From the Director’s Desk
Contents01: Saint Patrick’s Celebrations
02: Who’s NEW on Campus
03: AVENS Board Chair, Matthew Spence, Celebrates his 60th Birthday
04: Visit from AVENS President & CEO
Saint Patrick’s Celebrations
On campus last week, AVENS celebrated all things Irish with fun, and festivities.
Fun facts about St. Patrick’s Day:
• It is a nationally recognized holiday in Ireland
• The 1st St. Patrick’s Day Parade was in held America.
• Four-leaf clover has a meaning for each leaf: Hope, Faith, Love and Luck
AVENS celebrated the week of good fortune with our residents through several events such as: Trivia Night, St. Patrick’s Day True or False, Guess Who, and much more. Our Recreation Team members Ronell, Anthony, and Holly held a festive Irish themed round table in the Manor.
Residents were also treated to an outing on the AVENS Bus for a tour of Yellowknife’s Pubs complete with History, and the Ice Castle. Visits included the Old Harley’s building now known as The Gallery, the Gold Range, the Raven “Yellowknife’s Hottest Dance Club”, the Kilt & Castle, and the Black Knight.
Other sights included a stop at the beautiful Yellowknife Elks Lodge 314, and the “old location” & new location of the Vincent Massey Branch 164 Legion on Franklin Avenue. Both organizations are truly valued for supporting AVENS programming through their generous donations.
A treat of hot chocolate and cookies were enjoyed by all aboard while enjoying the sights of the SNOWKING XXVII. A visit to the castle is planned soon during the upcoming warmer weather!
On March 17th- Everyone’s Irish
Green was the choice of most on March 17th from clothing to accessories! Even our Administration mascot also joined in the fun!
02: Who’s NEW on Campus
Casual Cook – Dylan Dawe
Dylan joins our Food Services team after returning to the north fresh out of school for Culinary Arts. Dylan has several years of cooking experience both in Yellowknife and in the South. He is very much looking forward to the upcoming new kitchen and all the new opportunities that will come with it.
Resident Care Team Lead – Amy Rose
Hailing from Newfoundland, Amy is a Registered Nurse whom many of us may recognize from her time here as a nursing student. Prior to joining the AVENS team, Amy has been on the front lines of the COVID team.
We are very fortunate that Amy has decided to return to AVENS and look forward to having her as our newest Team Lead!
03:Matt’s 60th Birthday Party
AVENS Board Chair Matthew Spence hosted a gathering at the Top Knight to celebrate 60marvelous trips around the sun. Matthew is a big part of the Yellowknife Community and continues to be an integral part of the AVENS family.
From everyone at AVENS, we want to wish Matthew the biggest HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
“You don’t stop laughing because you grow old, you grow old because you stop laughing.”-George Bernard Shaw
04:Campus Snow Clearing
Yellowknife weather is a constant surprise.
The snow clearing was originally scheduled for Friday & Saturday and was pushed back at the last minute due to the fresh dumping of white fluffy snow. Kudos to the Maintenance Team for adapting and executing with little to no notice.
Capital City was onsite Saturday and Sunday morning bright and early to remove the build-up of winter snow, ice & rock on the roads.
Our Maintenance Team were well prepared and safely directed traffic during the day. Photo credit goes out to our Maintenance Supervisor Rick Marshall for these great progress pictures.
All of the snow was removed from the campus unlike years past when snow was pushed into the open. Thank you to everyone for being safe during snow clearing!Spring is just around the corner with longer days, and higher temperatures.
Spring is just around the corner with longer days, and higher temperatures.
04: Visit from AVENS Pres. & CEO
AVENS President and CEO, Daryl Dolynny, initiated the Business Continuity Plan on March 17th when a medical emergency required him to temporarily go off-line. All duties of the President & CEO were assigned temporarily to Sara Fullerton, Director of Finance until further notice.
Daryl stopped by for a quick visit on Friday to the Administration entrance. He is in great spirits, is recovering well and is hoping to be back to active duty as soon as possible. Daryl got to take home a little part of AVENS with one of the beautiful flowers from Reception.
