Delmanor Northtown Turns One!

Warm memories, delectable gourmet food and friends....old and new, filled the truly remarkable residence for an elegant anniversary party that will not soon be forgotten.


Ms. Elvy Nettie - resident Mr. Nick & Mrs. Reinie Walvis - residents
Over 200 guests attended this celebration on September 16th, including Northtown residents, future residents, staff, invited guests and members of the community. It was hard to believe that it has been a year since Northtown opened its doors, but by the bountiful conversations, dining and dancing; residents, families and staff had much to celebrate.

Along with culinary delights prepared on site by talented Northtown Chefs, guests enjoyed the music provided by a pianist, violinist and harpist. A grand gala indeed, as Northtown celebrates a successful first year!



If you would like to learn more about retirement living at Delmanor Northtown, please contact Kelly, Laurie or Nikki at 416-225-9146

Mr. Robert Mahalec & Delmanor Staff

Pictured top: violinist Tom Hamilton

Delmanor Supports Parkinson Superwalk

Earl Bales Park in North York was alive on September 12th with over 1,000 walkers, runners and supporters raising awareness and charitable funds for the Canadian Parkinson Society.



Delmanor Seniors Communities was thrilled to be a corporate sponsor for this event to raise funds for continuing research to find a cure for Parkinson's disease. Delmanor sponsored the 5k run at the Superwalk and along with other sponsors, the participants raised over $325,000 for the Canadian Parkinson Society at this single event! Other Parkinson Superwalk’s were being held at various locations across Canada the same day.



For further information about retirement living at one of the Delmanor Communities, please visit us at www.delmanor.com. If you would like to learn more about some of the charitable fundraising events supported by Delmanor Seniors Communites, please contact Elaine Wood, Corporate Director of Marketing and Sales at ewood@delmanor.com

Delmanor Northtown Drivewise

Delmanor Northtown was driving wise on September 14th when 60 participants including residents, staff and senior drivers from the community decided to sharpen up their driving skills in the interest of promoting safe and enjoyable trips on our roadways.

Recently retired OPP Sergeant Bob Patterson brought 17 years of experience on the police force and 15 years as a paramedic to develop the drivewise program for seniors. This very beneficial and popular seminar highlighted the consideration and devotion to safety that the Northtown seniors possess. Some of the important facts that were mentioned by Mr. Patterson and the trustee of Ward 5, Mr. James Pastemek were;
1) There are approximately 8.1 licensed drivers in Ontario
2) Approximately 1.9 million of Ontario 's licenses drivers (or about 23% of all drivers are 55 years or older)
Bob Patterson (retired OPP officer)

Bob Patterson & Robyn Stephenson -Delmanor Northtown Recreation Manager.

3) In 2000, there were 443,000 drivers involved in collisions, of those 63,000 of 14% were seniors
4) The percentage of drivers involved in collissions in the 55 and over age categories is lower than any other age group

Delmanor Northtown was thrilled to be able to host this very informative session and look forward to doing this event again in the future. Anyone wishing to obtain more information about the Drivewise Program can contact Bob Patterson or James Pastemek at www.drivewise@50plus.com.

Anne Cotton & Victor Spinney - Delmanor Residents

For further information about Delmanor Northtown retirement residence, please contact http://www.delmanor.com/ or Laurie Fortin, Assistant Marketing Manager (416) 225-9146

An Old Fashioned Ice Cream Social

It was a real trip down memory lane on August 28th for the residents of Delmanor Elgin Mills Retirement Community. Who could think of a better way to enjoy a scorching afternoon than indulging on fresh creamy ice cream made right in front of you!

Afya Horticulture presenter Sean Chubbuck, joined the seniors to demonstrate ice cream churning and to reminisce about the way ice cream was made 50-100 years ago.

After each of the residents had an opportunity to turn the crank handle, the mouthwatering ice vanilla treat was sampled by all!

What an indulgent way to bring some nostalgia back, and enjoy during the dog days of summer.

For further information about the special events open to the public, please contact Susan Applebaum, Marketing & Community Relations Manager at 905-770-7963
http://www.delmanor.com/ Pictured 1, Residents Jean & George Billings and volunteer Daniel Shprits, Pictured 2, Elgin Mills residents enjoy the sun while watching presenter Sean Chubbuck, Pictured 3, Resident Louise Turnpenny enjoys the final product!

Celebrating the Fruits of the Season

Delmanor Glen Abbey hosted a Peach Patio Party on August 23rd with over 75 residents, staff and guests in attendance. Talented keyboardist Ken Jones, entertained the retirement community with delightful background music.

The seniors and their guests enjoyed exquisite peach delicacies including peaches with cream, a sparkling peach beverage, scrumptious homemade tarts and peach squares.
Celebrating with friends, family and local fruits of the season, provided for an amazing & memorable afternoon.

To find out more about Delmanor Glen Abbey, please contact Julie Shuster at 905-469-3232

http://www.delmanor.com/