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Legacy Workshop
Hosted by the Eastern Ontario Resource Centre partnered with Damselfly Death Doula
September 23rd Online
Detsils forthcoming
DEATH PICNIC / PIQUE-NIQUE MORTEL
Friday, September 25th
6 pm to 8 pm
100 Rue Atawe, Lac Leamy in Gatineau
This free event serves as an open, supportive, and relaxed space to share, listen and talk comfortably about life, death and dying. Participants are welcome to bring a chair and/ or blanket. We’ll be under the tree near the parking lot!
Death Chat
Saturday, October 3rd (rain date Oct 4th)
1pm to 2:30pm
St. James Cemetery, 190 Boulevard Alexandre-Taché, Gatineau
Join Emma for an open conversation about death, held right where the dead rest. Gather under the fall sun at one of the National Capital Region’s oldest cemeteries for a heart-and-ear-felt space to talk about the one thing we all have in common: death.
Bring a blanket, a chair, your favourite drink, or whatever helps you feel held, and let’s work together to soften the barrier between life and death.
Email emma_griffin@live.com with questions or to register.
Parking is limited within the cemetery. Please park on nearby side streets, or consider walking, biking, or carpooling if you can.
Death Over Drafts
Sunday, October 4th
1pm to 3pm
Flora Hall Brewing, 37 Flora Street
Email damselflydeathdoula@gmail.com with questions or RSVP
“A Victorian Death”
October 17, 2026
Join us for our 8th Annual Autumn event from 11am to 2pm at All Saint’s Church in Westboro
Grief Garden & Tough Conversations
Love, grief, memory, and making with Damselfly Death Doula & Peace of Mind Death Doula
October 18th in the ByWard Market
Details forthcoming
Labyrinth Walk
Sunday, November 15th
3pm to 5pm
Glebe St. James Church, 650 Lyon St. S
Facilitated by Debbie Charbonneau
Pay what you can, suggested $20-$40
Email deathdoula@gmail.com with questions or to register
Stay connected for upcoming CDO events and related offerings
We typically host two major public events each year – one in Spring and one in Autumn. Sprinkled in between are cemetery plant walks, films & discussions, casual death chats, grief gatherings, conversations on conservation burial, and more!
If you’re interested in collaborations, please get in touch
Community Deathcare Ottawa 