Village Voice Stories

Oct 18, 2024 / Village Voice

Posted by: Kristian Partington

The Village of Winston Park was humming with activity on Oct. 16 as residents, team members, loved ones and a wide range of guests officially celebrated the grand opening of the fully-expanded Long-Term Care neighbourhoods.

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Posted by: Kristian Partington

Mary Jane Empson sits in her cozy Williamsburg suite in the Village of Taunton Mills, talking about a recent donation she and her family made in support of The Wilfred Schlegel Hope Fund. Before she gets to that, however, a bit of background is in order.

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Posted by: Kristian Partington

When more than 500 people connected to Schlegel Villages gather for the annual operational planning retreat, some of the most important contributions come from each of the Villages’ Success Award Winners.

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Oct 10, 2024 / Village Voice

Posted by: Kristian Partington

The annual Schlegel Villages Operational Planning retreat is an opportunity for leaders, team members, residents and trusted partners to come together and reaffirm their commitment to the organization’s mission to push past the institutional model of care for the elders of our communities.

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Dec 06, 2024 / Village Voice

Posted by: Kristian Partington

For Don Steinman, a fine meal prepared with love was always a gift he was proud to offer his family and friends, especially during the holidays. On Thanksgiving Day, for example, his wife would venture out with their children to line the streets of Kitchener for the Oktoberfest parade, and he’d be in the kitchen preparing the annual feast.

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Sep 24, 2024 / Village Voice

Posted by: Kristian Partington

To walk into Mirella and Armando Mio’s suite at The Village of Erin Meadows is to have one’s senses awakened. Mirella has just taken a pie out of the oven and it cools enticingly upon a counter covered with the tools of a busy kitchen. A glance left from where the pie sits, the eyes are now trained upon a large metal bowl filled with olives marinating in a mix of garlic and herbs, and Armando grabs a clean spoon to plunge into the mix.

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Posted by: Kristian Partington

For nearly a decade, Marwa Amra had been trying to make her way to Canada where she always believed some of her best hopes for the future could be realized.

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For the first 25 years of their lives, Nene Lott and her sister Nan were practically inseparable. They were born mere moments apart and from that point on, they were at each other’s side, a mutual complement in all they did. They grew up playing baseball together in rural Norwich south of Woodstock, Ontario, for example, and Nan was the catcher while Nene was her trusty pitcher.

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Art Pyke started from humble beginnings, a 17-year-old kid from Moncton New Brunswick who ventured to Boston with $30 US in his pocket and plans to make something of himself. He worked, he slept, he studied, and came away with a degree in clinical psychology from Temple University; this knowledge would serve him well as his later careers shifted from accounting for a large construction company to sales, where he excelled in everything from selling cars to pharmaceuticals with one of the world’s largest companies in the field.

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Posted by: Kristian Partington

Throughout 18 Schlegel Villages spread across Ontario, more than 6,000 team members from all corners of the globe care for and support our residents. Their stories are as vast, varied and unique as the individual residents they proudly serve, and in them we often find inspiration and the best in the spirit of generosity.

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