Important Update – Page 66 – Menno Place Team

Hymn Stories – August 2023

August 1, 2023/in Important Update, News

The beloved gospel hymn, All The Way My Savior Leads Me, written by Franny Crosby was the expression of gratitude to God after a direct and peculiar answer to prayer. Find out more about this hymn!

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Summer Update for Menno Apartments

July 27, 2023/in Important Update

I am grateful for every tenant living at Menno Place, and for every staff member who works here. I want to inform you of what is happening on campus.

We are building the Life Enrichment Team to continue to serve you and are excited for what lies ahead. Many familiar faces remain on our team (Darlene, Judith, Angela, Leonard). We’ve welcomed Kerry as the Apartments Chaplain. We’ve said goodbye to Trish, Tamara, and Claire. Many staff members have vacation time during the summer months. Change is often unsettling but know that we are excited for the future.

We are available to hear from you. Please continue to call the reception phone numbers and leave a message if no one answers. We will respond. We will continue to work with all our other departments to deal with your questions and concerns. Our building emergency line is available for after-hours building emergencies.

We are committed to communicating with you. We make announcements in the dining rooms. We broadcast the weekly Menno Forum on Tuesdays/Wednesdays – please tune in to Channel 10. We distribute memos. We put up posters. We are planning community meetings for each building in September. We want you to know what is happening.

We are upgrading the exterior of Terrace West. Terrace West is getting exterior upgrades over the next 3-4 months. The specifics will be shared with Terrace West tenants as the project begins. Thanks for your patience during construction.

Thank you for being such great tenants!

Leonard Klassen,

Interim Manager of Independent and Supportive Living

Terrace West Building Exterior Upgrades

July 27, 2023/in Important Update

We have some exciting news to share with you. We are going to do a major building exterior upgrade to Terrace West over the next 3-4 months.

What is included in this upgrade?

New gutters (higher capacity)
New decks and railings
Replacing siding/painting stucco – updated colors for the entire exterior
Replacing or repairing facia board and gable ends
Repairing building band along first floor on ground level

What is the impact on tenants?

Decks will need to be empty at certain times in the project
Some noise and disruption from the ongoing work at various times
There will be 1-2 lifts on site, along with a dumpster for old materials

What is the communication plan?

Send out a memo about the project
Communicate specific dates/requests to clear decks through lunch announcements, posters in building, weekly Menno forum, flyers
Life Enrichment staff is available to answer questions

We expect work to start in early August. Look for posters and information about what is necessary for the first part of the project, which will be a wash of the upper floor walls (stucco).

Thank you for your patience during this project! And join me in thanking our maintenance staff for coordinating this project with several contractors. The building will look amazing when this project is complete!

Leonard Klassen, 604-851-4004

Interim Manager of Independent and Supportive Living