Posts by Alain Vachon
Senior Spotlight: Ermita
Introducing our first resident spotlight of the month, Ermita! Ermita is celebrating her 5th year at City View, being one of our first residents who joined us, followed by her brother, Ezio, and brother-in-law, Vincenzo. In 1961, Ermita moved to Canada to join her sister from a town in Italy. She is known for her…
Read More5 Year Anniversary at City View!
A special thank you to all our residents who have been with us the last 5 years. We have grown to become such a big family and cherish each and everyone one of you. We shared some good laughs over wine fun facts and indulged on some delicious cheese and crackers.
Read MorePlace Your Bets!
Rideau Carleton Raceway may be closed, but we are pleased to announce the City View Derby! Racing Registration opens today (Friday May 14th, 2021) and closes Friday May 21st at 3:00pm. Races begin on Tuesday May 25th 2021 (due to the holiday Monday) Stay tuned to meet the horses, they will be introduced live on…
Read MoreHappy Nursing Week!
Happy Nursing Week! City View is grateful to have such incredible and dedicated Nurses and Personal Support Workers on their team! One week to celebrate you all is not nearly enough! Thank you for all that you do!
Read MoreHappy Mother’s Day!
” A Mother is she who can take the place of all others but whose place no one else can take”- Cardinal Mermillod We celebrated Mother’s Day by handing out flowers to all the women of City View. May they blossom as beautiful as they are. Happy Mother’s Day to all!
Read MoreIt’s 5 O’Clock Somewhere!
Residents of City View celebrated Cinco de Mayo with Margaritas, Piñatas and dancing! Ida taught us her championship dance moves and Annie shared her Piñata treats with everyone. Happy Cinco de Mayo!
Read MoreResident Safety Success!
WE DID IT! A well deserved celebration for the residents of City View, who have continued to be diligent in preventing the spread of Covid-19. We raised our glasses to toast our residents for their patience and support during these unprecedented times. Here`s to you!
Read MoreSenior Spotlight: Happy Volunteer Week!
Today we said a big THANK YOU to our in house volunteers for all their hard work and dedication this past year. From volunteering as Resident Ambassadors, garden helpers, The Choir and everything else in between. THANK YOU to Aline, Allen, Margaret, Ingrid and Terry (not pictured). City View is honored that you call…
Read MoreMaking Easter Chocolates
Easter is never complete without mounds of chocolates! Today at City View, we spent the afternoon playing in chocolate, making our own Easter treats! Each resident got their own mold and baggies of melted chocolate to pipe colour patterns of chocolate as they pleased! Everyone had a great time, and the best part is…
Read MoreA Pot of Gold at the End of the Rainbow
City View’s Leprechauns were busy celebrating St. Patrick’s day yesterday! We started the day by mixing up our own chocolate popcorn rainbows! It was deliciously messy! We enjoyed a day of Irish classic meals and ended it on a sweet note with some Leprechaun Punch (spiked or not!) and of course our Irish classics-…
Read MoreFrom Seeds to Sprouts!
Our seeds have sprouted in record time! If you`ve been keeping up with us, on Friday March 12th we planted a few seeds for National Plant a Flower Day! Just over the weekend we have had some surprise sprouts! We can`t wait to see what these sprouts look like by the end of the…
Read MorePlant Positivity Experiment
Happy National Plant a Flower Day! We celebrated appropriately by starting a few seeds of our own! We have a variety of mixed flowers and are going to try our hand at growing our own poppies! Back in 2018, IKEA did a plant experiment to show the effects of bullying. We are going to…
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