News Article, Notice to the Consumer, Notice to the Profession
Beyond magazine provides guidance on what to do if your loved one’s grave plaque is stolen
The autumn edition of the Bereavement Authority of Ontario’s (BAO) consumer magazine provides guidance on what families can do if loved ones’ grave plaques are stolen or vandalized.
The free digital magazine features articles and photos on these subjects:
- Recent cemetery thefts
– What you can do if this happens to your family - The history of such thefts
- A personal story of a life well lived
- Church burials
CEO/Registrar update
The magazine also includes an update from the BAO’s Interim CEO/Registrar Jay Blair highlighting how the BAO is protecting consumers and working for your family by issuing consumer alerts, conducting more inspections of death care facilities, closing of a non-compliant funeral home, and more.
To read Beyond click here. You may read it in a PDF or in its dynamic magazine format. Both are available on the Beyond webpage.
To easily maximize the view in its magazine format click on the full-screen button at the bottom of the magazine page.
About the BAO
The Bereavement Authority of Ontario (BAO) is a government delegated authority and not-for-profit corporation administering provisions of the Funeral, Burial and Cremation Services Act, 2002 (FBCSA). Accountable to the Minister of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement and the government, the BAO is responsible for the protection of the public interest. The BAO regulates, ensures compliance with the law, provides resources and services to licensed:
- Funeral establishment operators, directors and preplanners;
- Cemetery, crematorium and alternative disposition operators;
- Transfer service operators; and
- Bereavement sector sales representatives across Ontario.
The BAO is wholly funded by licensee fees (not tax dollars).
