MEMO: Office Hours Update

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MEMO

Date: November 13, 2025
To: All Apartments Residents
Re: Office Hours Update
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Dear Menno Apartments Residents,

Effective November 15th, we are implementing regular office hours in each apartment building. I want you to know what time of day you will find a Life Enrichment Associate (LEA) at the office.

Primrose 9:00-10:00am, 1:30-2:00pm
Terraces 9:00-9:30am, 11:00-11:30am, 1:30-2:00pm
Pavilion 9:30-10:00am, 2:00-2:30pm

At other times, there is a good chance you may find an LEA at the office, but no guarantees. All the LEAs have tasks that require them to be away from their desk (for example, coordinating moves, fixing TVs, team meetings, etc.).

As always, if you need something, please call the Life Enrichment Team phone number: 604-851-4004.

This number rings in all the buildings. If no one answers, please leave a message. This number is monitored on workdays between 9:00am-4:00pm.

I am very appreciative of Ange, Angela, David, and Noucky. Any of them can assist you regardless of what building you live in. We are here to serve you as best we can.

Leonard Klassen,
Manager of Community Enrichment – Life Enrichment Team 604-851-4004

Let’s rise to lift others this #GivingTuesday

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Your #GivingTuesday donation will be matched while matching funds last, doubling your impact!

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Learning Opportunity: Webinars for LTC Caregivers

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Menno Home & Hospital Family Council would like to inform family and friends of 2 upcoming educational webinars

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Free Online Cyber Security Workshop Series for Older Adults During Cyber Month

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MediaSmarts, Get Cyber Safe, the Canadian Network  for the Prevention of Elder Abuse and Elder Abuse Prevention Ontario, in line with Cyber Security Awareness Month and Media Literacy Week 2025, invite Canadians of all ages to three free virtual workshops to help you learn how to be safer online.

Join one or all of our workshops and invite your friends, loved ones and colleagues to join us, too. You do not have to take one workshop to take the others. For more information about these workshops, please contact communications@mediasmarts.ca.

Please note that these workshops are designed for Canadian individuals to help raise their cyber security awareness and to help them feel more empowered online. These workshops are not meant as formal or certified training sessions for organizations nor for insurance purposes.

Discover Online Safety Workshop – Thursday, October 16, 2025

Designed for individuals with beginner technical knowledge, this workshop will help equip you with the information and tools to:

  • create strong passwords and passphrases
  • download apps safely
  • help you avoid online scams

Date: Thursday, October 16, 2025
Time: 1 pm EDT
Location: Presented on Zoom

Register for the Discover online safety workshop

Navigating Online Privacy and Security Workshop – Thursday, October 23, 2025

Designed for individuals with beginner to intermediate technical knowledge, this workshop looks at how to keep your devices and your personal life secure online. Topics will include how to:

  • secure your accounts and devices
  • keep your devices safe from malware
  • prevent and deal with cyberstalking

Date: Thursday, October 23, 2025
Time: 1 pm EDT
Location: Presented on Zoom

Register for the Navigating online privacy and security workshop

Navigating Online Information Workshop – Wednesday, October 29, 2025

The internet is full of information—but how do you know what to trust? This hands-on workshop teaches you how to find reliable online information, check sources and avoid misinformation. Learn practical strategies for using search engines, Wikipedia, social media  and sharing sites like YouTube more effectively and safely. Participants will leave with tools to make smarter choices about what they read, watch, and share online.

Date: Wednesday, October 29, 2025
Time: 1 pm EDT
Location: Presented on Zoom

Register for the Navigating online information workshop

New Menu Options at the Fireside Café

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Looking for a quick and delicious option for breakfast, lunch, dinner or a hearty snack? Come and see the new offerings in the bento machine at the Fireside Café (located in Menno Hospital just off the lobby).

Hot breakfast options now include:

  • Bacon, egg and cheese on an English Muffin
  • Spinach and egg white wrap
  • Egg, sausage and potato breakfast wrap

We’ve also added savory and satisfying vegetable noodles along with these favorites:

  • Shrimp fried rice
  • Chicken souvlaki
  • Roast beef
  • Butter chicken
  • Dal curry rice
  • Chicken biryani
  • Lamb curry
  • Chicken fried rice

Prices start at $6.99. Items can be heated at time of purchase, or served cold to reheat at break time. Grab yours today! Coffee, tea, juice, soft drinks and ice cream are also available.

Mail Delays: Giving Alternatives During the Canada Post Strike

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Thank you for the many ways you support Menno Place and help us care for our seniors with compassion and dignity. We know that some of you prefer to mail your donations, but with the ongoing Canada Post strike that began on September 25, mail delivery is currently delayed. If you were planning to give by cheque, we invite you to consider alternate ways of giving during this time.

You can make a secure donation online at mennoplace.ca/give, call us at 604.851.4000, or drop off a donation in person at the front desk of the Menno Hospital entrance. Cash or cheques are gratefully accepted in person—please place them in an envelope addressed to Garry Janzen. If you’d like to include details with your gift, you can print and fill out our donation form and bring it with you.

We’re so grateful for your continued kindness and generosity.

Menno Place Observes Truth and Reconciliation Day

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Linda Weatherly (L), Manager, Recreation and Volunteers and Bridget Findlay (R) MCCBC Indigenous Neighbours Coordinator share stories at the Menno Place Truth and Reconciliation gathering.

Menno Place hosted Bridget Finley, MCC BC Indigenous Neighbours Coordinator who gave a presentation for all residents, families and staff to honour the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Bridget spoke with us about what Jesus taught us about what it means to be a good neighbour in Matthew 22:39, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”

Sharon Simpson (Director, Community Enrichment shows off a beautiful scarf with art by Indigenous artist, John Rombough, “Remember”. Purchased at the Stolo Gift shop in Chilliwack, BC

She explained the history of land acknowledgements and how they are a First Nations practice rooted in creating and maintaining relationships between groups. She spoke about the importance of listen to the stories of our Indigenous neighbours as part of the ongoing work of reconciliation. Bridget reminded us that the best way to understand and love our neighbors is to spend time with them, listening to who they are, where they have been and how they experience life. She reminded us that, “We tell our stories until we are healed.” It is a critical part of truth and reconciliation to listen to the stories of our indigenous neighbours.

“We tell our stories until we are healed.”

Timi Derbyshire (L) Recreation Aide and Leonard Klassen (R) Manager of Community Enrichment attend the presentation in Menno Hospital Chapel.

Taking Steps Towards Reconciliation

If you are looking for ways to join the work of reconciliation here are 6 things you can do today:

  1. READ about residential school history
    https://nctr.ca/education/teaching-resources/residential-school-history/
  2. EXPLORE the stories of the victims and survivors
    https://witnessblanket.ca/explore
  3. LISTEN to kids from the Sk’elep School of Excellence sing “We Won’t Forget You”
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0YYkvIWbng
  4. WATCH stories of survivors:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJHR1STq_-s
  5. LEARN the right words to use when referring to our neighbors:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEzjA5RoLv0
  6. PARTICIPATE in the Stetís ímexstowx (“walk beside us”) Gathering at The Reach Gallery Museum in Abbotsford, Sept 30, 2025 at 10am
    https://thereach.ca/events/stetis-imexstowx-gathering/