In the first days of October as team members and leaders from across Schlegel Villages gather in Niagara Falls for the organization’s annual Operational Planning Retreat, they’ll be celebrating and reflecting upon a special milestone. Events such as the Festival of Flavours in 2015 offer an example... Read more
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August 13, 2019
- Village Voice
There’s an image of long-term care most people tend to carry in their minds that Kaye Brown would like to change. One of the best ways to do that is to venture out into the community and share her insights and wisdom with as many people as possible, which is how she came to find herself at the... Read more
August 9, 2019
- Village Voice
Jackie Campbell loves people. She would strike up a conversation with anyone receptive to it, and they were drawn to her upbeat, outgoing personality. Her husband, Allan, says that even today – nine years after she moved to The Village of Sandalwood Park in Brampton – there are three cashiers at... Read more
August 6, 2019
- Village Voice
Kim Boyes figures she’s known Doug Jackson for about two years. Most of that time she supported Doug as a PSW on the Egerton neighbourhood of The Village of Riverside Glen where he made his home until recently, when his health needs necessitated a move to Mapleton in the Village’s long-term care... Read more
August 1, 2019
- Village Voice
Across Schlegel Villages, events and small fundraisers are organically underway as a team of select Schlegel Ambassadors work towards funding their upcoming adventures in Haiti. In Early 2020, this fourth cohort will land in Port-au-Prince to deepen the connection between Schlegel Villages, Fonkoze... Read more
July 30, 2019
- Village Voice
At 102, Isobel Heighway may be a slight woman, but her personality and the way she cares for others is larger than life. It shines through in many ways throughout her home in The Village of Taunton Mills, but many notice it most clearly in the relationship she’s built with Staci Wale, the Village’s... Read more
July 26, 2019
- Village Voice
Harold St. Pierre had only one thing upon his mind anytime he heard the concept of a wish program arise within The Village of Glendale Crossing where he lived with his wife Nellie. After 59 years of marriage, he simply wanted to marry his wife all over again. Harold and Nellie were joined by loved... Read more
July 24, 2019
- Village Voice
Before a dormant fireplace in the Taunton Mills library, four literature connoisseurs discuss the art of poetry. The group is smaller today than it typically is – summer can be like that as the plans of people change – but this small group is enveloped in conversation and discussion as they always... Read more
July 18, 2019
- Village Voice
When Schlegel Villages founder Ron Schlegel recalls his home growing up in the countryside of Southwestern Ontario, he often recalls two key points; there were always lots of guests and conversation and always plenty of good food. In his capacity as a pastor, Ron’s father Wilfred would often... Read more
July 12, 2019
- Village Voice
A young lady named Ashley walks through Toronto’s Trinity Bellwoods Park during her lunch break on a random day in June. A green bench comes into view with an older gentleman sitting upon it and another beside the bench in a wheelchair. The word #Elderwisdom adorns the back of the bench while... Read more
