A family member passed away recently. My husband requested that a link to the obituary was to be…read morepublished in the Chronicle Herald as well as the Cape Breton Post and Phil assured him this would be done. The link was published in the Chronicle Herald but not in the Cape Breton Post despite repeated requests. Phil has refused to respond to emails. We will never use or recommend his service again.

It is with great disappointment and a heavy heart to have to write this review as well as share my…read morestory. My mother worked part time for Phil and Julie at Dartmouth Funeral Home which makes this even more difficult, however, I would never want anyone to experience the sorrow I went through after my mother's passing. Prior to her passing, she insisted I call upon Phil to look after things and she guaranteed me that he would help walk me through all our needs. Upon my first visit, he was so assuring of how much he was going to help me through this because he did know my mother, we made the plans for her cremation and to follow her wishes, there would be no service, just her own obituary, sounds pretty simple right? Well it wasn't ... My mother wrote many poems, as well as a songwriter, she took it upon herself to write her own obituary ... as she stated, she wanted it to be her "own words", no more, no less. I promised her that I would look after it for her. I specifically told Phil this and he assured me I had nothing to worry about, he would wait on me before going forward at all with anything ... Now I live with the hurt of letting my mother down ... This was just the beginning, he had a rough draft of the obituary, however, he was NOT to go forward with anything until we made sure it was complete, to our shock, he took it upon "himself" and went forward with the draft and actually added his own words to what was NOT to be adjusted, he changed my mother's obituary and sent it to print with our local paper, never contacting us, no warning, no signing off by us. ... to my shocking surprise, I received a call from a very close friend to pass on their condolences, when I asked how they received word of her passing, they said they had read her obituary in the paper ... total emotional shock went through my entire body, I was in disbelief. I wanted to call certain family members and friends, to hear it from me .... not the paper, it was too late for that, the snowball effect was in place. I couldn't sleep the entire night, sick inside, I held off as long as I could to call the funeral home, at 5am, I couldn't wait any longer ... I apologized for waking him, but again, I couldn't wait any longer, turns out, it "was" Phil that sent it in, with changes .. once again, shock ... he reassured me that he would make it better, he will make it right .... only now, I think, how? the damage was done, it was printed in the paper and out there. Then the story takes another turn, Phil no longer took my calls, he passed me off ... wow, was my mother wrong, he chose to NOT help me print the obituary correctly, he just gave me the email to The Chronicle Herald and sent me along my way, never to speak to me again, ... it still bothers me as I write this review. Thank god for JA Snows Funeral Home, they walked me through the process again with sincerity and compassion. I wish I went there first. Phil's words "I don't want you calling me if the paper makes another error" it was NOT the papers error, they printed exactly what Phil sent them "the wrong obituary" passing the blame was unbelievable to me. Our next shock, when I was sitting at his desk prior to the obit issue, he threw a paper in front of me and said "oh ya, and sign this, this is for your mother's cremation" although she had already been cremated 2 days prior. I had absolutely no idea that I had anything to sign before this ... once again, my mother told me he would walk me through this .. it was so demeaning to me, to treat my mother's family with so much disrespect, as well as her cremation, I had more compassion when my cat was cremated. Then the story goes on .... I received my mother's "Proof of Death" I could not believe it, another error, the wrong birthdate. I starting thinking to myself, is he going to do anything right. This was so simple, 3 little things to look after, a cremation, an obituary to the paper and no service. The emotional scar this has left on my heart will take forever to heal, the reason for sharing this ... my sincere opinion, Phil has lost his sympathy for the business, to me, it's just business as usual, at least that is how he made us feel ... A sincere apology may have helped in the beginning, but refusing to take my calls and passing me off as he did the cremation paper on his desk said it all to me ... he had my money, in his eyes, he was done. The healing process after my mother's death was emotionally difficult, this experience on the other hand will unfortunately haunt me for a very long time. Phil didn't help, he extended my grieving process for weeks. My mother would be so disappointed with this, I'm sure she is looking down on me with disbelief herself. Wally Jessome

Staff is very polite and patient. The facility is large and cheery for a funeral home but has very…read moreLimited facilities on site. It's been my unfortunate experience to have to use them twice and I've found them to be always trying to upsell items. On both occasions they had incorrect dates on the stationary and plaques which is ridiculous. If you must use them, ensure that you check their work for mistakes and omissions. This whole business is not unlike purchasing a used car, proceed with caution and keep your emotions in check.

Snow Funeral Home is one of the nicer ones I have been in…read more A while ago I had to attend a funeral, everything was arranged by Snows. I have to say that the staff here is very professional and courteous to everyone in this time of grief. They are all dressed in suits, including the women which tells a lot of the management. Overall they manage to help everyone through a very difficult time.

This funeral home has come to the aid of a family in need during a sad time. Another funeral home…read morehad taken advantage of us and Walker came along as angels to save the day. They were helpful, comforting, and informative. We couldn't be more satisfied than we are with Walkers.

From the owner: Welcome to J. Albert Walker Funeral Home. For more than 50 years J. Albert Walker Funeral Home has…read morehad the privilege of serving the families of Spryfield and the greater Halifax community. We are honored that you have placed your trust in us in the past and we work everyday to ensure that we continue to earn that trust for the future. We are available by phone 24/7.

Don't know about the other services but they don't seem to know how to operate their internet…read moreservice, I had to call several times to get things fixed like putting our relative on the web site than many people contacted me to say they could not leave a note on the file, the answer was from a.l mattatall was it worked on their end and for us to try another supplier, google chrome is a large site and shame on them for not making it work, they don't seem to take care or care about the smaller things that grieving people don't have time to deal with, I for one would make sure I never use this company they seem incompetent

From the owner: A.L. Mattatall Funeral Home is located in downtown Dartmouth, convenient to many of the city's…read morelovely churches and cemeteries. Our modern facility offers spacious visitation suites, a chapel with flexible seating and a warm, comfortable reception centre.

Story goes that Halifax was one of, if not the largest recipient of victims of the Titanic. They…read morehad the morgue and burial capabilities that other closer ports did. Many of the victims were/still are unidentified except for the number upon which they were received. Some were also identified many years later through dna testing. Pretty interesting tour of the grave sites. This cemetery also holds many victims of the Halifax explosion. This cemetery is very well maintained for such a high traffic spot. It also can be a lot with all the tours that come by a place that is supposed to be a final "resting" place. Worth a visit if you are interested in the history of the Titanic.

This is a beautiful and very-well maintained cemetery in Halifax. We came here though our hop-on -…read morehop-off tour. Since we had had been here before we knew about Fairview and stayed here for a while and toured the grounds. This cemetery is where many victims of the Titanic were interred. There is a while story of why they're here and will be an interesting reading. Plaques with information are available to read along the pathway. A sign points to where the section of the Titanic victims are buried. If you didn't know the graves are in a slight curvature as the hull of a ship. There is also a spot where unidentified members of the great explosion of Halifax are buried. My wife and I spent some time here just walking through and looking at the very old monuments here. This is a beautiful spot, extremely well maintained and worth a trip is you're in Halifax. There is no cost to come into the cemetery. KUDOs to the team here at Fairview Lawn Cemetery who stand watch over this special place.

STAY AWAY! There is a reason why they do not have any reviews. I was treated horribly by Denise at…read morea very vulnerable time in mine and my brother's life. Denise is unprofessional bordering on cruel. Do not give them one penny of your money.

From the owner: Maritime Cremation Centre is a new concept for funeral service in Nova Scotia. Our goal is to offer…read moreeverything you need, but provide just what you want. Quality and value. Located in Lower Sackville, we operate from a newly constructed purpose-built facility which is home to both our crematorium and simple but functional and comfortable spaces for gatherings or services. While we are equipped to provide a full range of funeral services, we are focused on providing an alternative experience to that offered by many traditional providers. Operated by experienced and respected Nova Scotia funeral service professionals, our business model relies on delivering quality in service and surroundings from a scaled down, efficient facility that enables us to minimize overhead and streamline processes. This means our customers can purchase just those goods and services that they require or desire.