Support for Internationally Educated Nurses

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“To meet the increasing demand for nurses in British Columbia, the Province is making it easier for eligible internationally educated nurses (IENs) to enter the province’s health system so they can support British Columbians’ health-care needs sooner.

Together with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM), the Nursing Community Assessment Service (NCAS) and Health Match BC (HMBC), the Province is supporting IENs who want to work in B.C.”

If you or someone you know has been educated internationally and could benefit from this program you can find more information here on the BC Government website: https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2022HLTH0120-000589

Good-bye from a brother whose sister lived here 30 years

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This posting on Instagram was shared by Howard Redekopp, (click here) whose sister passed away on E1 Hospital on Mother’s Day.

Thank you to the staff who loved and served his sister for 30 years. Thank you to the staff who loved and served her parents as well – they lived in both Primrose Gardens and Menno Hospital.

What a legacy of care you have had! Blessings to you all as you reflect on her life and your loving care for her throughout most of it.

Reply in Instagram written by Sharon Simpson.

Memorial Livestream & Butterfly Release 2022 Save the Date

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Mark your calendars for the Menno Place Memorial Livestream & Butterfly Release on Friday, June 10 at 2:00pm and 3:00pm, where we’ll be honouring those who have passed since September 2021. More details about the livestream and how you can participate in this remembrance event will be available soon!

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Happy Nurses Week!

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Thank you, Long-Term Care and Assisted Living RN’s and LPN’s for your extraordinary service!

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Happy Mother’s Day!

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Wishing everyone who HAS a mother; everyone who IS a mother; everyone who LOVES a mother; everyone who NEVER KNEW their mother and everyone who MISSES their mother… a wonderful day of visits or memories or peace.

Hymn Stories – May 2022

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Most of us are familiar with the beautiful hymn, How Great Thou Art… but have you heard the live version performed by George Beverly Shea in 1957? Do yourself a favour and click on the link to listen to the performance on YouTube! Don’t forget to read more about the origins of this hymn and other helpful resources for seniors.

Click to listen.

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Take The Mental Health Wellness Challenge!

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To register contact Marie Ponting – Email: marie.ponting@mennoplace.ca  Phone: 604-851-7399 or Jeanette Lee – Email: jeanette.lee@mennoplace.ca  Phone: 604-851-1343 to sign up and get your bingo card.

Congratulations on Your Retirement!

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Congratulations to Ursula Batke, Receptionist at Menno Home and Debbie Marshall, HCA at Menno Hospital on their recent retirements. These amazing women were dedicated and loved by both their colleagues and the residents alike.

We wish them all the best in their new stage of life!

Vaccination Webinar with Dr. Penny Ballem

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On April 28 at 12:30pm, SafeCare BC will be hosting a webinar with Dr. Penny Ballem to talk about immunity, COVID-19 vaccines, and why it’s so important to have a booster dose, as the province opens. This webinar is free and open to any staff who want to attend.

Dr. Penny Ballem will be joining the vaccine education team at SafeCare BC to talk to our members about immunity, COVID-19 vaccines, and why it’s so important to have a booster dose as the province opens up.

Dr. Ballem has been the Chair of the Board of Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) since 2019, as well as being a clinical professor of medicine at the University of British Columbia (UBC) and a fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences. She has had a 35-year career as a health leader and academic clinician in British Columbia. Most recently, she was appointed to lead BC’s hugely successful rollout of COVID-19 vaccines.

To register for the event, please click here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/vaccination-webinar-with-dr-penny-ballem-tickets-317730349027

AP 3.18 Sick Leave Policy Update

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Changes to Employment Standards Act (ESA) – 5 Paid Sick Days

The BC government has amended the Employment Standards Act (ESA) to expand the availability of paid personal illness or injury leave to cover all employees, including casual employees, after 90 consecutive days of employment. The amendments became effective March 31, 2022 and a notice went out on the Menno Place HR Bulletin Vol. 2022.06 on April 12, 2022.

In order to stay well-informed, the Sick Leave Policy will be assigned to you through a link from Surge Learning in the next few weeks. Please read and sign off on this policy so you are well aware of the new regulations.

Thank you.

Jeanette Lee
Director, Human Resources
Menno Place