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CapitalCare News 2010
Veterans get their place in the
sun as Lieutenant Governor cuts ribbon on rooftop garden
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Completion of the rooftop garden represents nearly five years of fundraising and donations by supporters. The project was kick-started by 13 ladies, representing Royal Canadian Legions of the Edmonton area coming together as the Edmonton Royal Canadian Legions, Ladies Auxiliaries Association, who contributed the initial $80,000 it cost to build the second floor patio.
To ensure that the roof top garden could be enjoyed as much as possible, the campaign continued to raise $75,000 for a solarium and covered patio. |
His Honour, Colonel (Retired) the Honourable Donald S. Ethell, Lieutenant Governor of Alberta, accompanied by Administrator Betty Kolewaski, receives the vice-regal salute from members of the 3 Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry as the 13 members of the Edmonton Royal Canadian Legions Ladies Auxiliaries Association stand at attention. |
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The Kipnes Centre for Veterans is approaching the fifth anniversary of its grand opening on November 9, 2005. In recognition of this milestone, the event also honoured the legions, service clubs, military units and community groups who over the past five years fundraised, volunteered, and generated donations in support of enhancements at the centre. These projects included a bus, a home theatre system, electric beds, mattresses, an information kiosk, and specialized equipment. Proceeds from the past two Runs for the Brave, a 10K road race and family fun walk held every August, also went towards the rooftop garden. |
Betty Kolewaski and Veteran Joe Watt enjoy a quiet moment in the solarium.
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The benefactors acknowledged at today’s ceremony were: Edmonton RCL
Ladies Auxiliaries Association, RCLs and Auxiliaries from Edmonton
Area, St Albert, Wetaskawin; Korean War Veterans Society; Edmonton
Airborne Social Club; Army, Navy, Air Force Society; Branch 215 Ex
Service Women; Canadian Naval Association; Royal Canadian Service
Corps Association; 49th Bn, Loyal Edmonton Regimental Society; PPCLI
Regimental Society; 700 Wing Edmonton Air Force Association; Greater
Edmonton Poppy Fund; St Albert Poppy Fund; Union Local 488 Edmonton;
408 Tactical Helicopter Squadron Edmonton; 41 Service Battalion
(Formerly 15 Svc Bn) Edmonton.
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War heroes from different eras meet at pancake
breakfast to launch Edmonton – Cpl Ryan Crawford joined veteran Roy Pritchard in launching the 2010 Run for the Brave as the 408 Tactical Helicopter Squadron put on their annual Capital EX Pancake Breakfast for residents of the CapitalCare Kipnes Centre for Veterans. The Afghan war vet and the WWII war vet will both be participating in the Run, which takes place August 14 at the Edmonton Garrison. Cpl. Crawford, of 3 Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, was deployed to Afghanistan in August 2005. On Dec. 12, Cpl Crawford was driving a G-Wagon which struck an IED, leaving him severely wounded in his right leg. Since the attack, he has undergone nine surgeries but continues to serve the Canadian Forces. |
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Corporal Ryan Crawford and Veteran Roy Pritchard talk about their combat experiences
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Veteran Roy Pritchard, of Royal Winnipeg Rifles, served in WWII from 1939 – 1945. He successfully landed on Juno Beach on D-Day, June 6, 1944 but was wounded later that year and now lives at the CapitalCare Kipnes Centre for Veterans. He will be portered by Cpl. Crawford in the Run for the Brave. “We fought in different wars, and in different eras,” said Mr. Pritchard. “They have IEDs to worry about now, and we had snipers and shrapnel. We were both wounded in battle serving our country.” The Run for the Brave will take place August 14 at the Edmonton Garrison. It will be a 10 K timed race, a 5 K family fun walk and a 1 K kids run. Proceeds raised will benefit the Kipnes Centre for Veterans. The military supports the cause by hosting the event at the Steele Barracks, serving the post-race pancake breakfast, displaying armoured vehicles and offering a tank ride as a prize. “Run for the Brave is a morning of family fun and fitness,” says Bernadette DeSantis, Communications Manager for CapitalCare. “It’s another way to support our troops, past and present, and to help them live comfortably at all stages of their lives.”
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Canada's first residential Alzheimer care centre turns 15 as wave of grey approaches Edmonton – The future
of Alzheimer’s care was celebrated today as CapitalCare marked the
15th anniversary of the opening of McConnell Place North,
Canada’s first residential care centre for people with Alzheimer’s.
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McConnell Place North provides a secure, home-like environment for people with Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s is a progressive, degenerative disease of the brain that leads to dementia and is characterized by problems by memory, judgment, orientation and high level functioning. Research shows that people with early to mid-stage Alzheimer’s do not require the higher level of care provided in long term care centres and in fact may thrive in an environment that promotes home-like living and activity. “CapitalCare’s Alzheimer care centres were designed to support as much independence and dignity as possible so that people with Alzheimer’s can continue living life to the best of their abilities,” said Sheri Seghers, Manager of McConnell Place North and West. Recently published research Rising Tide estimates that by 2038, the number of Canadians with dementia will more than double to 1,125, 200 and that the economic burden of the disease will expand ten fold to $153 billion. “CapitalCare got ahead of the wave in developing this social model of care,” says Dr. Doris Milke, Senior Researcher for CapitalCare. “With the research we have conducted over the past 15 years, we are better positioned to manage an increased demand for quality Alzheimer’s care.” Residents, their families, staff and volunteers packed into McConnell Place North’s Great Room to hear speeches, sing songs, dance and cut cake. Staff donated a quilt to the centre, and a new fountain was added to McConnell’s award-winning garden. Residents received personalized photo albums as a memento of their time spent at the centre. McConnell Place North is currently fundraising for electric beds. A silent auction was held during the 15th anniversary celebrations. You can contribute to this campaign at anytime by contacting the CapitalCare Foundation at 780.448.2413. To learn more about McConnell’s Adopt-a-Garden campaign, please contact Sherri Bessette, Activities Convenor at 780.496.2576. |
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