A COMFORTING
SYMBOL OF LIFE... 
A tree represents quiet strength, beauty, longevity and
peacefulness - an ideal memorial to a person's life.
McInnis & Holloway's Memorial Forests® program
allows McInnis & Holloway to give back to the community,
by enhancing the growth of parks in the Calgary area.
Families are encouraged to come to one of the Memorial
Forests® , and enjoy the protected haven they provide.
A LIVING TRIBUTE
The Memorial Forest ®
The Memorial Forest® program offers a special way of
memorializing a person who has died and provides families
with a meaningful way to deal with a loss.
McInnis & Holloway makes every attempt to find appropriate
and lasting ways for loved ones to be remembered. In this
case, a tree planted will remain a living memorial for families
and friends to return to year after year.
We had a five year contract with the City of Calgary to plant trees in our Nose Creek Valley Memorial Forest. This contract ended June of 2005 when the City of Calgary decided not to renew the contract for this area. From the start of this Memorial Forest in the year 2000 we have planted 4,200 trees in Nose Creek Valley which includes the trees planted for our final Ceremony for Nose Creek Valley in 2005.
We are fortunate that families have two Memorial Forest® locations to choose from. Our Shaw’s Meadow Memorial Forest located in Fish Creek Provincial Park (in the south of Calgary) and our Fletcher Park Memorial Forest located in Airdrie, AB
Each year, families are invited to attend a dedication
ceremony for each of our Memorial Forests. For dates
and times of the dedication ceremonies, see below.
If families wish, any family that was served by McInnis
& Holloway have a tree planted in memory of one who
has died, at no additional cost to the family. Others can
purchase, at a minimal cost, one or more trees to add to
the Memorial Forest®, through the McInnis & Holloway
Flower Shop. Each purchase includes one tree, its planting
and maintenance at the Forest site, and the engraving of
the deceased's name on a permanent granite marker. McInnis
& Holloway absorbs all other costs in connection to
the Forest.
To find out more about the Memorial Forest® program,
click here or contact
McInnis & Holloway Funeral Home at 1-800-661-1599.
Fish Creek Provincial Park "LaFarge Meadows"
(Everyone is welcome)
September 14, 2008
Tree Selection:
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Tree Dedication and Guest Speakers:
2:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Yearly dedication ceremony at
FLETCHER PARK MEMORIAL FOREST (Airdrie)
(Everyone is welcome)
Sunday, June 7, 2008
Tree Selection:
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Tree Dedication and Guest Speakers:
2:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Fish Creek Provincial Park "Shaw's Meadow"
2007 marked the last year we planted trees in Shaw’s Meadow.
NOSE CREEK VALLEY MEMORIAL FOREST (North)
2005 marked the last year we planted trees in Nose Creek Valley. From the first Dedication Ceremony in June of 2000 to the last Dedication Ceremony in June of 2005 McInnis & Holloway planted 4,200 trees in Nose Creek Valley.
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Where are the Memorial Forest® Locations?
Families are able to choose the location of their memorial tree - either Shaw’s Meadow in Fish Creek Provincial Park in south Calgary just off Macleod Trail S. and Bannister Road SE, or in Airdrie's Fletcher Park, 6th Avenue West, just off Main Street North.
