This is a reminder to all staff that Daylight Savings Time ends at 2:00am on Sunday, November 2, 2025.
Please remember to set your clocks BACK one hour. Staff working in resident-facing areas are reminded to please assist residents in resetting their clocks as well, as you are able.
This year was the 10th anniversary of SafeCare BC’s Hearts and Hands Conference – day to celebrate. educate and inspire health care assistants. Several HCAs from Menno Place attended the event and our very own Bina (HCA, Menno Apartments) was featured in an on stage interview with Ken Donahue talking about her 36 years as an HCA. Staff who attended said she did an amazing job. Congratulations Bina!
All staff working in resident spaces are required to report their decision on whether or not to receive the flu shot by November 30, 2025.
Dear Team,
Please be advised that scheduled server maintenance will take place on Wednesday, October 29, from 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM.
During this time:
We will work to minimize the outage and restore services as quickly as possible.
If you experience any network issues after 5:00 PM, please contact Adaptive Technical for support at 604-357-3456.
We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your understanding as we perform this essential work to maintain secure and reliable systems.
Thank you for your patience and cooperation.
Learn practical applications to identify risk factors of violence and de-escalation techniques at a Violence Prevention Workshop on Friday, November 14, 2025. Space is limited. Register soon!
In keeping with tradition Menno Place has signed up for a group Purdys order that means you can get 25% off your favorite holiday chocolates. Shop for your gifts or treat yourself, all of the holiday classics are here.
Deadline to order is: Monday, November 24th. Chocolates will be ready for pick up on Monday, December 8th.
You can download a copy of the 2025 catalog by clicking on the image below:
When you’re ready to shop all orders can place your order online. (No more paper order forms!)
Go to https://www.purdys.com/group-savings
When you follow the link to the Purdys site it will ask for your email address to add you to the group. Click on REGISTER in the top right corner to create an online account.
To start your order you’ll need to JOIN A GROUP
Once you’ve joined the group click SHOP ONLINE in the menu at the very top of the page to start shopping.
That will open the marketplace that looks like this:
Please order by Monday, November 24th. Chocolates will be ready for pick up on Monday, December 8th.
Thank you!
Reminder to all staff that 2026 first choice vacation requests are due in ONE WEEK – Saturday, November 1, 2025. See memo below for details and other reminders.
M E M O R A N D U M
Date: October 1, 2025
To: All Regular HEU Members
From: Staffing
Re: 2026 Vacation Requests to be submitted via Employee Portal
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First Choice Vacation Requests:
Second & Subsequent Vacation Requests:
Please Note:
Learn how to respond respectfully, with confidence and skill, to behaviours associated with dementia at a Gentle Persuasive Approach Workshop on Thursday, Nov 13, 2025. Space is limited. Register soon!
Please be advised that BC Hydro has scheduled an electrical shutdown that will result in a power disruption affecting the entire Menno Place Campus and surrounding properties, on Sunday, October 26th, from 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM.
During this time, the following services will be impacted:
We recommend planning accordingly to minimize disruption to your work and ensure the safety and comfort of residents and staff. If you have any questions or require assistance preparing for this outage, please reach out to your supervisor or the Facilities team.
Thank you for your attention and cooperation.
If you get questions from families you can see the communications we sent out to families at the links below.
Menno Apartments: https://mennoplacelife.com/apartments/memo-planned-power-outage-tw-te-pg/
Menno Hospital: https://mennoplacelife.com/menno-hospital/memo-planned-power-outage-menno-hospital/
Menno Home & Hospital Family Council would like to inform family and friends of 2 upcoming optional educational webinars.
