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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.29

June 6, 2002

STRICTLY PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL

Ellen Neeman
1 Tahoe Court
Toronto, ON
M3B 3M6

VIA EMAIL: ellenn50@rogers.com


Dear Ellen:

Thank you for the conversations you have had with my colleagues and me over the
past week. I am pleased to conform your proposed employment arrangement with
Alderwoods Group Inc. and subsidiaries (the "Company") in accordance with the
following terms and conditions:

1.   You are employed as Senior Vice-President Legal & Compliance commencing on
     Monday, June 17, 2002 and reporting to the President and Chief Executive
     Officer.

2.   Your compensation will consist of the following:

     a)   An annual base salary of $180,000 (Canadian) per annum payable on the
          Company's normal payroll basis.

     b)   Inclusion on all Company fringe benefit programs provided to
          executives at your level in the Company, including group medical,
          group dental, short term disability, long term disability, accidental
          death and dismemberment, group term life insurance, optional life
          insurance, and an annual RRSP employer contribution of up to a maximum
          of 3% of base salary. A summary of those benefits is attached to this
          letter.

     c)   A car allowance of $500 per month.

     d)   Four weeks vacation per annum.


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     e)   You will participate in the Corporate Incentive Plan. The details of
          the Corporate Incentive Plan are contained within the respective Plan
          document. For your convenience, the following description is for
          convenience only and does not replace, amend or supersede the content
          of the respective Plan itself.

          Specifically, you will be eligible for a potential but not guaranteed
          annual performance bonus of 30 to 60% of your base salary, commencing
          with fiscal year 2002 and pro-rated for months worked in 2002.

     f)   In the event of Change in Control or a "not for cause" termination, a
          severance benefit of twelve months base salary (with the final 6
          months thereof subject to mitigation provisions related to any new
          employment).

     g)   You will participate in the Company's stock option distribution plan
          contingent on Board Compensation Committee approval of management's
          recommendation wherein you would be eligible for 30,000 options.

     h)   In the event the Company establishes an employee stock purchase plan,
          you will be entitled to participate in such plan upon a basis similar
          to that for other executives at your level in the Company.

3.   Some travel is a job requirement. The Company will reimburse you for
     reasonable and prudent expenses incurred directly in relation to your
     duties, upon presentation of receipts or invoices in support.

4.   This Agreement may be terminated by the Company for cause without notice or
     salary in lieu of notice at any time by providing written notice. "Cause"
     means a material breach by you of this Agreement.

5.   With respect to your duties and responsibilities on behalf of the Company:

     a)   At all times you will act in the best interests of the Company; you
          will engage in no activity which is detrimental or prejudicial to the
          Company, its reputation, or any of its business;

     b)   At no time will you represent, directly or indirectly, parties or
          interests that are prejudicial to or in conflict with the best
          interests of the Company, its operations, or the Company's acquisition
          program;


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     c)   You will at all times act honestly and faithfully in carrying out the
          Company's instructions;

     d)   You will at all times represent the Company in a professional manner
          and use your best efforts to promote the Company's interests.

     e)   During the currency of this Agreement and for 12 months following its
          termination you will at all times keep strictly confidential all
          internal, private information, data, materials and knowledge relating
          to the Company or its business.

     f)   You will not at any time make any unauthorized use of any proprietary
          information, data or analysis of the Company, or of specific corporate
          opportunities developed or in the process of development by the
          Company.

This letter confirms the Company's agreement with this employment proposal. To
confirm your acceptance of and agreement with the employment proposal as
outlined in this letter, please sign both copies and return one copy to Gordon
Orlikow at fax 416.498.2477, keeping a copy for yourself. THIS OFFER IS
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 4 PM. FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 2002. This mutually signed letter will
then constitute the employment agreement between us.

We look forward to your joining our Company.



                                     Yours truly,

                                     ALDERWOODS GROUP INC.

                                     Per:

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                                     Paul Houston
                                     President & Chief Executive Officer

                                     ACCEPTED AND AGREED as of
                                     This ____ day of June, 2002.

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                                     Ellen Neeman



Copy:    Gordon Orlikow