Welcome Chiamaka Eugene – Health & Safety Coordinator!
She will be joining Menno Place on June 23 as our Health and Safety Coordinator.
Welcome Harpreet Kaur – Payroll Business Partner!
She’s joining us as a Payroll Business Partner and brings a strong background in payroll and HR, along with a genuine passion for supporting people and teams.
Happy Support Services Week!
Support Services Day may be one day but our appreciation goes far beyond that. This year we’ll be celebrating you all week long.
MEMO: First Aid Support and Emergency Contact Process – Menno Apartments
MEMO
To: All Employees
From: People & Culture
Date: June15, 2026
Subject: First Aid Support and Emergency Contact Process – Menno Apartments
Please be advised that effective June 15, 2026, all Menno Apartment employees across all buildings may access first aid assistance through the Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) based in Terrace East Wellness Centre when required.
This process applies to employees from all apartment departments and locations, including Primrose Garden and Pavilion. First aid support should be accessed through the LPN located in the Terrace East Wellness Centre.
If the injured employee is unable to safely travel to the Wellness Centre, please call the Apartment LPN at extn 4010/604-615-7652, and they will come to the employee’s location to provide assistance. If the LPN is unavailable, employees may contact the Registered Nurse (RN) in either Menno Home or Menno Hospital for assistance.
Please note that the list of designated first aid personnel and available contacts will be posted and maintained at the Wellness Centre.
We appreciate everyone’s cooperation in following the appropriate process to ensure timely support and response when needed.
MEMO: Smoke-Free Workplace
DATE: June 9, 2026
TO: All Staff
FROM: People and Culture
RE: Smoke-Free Workplace
Menno Place is committed to maintaining a safe, healthy, and clean environment for all residents, staff, and visitors. As part of this commitment, as per policy AP – 2.18, Menno Place enforces a strict smoke-free workplace policy across the entire campus.
Smoking, vaping, and the use of all tobacco or tobacco-like products—including electronic nicotine devices and cannabis—are prohibited on Menno Place campus for all staff and visitors. Smoking/vaping is prohibited within seven (7) meters of public building entrances or within outdoor public spaces, as mandated by the City of Abbotsford Smoking Regulation Bylaw No. 1694-2017.
Staff members who wish to smoke or vape must do so off campus and are expected to follow appropriate hand hygiene practices before returning to work.
This policy aligns with health and safety standards and supports the well-being of everyone on campus. Non-compliance may result in corrective action in accordance with organizational policies.
You can find the full policy on Surge in Policy Professional. You’ll need to log in to access the document. Instructions on how to use Surge Learning can be found here: Surge Instructions.
We appreciate your cooperation in maintaining a smoke-free workplace.
Thank a Support Services Team Member!
As we celebrate Support Services Appreciation week please take a minute to thank a team member who works for the dietary, housekeeping, laundry, finance, life enrichment, communications & advancement, staffing, people & culture, maintenance, recreation or rehabilitation team.
Use the form below to send your thanks!
Fill out my online form.
Today: Planned IT Outage June 12 – 13
This is a reminder that a planned IT outage will take place from Friday, June 12 to Saturday, June 13.
The outage of network drives and related services will begin at 5:00 p.m. on Friday and will be fully in effect by 5:30 p.m. During the outage, access to network drives and several internal systems (including GoldCare, ComVida, Tailscale, and Exchange) will be unavailable. Internet and Wi‑Fi services, as well as cloud-based systems (including PCC and Senior Care), will remain available.
Some services will begin to be restored Friday evening, with core access (such as basic network connectivity and certain drives) returning later that evening. Additional systems will be restored in stages overnight and into Saturday morning, including network applications and printing services. Most major systems, including Exchange, are expected to be restored by Saturday morning, with final services returning by early afternoon.
Our management and IT teams will be actively overseeing this work to minimize disruption and ensure a smooth restoration of services.
If you experience an urgent issue during the outage, please contact Adaptive Technical at local 2241 at any time for support.
Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
Support Services Contest Entry
If you work in Support Services you can enter to win a gift certificate to Greek Islands!
MOVED: Planned IT Outage – June 12 – 13
We want to let you know that the upcoming planned IT outage has moved from June 5 – 6 to June 12 -13.
During this time some of our computer systems will be turned off for a period of time so they can be improved. Most outages will happen overnight.
This means things like shared files and some programs may not work during that time. However, the Internet, Wi-Fi, and some online systems (like PCC and Senior Care) will still work.
Our management team is planning carefully and guiding this work to make sure the outage is as short as possible and causes very little disruption.
We will share more details soon, including exactly when this will happen and what you should do to get ready. We are working to keep the outage as short as possible so it causes very little disruption.
Thank you for your understanding.
Menno Apartments – Health Care Aides – Job Fair
MEMO:
To: All Health Care Aide Staff – Menno Apartments
Date: June 1, 2026
Assisted Living Aides – Job Fair
This bulletin is notice to the Assisted Living, Care Aide team of the timeline for the upcoming Job Fair at Menno Apartments.
Date of Job Fair: June 16, 2026
Location: Terrace East Boardroom (second floor)
Time: 11 am – 12 noon
Rotations and seniority lists will be posted in Terrace East on June 2, 2026. Proxy notes will be available at the same time. The Job Fair does not include casual staff.
The Job Fair operates entirely on seniority so please note the time beside your name on the seniority list when you will be required to make your choice.
If you are unable to attend the Job Fair, you may submit your Proxy by email to Lana Murray at lana.murray@mennoplace.ca or drop it by her office in HR by June 15, 2026, at 4pm.
If you choose to attend the Job Fair on a day off, this time is not paid. Do not be late for your allotted time as we will have to move on to the next staff as per the schedule and your choice may be taken. Please bring photo ID to the Job Fair for identification.
Failure to attend the Job Fair or submit a Proxy Note will result in a status change to casual. The date for the new rotations begins on or soon after July 01, 2026.
If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to your shop steward.
Thank you.
