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Kevin Sweryd, owner of Bardal Funeral Home and president of the Manitoba Funeral Service Association, says members of the association can safely conduct funeral services with more than 10 mourners in attendance. (File)
The Manitoba Funeral Service Association (MFSA) wants to engage with Manitoba Public Health to come up with reasonable accommodations for grieving families.
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The Manitoba Funeral Service Association (MFSA) wants to engage with Manitoba Public Health to come up with reasonable accommodations for grieving families.
Kevin Sweryd, president of the association, said he wants funeral homes to be considered like any other business and be held to a level of accountability like all other businesses, including following all indoor protocols or fundamentals.
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Of all the restrictions placed on Manitobans during the pandemic, those that restrict funerals and those grieving the loss of a loved one may be the most damaging of them all.
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Of all the restrictions placed on Manitobans during the pandemic, those that restrict funerals and those grieving the loss of a loved one may be the most damaging of them all. The health of people is my concern, the wellness of people, their mental wellness, which plays out physically, emotionally, spiritually. Those restrictions that are in place right now, I’m finding are detrimental to people’s mental health, said David Klassen, a funeral director with Braendle-Bruce Funeral Service in Russell.