressive, and not once. Did he make a face or act a certain way to make us feel uncomfortable. And he respected and waited and allowed us to give him permission before he proceeded with his job. I remember I was so distraught I said, please don’t cover his head. I don’t think he’s dead, in my manic episode. And he was completely fine with that and he said whatever makes you happy or comfortable we will do that. During a time of shock and grief, there’s very little that one can remember, but even on the date of the funeral service, Mark was absolutely incredible. He directed the entire service so beautifully, my dad arrived in a beautiful hurst, and as a beautiful, finishing touch, he recited a lovely poem which brought tears to everyone’s eyes.I hope you read this Mark. Your heartfelt guidance and sincere expressions of sympathy to each of us is genuinely appreciated. The extra measures of assistance you and your staff provided for us all is prized and will not be soon forgotten. I am amazed at your patience with us as we stumbled along, seemingly in a fog, at times. You valued our grief and, without judgement, allowed us to express it in our own ways and on our own schedule. I am forever grateful. Thank you for giving us that pocket of peace, during one of the most tumultuous times of our life. You were truly born for this role. I wish you every success!

Amit T: Really appreciated the guidance, options, and flexibility during a very difficult time. A human approach to a process that can seem overwhelming. Would highly recommend