{"id":3547,"date":"2026-04-17T13:12:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T17:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thebao.ca\/?p=3547"},"modified":"2026-04-23T07:36:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T11:36:51","slug":"lifeline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thebao.ca\/stage\/lifeline\/","title":{"rendered":"LifeLine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table role=\"presentation\"><tbody><tr><td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/e76b9d150bf1f80bbba039174\/images\/b75355b3-d6eb-c601-4a69-7cafe430ad4f.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"352\"><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>LifeLine<\/strong> newsletter is emailed to professionals licensed by the BAO in the bereavement sector on an ad hoc basis, averaging about a dozen a year. It is posted here for licensees&#8217; reference and public interest. Note that the navigation in the index on top of each issue is designed for functionality in an email. It operates a bit differently in a webpage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-issues\">Issues<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"> <br>2026<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/5cec61fecf33\/lifeline-bao-update-cemetery-thefts-cease-order-hours-at-mount-sinai-hrs-surveys-5355737?e=65ae788b71\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">April 17<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/04dfffa71c1e\/lifeline-bao-update-cemetery-thefts-cease-order-hours-at-mount-sinai-hrs-surveys-5355720?e=65ae788b71\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">April 13<\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/6aa52f716b61\/lifeline-bao-update-cemetery-thefts-cease-order-hours-at-mount-sinai-hrs-surveys-5355656?e=65ae788b71\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">March 26<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/4bbeb31d3afb\/lifeline-bao-update-cemetery-thefts-cease-order-hours-at-mount-sinai-hrs-surveys-5355193?e=65ae788b71\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">March 13<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-2025\">2025<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/89f4df09115d\/lifeline-bao-update-cemetery-thefts-cease-order-hours-at-mount-sinai-hrs-surveys-5354964?e=65ae788b71\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dec. 19<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/5d51bf38589d\/lifeline-bao-update-cemetery-thefts-cease-order-hours-at-mount-sinai-hrs-surveys-5354721?e=65ae788b71\">Nov. <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/5d51bf38589d\/lifeline-bao-update-cemetery-thefts-cease-order-hours-at-mount-sinai-hrs-surveys-5354721?e=65ae788b71\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">14<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/d68c49a41c26\/lifeline-bao-update-cemetery-thefts-cease-order-hours-at-mount-sinai-hrs-surveys?e=65ae788b71\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Aug. 28<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/0d7e9507931e\/bao-introduces-newsletter-for-licensees-5354423?e=65ae788b71\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">July 9<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/2e00c445b916\/bao-introduces-newsletter-for-licensees-5354413?e=65ae788b71\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">June 27<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/fa9bcf4b4e3d\/bao-introduces-newsletter-for-licensees-5354350?e=65ae788b71\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">May 15<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/a91f7b3f31aa\/bao-introduces-newsletter-for-licensees-5354256?e=65ae788b71\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">April 7<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/727f0f09912f\/bao-introduces-newsletter-for-licensees-5354195?e=65ae788b71\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">March 18<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/c94c229a8a70\/bao-introduces-newsletter-for-licensees-5354077?e=65ae788b71\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Feb. 25<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/039a310e2d55\/bao-introduces-newsletter-for-licensees-5354048?e=65ae788b71\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Feb. 13<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/ad1f78969925\/bao-introduces-newsletter-for-licensees-5353999?e=65ae788b71\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jan. 24<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-2024\">2024<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/d2c91cff4e91\/bao-introduces-newsletter-for-licensees-5353899?e=65ae788b71\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dec. 19<\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/d17a71d53a75\/bao-introduces-newsletter-for-licensees-5353851?e=65ae788b71\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dec. 6<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/cd4bd1dd1fed\/bao-introduces-newsletter-for-licensees-5353738?e=65ae788b71\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nov. 6<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/3b5b496764e6\/bao-introduces-newsletter-for-licensees-5353708?e=65ae788b71\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Oct. 18<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/403a7afe95ec\/bao-introduces-newsletter-for-licensees-5353666?e=65ae788b71\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Oct. 2<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/36bb651e62bc\/bao-introduces-newsletter-for-licensees-5353652?e=65ae788b71\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sept. 20<\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/a74084248621\/bao-introduces-newsletter-for-licensees-1225292?e=65ae788b71\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">June 28<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/8b33f5968e7c\/bao-introduces-newsletter-for-licensees-1225284?e=65ae788b71\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">June 10<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/c11bcb00e636\/bao-introduces-newsletter-for-licensees-1225280?e=65ae788b71\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">June 3<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/28bb269191bb\/bao-introduces-newsletter-for-licensees-1225275?e=65ae788b71\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">May 9<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/cf1d52cbe428\/bao-introduces-newsletter-for-licensees-1225267?e=65ae788b71\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">May 2<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/b7a95633dabd\/bao-introduces-newsletter-for-licensees-1225220?e=65ae788b71\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Feb. 28<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/0f02de837bcb\/bao-introduces-newsletter-for-licensees-1225188?e=65ae788b71\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jan. 23<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/e3a9b7105a29\/bao-introduces-newsletter-for-licensees-1225156?e=65ae788b71\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jan. 2<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-2023\">2023<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/68d738ce182e\/bao-introduces-newsletter-for-licensees-1225152?e=65ae788b71\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dec. 19<\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/cdcf5e2ac052\/bao-introduces-newsletter-for-licensees-1225124?e=65ae788b71\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dec. 11<\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/79a2631d5244\/bao-introduces-newsletter-for-licensees-1225112?e=65ae788b71\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dec. 5 <\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/e8652d4fc6d5\/bao-introduces-newsletter-for-licensees-1225064?e=65ae788b71\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Oct. 19<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/105b6886b125\/bao-introduces-newsletter-for-licensees-1225056?e=65ae788b71\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Oct. 6 <\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/77a1e6ad728e\/bao-introduces-newsletter-for-licensees-1225036?e=65ae788b71\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sept. 20<\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/b44d2d45bf56\/bao-introduces-newsletter-for-licensees-1225032?e=a614af6ed3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Aug. 24<\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/567f639aa0e6\/bao-introduces-newsletter-for-licensees-1225028?e=65ae788b71\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Aug. 18 <\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/d1afd06eff13\/bao-introduces-newsletter-for-licensees-1225011?e=a614af6ed3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">June 28<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/f626dd9d345e\/bao-introduces-newsletter-for-licensees-1224996?e=65ae788b71\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">June 2<\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/fc377db1cbcb\/bao-introduces-newsletter-for-licensees-1224964?e=65ae788b71\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">March 31<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/da6579c68bbf\/bao-introduces-newsletter-for-licensees-1224932?e=65ae788b71\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Feb. 23<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/3e2b71bc7469\/bao-introduces-newsletter-for-licensees-1224920?e=65ae788b71\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Feb. 10<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/b290b6b34271\/bao-introduces-newsletter-for-licensees-1224912?e=a614af6ed3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Feb. 6<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/97ebc3c2d891\/bao-introduces-newsletter-for-licensees-1224876?e=a614af6ed3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jan. 23<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-2022\">2022<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/37028a1b4756\/bao-introduces-newsletter-for-licensees-1224840?e=a614af6ed3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dec. 19<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/8220fcdb0ad9\/bao-introduces-newsletter-for-licensees-1224836?e=65ae788b71\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dec. 1<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/12c3f38b5970\/bao-introduces-newsletter-for-licensees-1224828?e=65ae788b71\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nov. 30<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/763d0ca2edf9\/bao-introduces-newsletter-for-licensees-1224820?e=65ae788b71\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nov.14<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/960e16e13ffb\/bao-introduces-newsletter-for-licensees-1224800?e=65ae788b71\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nov. 1<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/65e7dad52fd1\/bao-introduces-newsletter-for-licensees-1224784?e=8009994c0c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sept. 29<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/87ca33d0b008\/bao-introduces-newsletter-for-licensees-1224768?e=65ae788b71\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sept. 1<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/17c77f69165d\/bao-introduces-newsletter-for-licensees-1224752?e=a614af6ed3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">June 13<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/3e4ab5743b4e\/bao-introduces-newsletter-for-licensees-1224740?e=a614af6ed3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">May 25<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/0a287eeb6a7e\/bao-introduces-newsletter-for-licensees-1224720?e=a614af6ed3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">May 3<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/ced938edc2b2\/bao-introduces-newsletter-for-licensees-1224708?e=a614af6ed3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">March 25<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/c3af098ff47c\/bao-introduces-newsletter-for-licensees-1224692?e=a614af6ed3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">March 10<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/a958f88bcfc8\/bao-introduces-newsletter-for-licensees-1224664?e=a614af6ed3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">March 1<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/9f56f5e4cf73\/bao-introduces-newsletter-for-licensees-1224652?e=65ae788b71\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Feb. 8<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/de323fd2484a\/bao-introduces-newsletter-for-licensees-1224632?e=65ae788b71\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jan. 31<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/822aa04ec5dd\/bao-introduces-newsletter-for-licensees-1224628?e=65ae788b71\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jan. 17<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-2021\">2021<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/480e391ffef7\/bao-introduces-newsletter-for-licensees-1224566?e=a614af6ed3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dec. 13<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/9f062eabfeb2\/bao-introduces-newsletter-for-licensees-1224558?e=65ae788b71\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dec. 1<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/919266365718\/bao-introduces-newsletter-for-licensees-1224550?e=65ae788b71\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nov. 23<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/729d669a82bb\/bao-introduces-newsletter-for-licensees-1224502?e=a614af6ed3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Oct. 28<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/0a0624290701\/bao-introduces-newsletter-for-licensees-1224450?e=a614af6ed3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Oct. 13<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/4f8f38c8770a\/bao-introduces-newsletter-for-licensees?e=65ae788b71\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Aug. 26<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LifeLine 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