Article content The head of a large Canadian funeral service company says business grew in 2020 as deaths in B.C. broke the 40,000 mark in a year for the first time. David Scanlan, head of Arbor Memorial Inc., said funeral services and burials last year had increased seven per cent across the company’s 41 cemeteries, 22 crematoria and 92 funeral homes in Canada. Arbor has 22 sites in B.C. (although none in Vancouver or Burnaby). We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or COVID-19: Funeral service demand grows | B.C. reports more than 40,000 annual deaths for first time Back to video