X-Message-Number: 20020 Date: Mon, 09 Sep 2002 15:36:00 -0700 From: Olaf Henny <> Subject: Section 57; British Columbia, Clarification References: <> Hi All: I have received the below quoted letter from the Solicitor General of British Columbia on the, to us at least, controversial Section 57 of the Cemetery and Funeral Services Act this morning. I am sure, that it should lay to rest our primary concerns about cryonics in B.C. I will of course make copies of this letter available to anyone upon request. Best, Olaf PS: The document was originally scanned and saved in WordPerfect and then copied into Word, unfortunately at a great cost to reproduction Quality. Therefore please state with your request for a copy, if you have WordPerfect or Word The below quote is a retype of the original letter and should not contain any changes other than line lengths. However in order to make certain that no error crept in, please order the scanned copy for any use in important matters. Quote: September 4, 2002 Olaf Henny RR#2 315 - 7801 Spartan Drive Osoyoos BC V0H 1V0 Dear Mr. Henny: Your letter of July 13, 2002, to the Honourable Claude Richmond, regarding Section 57 of the Cemetery and Funeral Services Act and the sale of cryonics in British Columbia, has been forwarded to me for response. Section 57 of the Cemetery and Funerals Services Act is designed to prohibit funeral providers from offering for sale any cryonic arrangements on the expectation of resuscitation of the human remains at a future time. This section does not prohibit private cryonic businesses from operating, nor does it prevent consumers from accessing the services of these businesses. Should a consumer wish, that their remains be preserved using cryonics, a British Columbia funeral provider would not be restricted from performing related services such as preparation and transport, but cannot be involved with the sale of the cryonic arrangement. If you require further information, please do not hesitate to contact the Registrar of Cemetery and Funeral Services at: Registrar of Cemetery and funeral Services PO Box 9297 Stn Prov Govt Victoria, BC V8W 9J8 I appreciate you bringing your concerns to my attention. Sincerely yours, R.T. (Rich) Coleman Solicitor General cc: The Honourable Claude Richmond Tayt Winnitoy, Registrar, Cemetery and Funeral Services Unquote Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=20020