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Let’s all go to the ball game: Harvest Crossing residents cheer on the Blue Jays

December 19, 2023

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Family, farming and retirement bliss: A mother and son’s life at Hunter Village

December 01, 2023

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Astoria's heartwarming Thanksgiving gesture for the Port Coquitlam community

October 12, 2023

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Island Park residents help students learn from the past thanks to the Legacy Memory Project

June 28, 2023

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Students and residents alike have a ball at pen-pal program ‘Prom Night’ at Aspira Kensington Place

Jun 20, 2023
In a heartwarming display of intergenerational bonding, Aspira Kensington Place retirement home recently hosted a “Prom Night” as part of their flourishing pen-pal program.
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Story time at Royale Place Retirement Residence

Jun 29, 2020
Residents at Royale Place are filming themselves reading children’s stories for local kindergarten children — and now you can enjoy them too!
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Game Night with the Scouts

Mar 03, 2020
Martindale Gardens Retirement Residence was honoured to host the Milton Boy Scouts for a game night with residents.
Innovative Programs

Chinese culture festival

Sep 03, 2019
Residents and team members at Villa Da Vinci Retirement Residence enjoyed a cultural experience with students from Apple College and Fern Hill School.
Innovative Programs

Birds of a feather woodwork together

Jul 24, 2018
Residents at Cedarvale Lodge joined up with students and York Region Police for an intergenerational woodworking program.
Intergenerational

What happens when seniors become pen pals with 11-year-olds?

Jul 24, 2017
Grade 5 students and seniors at Weston Terrace Care Community finally meet after 6 months of exchanging letters.
Innovative Programs

Seniors and high school students come together for intergenerational choir

Jul 10, 2017
Almost 90 people came out to watch a choir held by residents at Trillium and high school students.
Innovative Programs

The Grandpal Project

Jan 16, 2017
The grandpal program paired residents at Maple Grove with Grade 7 students from Sunny View Middle School.
Innovative Programs

You’ve got mail

Aug 15, 2016
Island Park Retirement Residence’s first dive into the Cyber Seniors program was a hit.
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