Female-Owned Winnipeg Cremating Service Continues To Grow
WINNIPEG, MB: Alterna Cremation is a female-owned and operated alternative funeral home that is growing and thriving in the traditionally male-dominated funeral services industry.
Ashley Newton, Alterna’s passionate and beloved founder, and a finalist in the WBOM Women Entrepreneur of the Year awards in November 2023, built up the business from scratch after witnessing the heavy burden that more expensive traditional funeral services imposed on many Manitoba families. She saw a need for simple, transparent cremation services and took it upon herself to create a solution. Since Alterna’s establishment in 2019, the business has earned a reputation for compassionate service delivered with integrity and professionalism. In the last year, the team at Alterna took more than 350 families wh...