Cremation Info

The word cremation comes from the Latin word cremo which means "to burn" - particularly the burning of the dead.

Cremation Stats:
http://www.cremationassociation.org/html/statistics.html

In Canada, the national percentage of cremation per deaths is 56%
In Saskatchewan, it's slightly lower at 45.5%
B.C. has the highest percentage of cremations at 78%

In Japan 98% of the people are cremated at death.