34 — Sunday, January 26, 1992 - North Shore News

HELP’S AT HAND

‘HELP’S AT Hand, by North
Shore Community Services
(NSCS), is a forum for discussing
government policies and pro-
grams, benefits, consumer and
legal rights, taxation and public
services.

Answers are intended only as a
general guide and should not be
applied to individual cases without
further consultation.

Question: Upon reading your
recent article on receiving reduced
funeral costs through Memoria
Society memberskip, I was puzzl-
ed by the precaution to not put
any pertinent information regard-
ing funeral arrangements in a
safety deposit box.

What happens to the contents
of a safety deposit box when its
holder dies? Why not put burial
information in it?

Answer: The best place for
burial information or your wishes

tegarding funeral arrangemenis is-

with your doctor, executor of
your will, or with another close
friend or family member. whom
you can trust.
. The main reason one should not
put this information in the safety
deposit box is this: since it can
take up to over a week to get a
death certificate, it is important
that in the meastime, people are
aware of the wishes of the deceas-
ed and able to proceed with
funeral arrangements.

Once a death certificate is ac-

" quired, a bank official will go

PITCH-IN-

CANADA!

through the box with the executor
or administrator. The contents
will be listed, and a copy of the
list will be given to the executor,
one copy will be sent to the
District Registrar of the Supreme
Court in Victoria and one copy
will be put in the safety deposit
box.

If there is a will in the box, it
will be given to the executor. The
remaining contents will be frozen
for whatever period the bank or
trust company policy states.

This. can be anywhere from 14
days to the completion of full

probate, or when letters of ad-
ministration have becn granted.

In some instances, if the box
has been jointly leased with
another person, the survivor may
be able to take the contents im-
mediately after the inventory has
been made.

This decision will be made at
the discretion of the bank manag-
er. Check with your financial in-
stitution or bank about this.

This column is prepared with
financial assistance from the
Notary Foundation. For more in-
formation call NSCS at 985-7138.

The Bay Park Royal
is having a special

Pre-Natai Evening

Wed., Feb, 5, 1992

6:30 to 8:30 pm

The Capitano Buffet.

{Refreshments will be served)
JOIN US FOR AN EVENING OF INFORMATIVE DISCUSSIONS, DEMONSTRATIONS
AND MORE, FEATURING: * ST. JOHN'S AMBULANCE — CPR FOR INFANTS
* WELCOME WAGON FOR NEWBORNS * CAR SEAY SAFETY ° BABY GIFT
REGISTRY * BABY IMPRESSIONS * COMPLIMENTARY PORTRAIT — BEFORE OR
. AFTER YOUR NEW ARRIVAL * DOOR PRIZES (INCLUDING A CAR SEAT AND

Tor

at 1411 of drop by the
General Office aid
reserve your seal.

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ogister call the Bay Park Royal

Cost $5 — redeemable in product,

with your next purchase in

Children’s, Wear.

1139 LONSDALE AVENUE, NORTH VANCOUVER

Combat
Auto Theft

if you don’t normally drive your car between 1 a.m. and
5 a.m., join Operation CAT.

By placing a CAT decal in the rear or side window of your
vehicle, you are telling police and car thieves that your
vehicle is not normaily driven between 1 a.m. and 5 a.m.
Police seeing your vehicle during those hours will assume
it has been stolen and will proceed accordingly.

CAT is a free crime prevention prograrn brought to you by:
The British Columbia Automobile Association, ICBC, the
Ministry of the Attorney Gerieral and Your Local Police.

To join Operation CAT,
pick up a registration
form at any BCAA
Service Centre, ICBC
Claim Centre. Police
Station or RCMP
detachment.

On behalf of the residents of the North Shore, we'd. like to
welcome all the babies born in 1991. As a special tribute, the
North Shore News will publish a 1991 Baby Album. Proud
parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles will want to make sure
their newest family member is included.

The Baby Album may include a picture and wording from the
original birth announcement, or new wording and picture.

Publication date Sunday Feb. 2
Deadline: Tuesday, Jan. 28, noon

COST: A. Photo plus 5 lines of copy .................$25
(1990 Album Participants..................$20)
B. Announcement — up to 5 lines of copy ......$15

WIN A BABY PORTRAIT PACKAGE

One baby’s name will be randomly drawn from all ads submitted. The winning
family will receive one 8x10 and 2 5x7 colour photographs of their baby taken
by a North Shore News photographer.

I-IEDS

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