A Cow Bay, N.S., landowner wants to transform his sprawling 32-hectare waterfront property — which includes an island — into an area where people can remember loved ones who have died, but with a digital twist.
Ocean Spirits is not a cemetery and no one will be buried there. The plan is to have plaques on pillars with QR codes that people can scan to launch video or audio stories left behind by the deceased.
“What we’re going to be doing with the stories is actually sharing people’s voice,” said Ryan Hartigan, a partner with Ocean Spirits, who is working on developing an app to go