Meet Bruce
Family owned and operated alongside his wife and two children, meet the owner of The Meadows, Bruce Tymens! Prior to his transition to ownership of the Meadows, Bruce holds nearly 25 years of experience in the human aspect of the funeral industry. Beginning from the ground up washing company cars, he built his career into a 2nd generation funeral director, embalmer, and general manager
at one of the largest family owned funeral homes in the province. Due to his background and specializations and having devotion for both pets and humans alike, Bruce strongly champions professional and precise client care, while maintaining an empathetic and layered understanding of the grieving process as well as all it entails. After suffering the sudden loss of his family’s first dog, Stella, the emotional process and experience prompted him to make his professional change to the realm of animals, hoping to provide a shoulder to lean on for others facing the same challenge as their pet matures. Greatly inspired by Stella and her life, as well as his family’s current pets, grumpy cat Gus and two overly friendly bulldogs Olive and Luna (you might catch them basking in the sun outside, or playing together in the grass!), Bruce deeply values honouring the happiness, love and care an animal provides, ensuring that their incredible heart and spirit lives on; while offering their owner a sense of comfort and security.
