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Join us for the Annual Butterfly Release!
Join us for the Menno Place Butterfly Release on Friday, June 13 at 2:30pm, following our annual memorial service where we’ll be honouring those who have passed since June 2024. Click for details on how you can pre-purchase your butterfly!
Please Do Not Park in the Roundabout by Menno Hospital
To: All Friends, Family and Guests of Menno Place
From: Maintenance Team
Date: May 28, 2025
Re: Please do not park in the roundabout by Menno Hospital
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To all friends, family, staff and guests of Menno Place,
We kindly ask that you refrain from parking in the roundabout area in front of Menno Hospital. We have noticed vehicles parking in the yellow loading zone along the sidewalk between Menno Hospital and Terrace West. Keeping this space clear is essential for the safe and efficient access of first responders, hospital transfers, and the Menno Place bus, which transports our residents. If you need to park in this area please use the available parking stalls only.
Your cooperation helps us provide the best care and service possible. Thank you for your understanding.
Mother’s Day Flowers – May 11, 2025
Every year on Mother’s Day our campus is flooded with beautiful floral arrangements that bring joy to residents all over Menno Place. If you’re thinking about gifting flowers this year we wanted to remind you of a couple of guidelines.
National Volunteer Week 2025: Volunteers Make Waves
Our 100 active volunteers have already contributed nearly 2,000 hours in 2025
MEMO: Air Conditioners in Menno Apartments
Date: April 23, 2025
To: All Residents of Menno Apartments
Re: Air Conditioners
Dear Residents of Pavilion, Terrace West, Terrace East, and Primrose Gardens,
Warmer weather is just around the corner and it’s time to think about air conditioners. The common areas of each apartment building – the dining rooms, hallways and lounges – are air conditioned, but individual apartments are not.
Please note the following process for getting your air conditioner installed. (If you want to get an air conditioner, see below for the details.)
- We are asking every resident to contact the Life Enrichment Team by April 30th to let us know YES or NO regarding wanting an air conditioner installed.
- If YES, we need you to sign the work request at the front desk as it has a $36 fee.
- If NO, we still need you to inform us to ensure that no one gets missed.
- Once you have signed up, please ensure that your air conditioning unit (along with the extension cord) is in your suite, unboxed, ready to install by May 5th.
Installations are scheduled to begin on May 5th. Our plan is to complete this project before the May long weekend. Removals are tentatively scheduled for after Thanksgiving (approximately mid-October). We will communicate our disconnect plans closer to the date.
For any requests for installations received after April 30th, we will process them when our maintenance team has time.
Please contact the Life Enrichment Team at 604-851-4004 with any questions.
Leonard Klassen,
Manager of Community Enrichment
AIR CONDITIONERS AT MENNO APARTMENTS
Please note the following important information:
- Only PORTABLE A/C units are permitted in the suites. These are the type that vent through a hose; in-window units are not permitted.
- Only high-efficiency units up to 8000 BTUs are permitted. Large amperage/BTU units (greater than 11 amps/8000 BTUs) will trip the breakers.
- Menno’s Maintenance Team MUST install the units in each suite. The annual installation fee is $36.00 and includes removal of the unit after the hot season. We ask that units are removed during the winter months due to building envelope management.
- Residents must provide a 3-prong extension cord (minimum length of 6’). It must be rated for at least 11amps.
- The A/C unit must be unboxed and in suite with extension cord when request is made to Life Enrichment Team for installation.
Send Your Thanks to the Visitation Hosts
This is your chance to say thank you to the visitation hosts before the program ends at the end of April.
Fire Equipment Safety Testing Apr 11-17, 2025
Fraser Valley Fire Protection will be on our campus April 11 – 17 to conduct our annual fire equipment inspection as required by code. For residents in the apartments a technician will need to enter each apartment. The technician will be wearing a uniform shirt with the Fraser Valley Fire Protection logo on it. Residents do not need to do anything during the test and can stay in their apartment while the test takes place. The test is brief but it can be loud. Residents are asked to remain seated during the test and keep out of the way of the technician.
Please note these tests will cause the fire alarms to sound briefly. They may also cause the fire panels to beep. The bells will turn on and off quickly. In the event of an actual fire alarm the bells would sound and keep ringing.
Announcements will be made in each apartment building at lunch to remind the residents. Each day that the technicians are here they will begin around 8am and work their way through each building floor by floor. We are not able to predict when they will reach each room. For the apartments the testing usually lasts most of the day.
The schedule for 2025 is:
- Friday, April 11, 2025, starting at 8:00 AM: Menno Hospital
- Monday, April 14, 2025, starting at 8:00 AM: Pavilion
- Tuesday, April 15, 2025, starting at 8:00 AM: Terrace East and West
- Wednesday, April 16, 2025, starting at 8:00 AM: Primrose Gardens
- Thursday, April 17, 2025, starting at 8:00 AM: Menno Home
If you have any questions for Menno Home and Menno Hospital please contact Garry Janzen. For the apartments please contact Leonard Klassen.
National Caregiver’s Day in Canada
National Caregiver’s Day recognizes the incredible commitment, hard work, and heart of these caregivers. We see it on our campus every day.
