The notice will appear in the national edition of The Globe and Mail and reach almost one (1) million readers daily, where friends and family, travelling or living across Canada or abroad, have the opportunity to read the notice. Should the notice be missed in the newspaper, it can be found in a searchable database on-line at globeandmail.com. Best of all, the notice will live indefinitely as part of The Globe and Mail's on-line historical archive.

In addition, included in the cost of the death notice, is an on-line Guest Book and Precious Memory photo slideshow set to music - both the guest book and precious memory remain on-line for 90 days on globeandmail.com.

A Guest Book - provides an opportunity to receive condolences and remembrances from people who wish to share their thoughts and feelings with you and your family.

A Precious Memory - is a slideshow of up to 10 photos. Photos, together with a choice of 6 backgrounds and various musical selections will bring your memories to life.

Option to Extend - There is an option to extend the guest book and precious memory remembrance for one year or indefinitely, at an extremely reasonable cost. Please contact the advertising department for details.

Death notice deadlines:

• Please submit death notice copy before 4 pm for the next day's publication.
• Notices with a photo should be received by 3pm.

Contact information:

Funeral homes usually place the notice on behalf of the family.

Notices can be placed by phone, fax or e-mail:

What is a Guest Book?

A Guest Book includes a photo of the deceased along with biographical information. Friends, relatives and colleagues can enter comments into the guest book to express their condolences and/or share memories with the family.

To view the guest book, click on the 'Guest Book' link below the on-line death notice.

Please note: A link will not appear under the death notice until the family has entered the bio information into the guest book.

How do I sign a guest book?

Locate the death notice by using the search tool on the main death landing page at deaths.globeandmail.com. Simply click on the guest book link appearing underneath the notice and scroll to the bottom of the guest book.

Then, click on the 'Sign this Guest Book' link… you will be prompted to mini-register as a condition for submitting an entry into the guest book. An e-mail will be sent to you when your guest book comment has been approved and published on-line.

When will my comments appear on-line?

Guest book entries are published on-line free of charge.

All guest book entries are reviewed for appropriate content and usually appear on-line the same day. Sometimes there is a delay. If your guest book does not appear on-line within 24 hours, please contact us at memoryadmin@globeandmail.ca.

Please note: Carefully check your comment for spelling and grammatical errors before submitting for approval.

What is a Precious Memory?

A Precious Memory is a slideshow of up to 10 photos. Photos, together with a choice of 6 backgrounds and various musical selections bring memories to life!

To view the precious memory, click on the 'Precious Memory' link appearing below the on-line death notice. Please note: A link will not appear under the death notice until the family has up-loaded their photos into the precious memory. At this time, only the family has the ability to up-load photos into precious memories.