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Astoria's heartwarming Thanksgiving gesture for the Port Coquitlam community

October 12, 2023

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Bill Reid: A life of artistry and passion

September 22, 2023

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The secret to 105-year-old Edna's long life is to "work hard and play hard"

August 01, 2023

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Island Park residents help students learn from the past thanks to the Legacy Memory Project

Jun 28, 2023
After a pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Legacy Memory Project found a new lease of life this year, drawing participation from 19 students from Grades 11 and 12 at Campbellford District High School (CDHS).
Kensington Place Retirement Residence

Students and residents alike have a ball at pen-pal program ‘Prom Night’ at Aspira Kensington Place

Jun 20, 2023
In a heartwarming display of intergenerational bonding, Aspira Kensington Place retirement home recently hosted a “Prom Night” as part of their flourishing pen-pal program.
Awards & Achievements

Vivian Klinck: An Artist's Journey to Kensington Court

Jun 08, 2023
Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan in the early 1940s, Vivian Klinck’s journey to becoming a respected artist wasn’t straightforward. Her relationship with her craft started from a young age and she graduated from Michigan State University with a minor in art ...
Innovative Programs

Sienna Supper blossoming into a beautiful, charitable tradition

Apr 27, 2023
It started at Aspira Lynde Creek Gardens as a compassionate gesture for Thanksgiving. Today it is slowly blossoming into a new Sienna tradition known as Sienna Supper.
Milestone Stories

A platinum union: Orchard Valley residents Gordon and Doreen Ellinson celebrate their 70th wedding

Apr 14, 2023
More than 70 years ago, after a chance meeting at a dance in New Westminster, Gordon and Doreen hit it off right away.
Centenarians

Celebrating centenarians at Aspira on the 100th day of the year

Apr 04, 2023
Being a centenarian is an exceptional and somewhat rare feat. The odds of any of us making it to dizzying heights of 100 years old are slim, about 5,000 to one in fact. So it’s no surprise ....
Retirement

Gail Bissett loves the food, staff and her social life at Aspira Hunter Village and feels “so much younger” since moving in.

Mar 30, 2023
Gail Bissett grew up on a farm 40 miles from Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. The self-proclaimed “prairie farm girl” made the move to Saskatoon in 1964 where she earned a degree in nursing.
Awards & Achievements

After an exceptional, award-filled life and career Gary Gullickson is happy to relax with his wife at Aspira Hunter Village

Feb 24, 2023
Gary Gullickson has lived, and continues to live, a very full life. He is a doer, someone who is constantly busy it seems, and whose life is dotted with incredible awards.
Mayfair Terrace Retirement Residence

After 13 years talented chef Joy Green still loves helping out residents and expanding their culinary tastes at Aspira Mayfair Terrace

Feb 21, 2023
Joy Green, 72, is a smart, articulate woman happily residing at Aspira Mayfair Terrace in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia. A third-generation Japanese-Canadian, she was born in Manitoba ...
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