Team commissions 3 trucks, canvas shelving as province faces dual health crises of COVID-19, overdoses

A body is moved to a waiting funeral home vehicle behind St. Paul’s Hospital on Jan. 5. (Ben Nelms/CBC News )
Team commissions 3 trucks, canvas shelving as province faces dual health crises of COVID-19, overdoses

A body is moved to a waiting funeral home vehicle behind St. Paul’s Hospital on Jan. 5. (Ben Nelms/CBC News )
Raised as a farm girl in rural B.C., she worked as a red seal carpenter before turning to deathcare, and has now spent two decades as a licensed funeral director and embalmer. She founded KORU in 2014, with a particular focus on eco-friendly endings and helping families reclaim deathcare as their own. Full bio
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