Upcoming Events
Natural Burial: A Capital Idea!
March 12th from 7:00 to 8:30pm on Zoom
Are you curious about green burial and what’s happening in the Ottawa region?
Join us for an engaging online presentation that will explore what natural burial is, how it works, and how local initiatives are advancing this environmentally responsible option. Discover how natural burial supports land conservation while offering a meaningful, sustainable way to honour your loved ones.
This is a reprise of our 2024 event, and this updated session will feature the latest developments in Ottawa, along with highlights from initiatives in the Outaouais, Kingston, and the Ottawa Valley.
Together is the Medicine
Online Vigil & Grief Circle
March 26th from 7:00 to 8:30pm on Zoom
News of the world weighs heavy, and in recent weeks our community has experienced heartbreaking loss. In this time of sorrow, we hold our grief with care. Through music, poetry, gentle reflection, and shared presence, we will create space to witness our grief and find comfort in community.
Come just as you are. Bring a candle if you wish, and invite others who might need a circle of love and support.
Our virtual doors will open at 6:45pm for quiet contemplation before we begin.
We remember together.
We heal together.
Together is the medicine.
Date with a Doula
March 28th from 12:30 to 2:30pm
Braumeister Bierhalle
175 Carruthers, Hintonburg
Speed dating with a twist! Death doulas will spill the tea on advance care planning, Swedish death cleaning, pet memorialization, holding vigil, and the many other aspects of death doula expertise.
For the first hour we will rotate through the room at timed intervals. The second hour is more casual, for deeper conversations and finding more information on topics of interest.
Together is the Medicine
In-Person Vigil & Grief Circle
March 29th from 3:00 to 5:00pm
Chelsea, Quebec
These are burdensome days that ask much of us. At this in-person gathering, we honour the sorrows of the world along with its wonders, employing embodied practice, ritual, reflection, and shared stillness.
Grief is our ongoing expression of love, and something to be tended, not solved. When we turn toward rather than away, we learn to live alongside both beauty and loss.
If you feel the call to slow down, to breathe, and to meet grief as a companion, this circle welcomes you. Our small group gathers in Chelsea, QC and cost is $30 per person.
For more information or to reserve your spot, contact Kelly at kelly@withkellybutler.com
Catch us at the Ottawa Legacy Expo on Sunday, May 3rd
Community Deathcare Ottawa and Conservation Burial Ottawa folks will be available to chat and share resources. More details to come.
Brought to you by the When You Die Project and Damselfly Death Doula
Community Deathcare Ottawa 