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About

First Memorial Funeral Services and Boal Chapel and Memorial Gardens are located in North Vancouver at the foot of the North Shore Mountains. Working together, the sister locations allow families to take care of all their funeral and burial needs.

As members of the North Shore community, the funeral home and cemetery are honoured to provide high-quality services to North Vancouver, West Vancouver, the Lower Mainland and Burnaby. Serving communities from Hope to Squamish, the funeral and cemetery teams treat all families with the utmost respect.

Personalized funeral services

Chapel at First Memorial Funeral Services At First Memorial Funeral Services, we believe that every life is unique. That belief is what drives us to provide personalized funerals and memorial services with a focus on honouring the lives of loved ones in unique and meaningful ways. Whether you prefer a traditional funeral service, a small gathering of friends and families or an elaborate celebration of life, we are committed to meeting your needs and wishes.

Our specially trained celebrants talk with your family and friends to learn about your loved one's life. Using that knowledge, the celebrant will create a one-of-a-kind ceremony that incorporates your loved one's passions, hobbies and interests. Did he hit the links every weekend? We can showcase his treasured clubs, put a putting green in the chapel and give guests personalized golf balls. Was she always first in line to see the latest blockbusters? We can roll out the red carpet and velvet ropes and play clips of her favourite movies on our large screens. We'll serve popcorn, candy and soft drinks, of course. There's almost no limit to what we can do. How will you celebrate your loved one's life?

Welcoming chapel

Chapel at First Memorial Funeral Services Our non-denominational chapel provides funeral and memorial services for families of all cultures, religions and backgrounds. The open-concept chapel has a distinctly modern feel, with a glass ceiling that allows natural light to stream in. It seats 170 people with an overflow of up to 225 people for larger services.

The sun-filled reception room is ideal for catered receptions and celebration of life events. With our professional catering service, we can serve anything from light appetizers and refreshments to a formal dinner with white table cloths and waiter service.

For families who choose cremation, we have a strong relationship with West Coast Crematorium. We are also happy to coordinate with the crematorium of your choice.

Serving diverse backgrounds

The cultural diversity of our region is reflected in the many cultures we serve. First Memorial Funeral Services welcomes everyone, from every background.

We also understand the large financial impact that funerals, memorials and cremations can have on family finances. Our business is designed specifically to offer options that work within a variety of budgets, which gives most families the ability to have dignified funeral services and cremations.

Environmentally conscious

Cremation garden at Boal Chapel and Memorial Gardens First Memorial Funeral Services recognizes the importance of addressing the environmental impact of cremation. We’re reducing our carbon emissions footprint, while supporting renewable energy in Canada, by choosing green natural gas for 100% of the cremation families we serve, through our partnership with Bullfrog Power. Our green energy commitment is also helping to support new, community-based renewable energy projects in our region and across Canada.

Boal Chapel and Memorial Gardens cemetery

Landscaping at Boal Chapel and Memorial Gardens Located at the foot of the North Shore Mountains, Boal Chapel and Memorial Gardens is situated on 5.5 acres with beautifully landscaped gardens, calming water features, serene lakes, charming gazebos and lush plant life. We are one the few cemeteries in the North Vancouver region that has cremation gardens, making us uniquely equipped to serve your cremation memorialization needs.

Peaceful, serene and naturally beautiful, Boal Chapel and Memorial Gardens is an ideal place for honouring the memory of a loved one.

Beautiful cremation gardens

Landscaping at Boal Chapel and Memorial Gardens Our beautiful cremation gardens offer a serene and natural place for scattering or inurnment of cremated remains. The gardens were designed to blend in with the area's natural beauty and are noted for their stately trees and verdant greenery.

As you stroll through the grounds, you'll notice a wide range of cremation memorialization options, including pillar estates, boulder estates, column niches, cored companions, stone niches, header columbaria, curb niches and glass niches. The glass niches are located inside Crystal Mausoleum and can be personalized with flowers, photographs, mementos and keepsakes.

Above-ground burial options

In addition to the cremation gardens, the cemetery accommodates above-ground entombment and inurnment in our mausoleums. Crystal Mausoleum has numerous crypt options and offers glass-front niches for cremated remains.

We know choosing a final resting place is a difficult and emotional decision, our trusted cemetery team can guide you through all of these options and help you choose the one that’s best for you and your family.

Chapel and outdoor gazebos

Unique features at Boal Chapel and Memorial Gardens Situated in a private and secluded area of the cemetery, Boal Chapel is an ideal place for a committal or memorial service. Our two lovely gazebos are also beautiful areas for services. With their wooden beamed ceilings, the gazebos complement the forested surroundings so as not to detract from the cemetery's natural beauty. If you wish to use the gazebos or chapel for a service, we are happy to coordinate with First Memorial Funeral Services or the funeral home of your choice so the transition from funeral home to cemetery is as seamless as possible.

Let us know what you need

Our cemetery does not offer traditional in-ground burials, but our staff is happy to coordinate with other cemeteries for those who want such a burial. Whatever your unique needs, our staff is dedicated to providing cemetery services that are right for you and your family.

Trusted providers

First Memorial Services and Boal Chapel and Memorial Gardens are both members of the Dignity Memorial® network of funeral, cremation and cemetery service providers, offering personalized care and compassionate service you can trust.

Please call us for any reason at all. We're here for you day and night.

History

Signage at First Memorial Funeral Services First Memorial Funeral Services and Boal Chapel and Memorial Gardens have been staples of North Vancouver for more than 50 years.

Renovations and upgrades

There have been many renovations and upgrades to the funeral home, chapel and cemetery since opening in 1961. In 1992, West Coast Crematorium opened to accommodate the growing demand for cremations. Then, in 1999, First Memorial opened a reception centre where families can host gatherings before or after funeral services.

Crystal Mausoleum was built in 2000. More recently, the cemetery team added scenic landscaping to the memorial gardens. The creation of Crystal Creek in 2015 is perhaps the most notable change: Its calming water flows throughout the cemetery property.

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Amenities

Location

Flexible event space
Facility is available to host your personal events
Celebration of life centre
Facility is designed for personalized funeral celebrations
Recently renovated
Flexible chapel space
Our chapel can be used for hosting your religious events
Mountain views
Outdoor pavilion
Waterside views
Chapel
Cemetery spaces available
Custom headstones and markers
Piano/organ on site
Family Estates

Family Estates are a distinguished tribute to a family legacy. They can be customized with stained glass, benches and landscaping
Flat Markers
Grave markers that sit flush to the ground in the material of preference
Upright headstones
Traditional, upright grave markers
Coffee lounge
Onsite cemetery

Cremation

Scattering garden for ashes
Cremation remembrance jewelry
Cremation viewing suite
Cremation cemetery options
Cremation niches
Option for home delivery of ashes
Option for mail delivery of ashes
Sent through postal mail service, signature required. Expect delays in Canada due to Covid-19 restrictions on mail requiring a signature.
Scattering assistance
Cremation gardens

Service

Catered events
Event planning
Services available to support planning events
Outdoor celebrations
Options to have your personalized celebrations on outdoors on our property
Arrangements by phone and email
complete funeral planning without needing a funeral home visit
Tribute video production
Services available to create a tribute video for the service or obituary from photos and videos.
Audio and video equipment
Popular music selections
Intimate reception area
Meeting space
space available for corporate and organization meetings
In-home visitations
services available to coordinate visitation or viewing at a private residence
Black car service

Religious & Cultural

Multicultural funerals
Incense burning
Ritual washing

Other Languages Spoken

French/Français

Other

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Remember the one you love

Honour the memory of your loved one with cemetery flower placement.

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Remember the one you love

Honour the memory of your loved one with cemetery flower placement. You choose the flowers. You choose the months. We do the rest.

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Ratings & Reviews

4.3

1293 Ratings

Staff

4.3

Arrangement

4.3

Cleanliness

4.4

Visitation & Service

4.5

60%

23%

11%

4.3

1293 Ratings

Staff

4.3

Arrangement

4.3

Cleanliness

4.4

Visitation & Service

4.5

60%

23%

11%

Verified Customer Reviews

Since 2005, many of our customers have taken the time to tell us how we did each year via our Voice of the Customer program. Our star ratings and comments from families come directly from these surveys.

"Bruce and staff were so helpful and caring when dealing with us regarding Mom's funeral. It made a hard time feel easier. Everyone was very respectful and accommodating. Thank you for helping us move through our grief and get what needed to be done completed.."

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June 2022

"The 'funeral director' on this 10 out of 10 was our representative, Diedre (spelling, sorry ðŸ™Š) She is friendly, kind, competent, courteous, compassionate and a professional: very attentive, and sensitive, yet appropriately light /warm- hearted. You are lucky to have her representing your company."

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May 2022

"Having never had to make such arrangements before, I appreciated the staff expertise & compassion. I know that my sisters did as well."

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May 2022

"We had a wonderful Celebration of Life for my mother in the Boal Chapel. It is an excellent set up and everything flowed really well from our speeches, to having a slide show and then food and visiting afterwards. I would highly recommend this setting to anyone that lives in the Greater Vancouver area."

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April 2022