
Chilliwack


Elim Village Christmas Concert
Virtual Concert link available here https://vimeo.com/elimvillage. This event is sponsored by Elim’s Pastoral Care team.

Happy Canada Day
We are wishing everyone a safe and happy Canada Day. While we cannot celebrate Canada’s birthday together we should all be proud of everything we have accomplished as a country. Did you know that Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and the Canada province – (later split into Ontario and Quebec) were the first three provinces that…

Happy Father’s Day
Happy father’s day to all fathers and father figures. Today and everyday we thank-you for the wisdom you have provided and positive influence you have had throughout our lives. We hope you can look back and reflect on cherished memories and many laughs with the father or father figures in your life. Father’s day was…

Seniors Helping Seniors
Generosity was in abundance on June 5th when our Garrison Crossing residents filled green Elim Village shopping bags with groceries for the seniors population in Chilliwack. Campus staff used the Elim Village community shuttle to deliver over 80 bags of groceries to the Chilliwack Seniors Resource Society with assistance from the Salvation Army. Some…

Seniors’ Week
To conclude with Seniors’ Week in British Columbia. At Elim Village, we think this is an opportune time to reflect on our nations seniors. Seniors born from 1910 to 1924 are often referred to as the ’Greatest Generation’. Elim has many in this demographic; those that have lived through the great depression and gallantly served…

A Birthday To Remember
Recently, Garrison Crossing resident, Jenny, celebrated her 80th birthday. Despite restrictions her friends found a way to make it special. A group of residents gathered together for the party which was a BYOC (bring your own coffee) party and each person had their own cupcake in order to adhere to physical distancing. There was also…

Community At Work
The spring breeze has distributed lots of debris from the tall trees at Elim Village Garrison Crossing. One of our residents took it upon herself to help us out with clean up! A wonderfully candid picture. It says so much about our Garrison Crossing residents and the community we are all building.

International Nurses Day
Today is International Nurses Day and this one is particularity special. Below is from our Director of Community Life, Marian Heemskerk. “We are very proud of our nursing staff who demonstrate dedication and resilience in the work they do for older adults, especially during these very perplexing times of COVID-19. We are blessed and proud…

To Our Heroes
Thank-you to our staff. You are truly heroes and we could not do this without you. These times are unusual and can be stressful; yet, every staff member is here with a welcoming smile for all our residents. We are in this together and one person cannot do it on their own, we are a…