One of the strategic directions in our new five-year strategic plan is environmental stewardship. We recognize we must take steps to increase our commitment to protecting the environment with an action plan that transforms the way we prioritize sustainability.

Together, we will create a greener and cleaner environment!

A community clean-up was held around our Home Office on June 13^th where 16 full garbage bags were collected. Great work from all of the volunteers!

Learn how Shannex is committed to protecting the environment with an action plan that transforms the way we prioritize sustainability.

Strategic Direction: Environmental Stewardship

Every day at Shannex, Great People go above and beyond to create exceptional resident experiences and a positive, fulfilling work environment where team members are seen, heard and celebrated.

Our pursuit of excellence continues to be inspired by our values and team members who are compassionate, honest, professional and safe in all they do.

Our words, actions and contributions have a meaningful and lasting impact on one another, and on those we serve and for this reason we gather every year to recognize those who have played an integral role in shaping our communities.

The 2023 Excellence Awards recipients are a shining example of why Shannex and its Great People are Leading the Way to Better Living.

Here are this year’s Excellence Awards recipients:

Janet Harrigan

Volunteer, Parkland in the Valley
Quispamsis, New Brunswick

Elaine Gray and Grace the Doxie

with the St. John Ambulance Therapy Dog Program, a volunteer at Monarch Hall

Victoria Roberts

Lifestyle Consultant, Parkland at the Gardens
Halifax, Nova Scotia

Christine McGee

Lifestyle Consultant, Parkland in the Valley
Quispamsis, New Brunswick

Grace Miksa

Lifestyle Consultant, Parkland on the Glen
Mississauga, Ontario

Jinky Meneses

Housekeeping, Parkland at the Gardens
Halifax, Nova Scotia

Crystal Mackay

LPN, Care Coordinator, Colchester Region
Colchester, Nova Scotia

Rose Lynn Demeter

LPN, Arborstone Enhanced Care
Halifax, Nova Scotia

Elizabeth (Betty) Farrell

Long Term Care Assistant, Cedarstone Enhanced Care
Truro, Nova Scotia

Pam Irvine

Workforce Manager, Nova Scotia Enhanced Care
Nova Scotia

Bruce Lutes

Recruitment Specialist, New Brunswick Regional Office
Moncton, New Brunswick

Cassidy Hulbert

Wellness Coach, Parkland at the Gardens
Halifax, Nova Scotia

Barb Livingstone

Client Service Attendant, Parkland Clayton Park
Halifax, Nova Scotia

Michelle Nason

Client Service Coordinator, Parkland Saint John
Saint John, New Brunswick

Leoval Ba-al

Sous Chef, Parkland Riverview
Riverview New Brunswick

Reefat Talukder

Health and Wellness Manager, Parkland on Eglinton West
Etobicoke, Ontario

Stephanie MacDonald

RN, Team Lead, Parkland Antigonish
Antigonish, Nova Scotia

Kyle Richardson

RN, Director of First Nations Services and
Regional Manager, Sydney Enhanced Care
Sydney, Nova Scotia

Celtic Court

Sydney, Nova Scotia

Congratulations to this year’s Excellence Awards winners. Your commitment to making our communities a great place to live, work and visit is remarkable.

Want to become one of our Great People? Learn more about rewarding careers at Shannex.

Kyle Richardson, Sydney Enhanced Care

This year’s recipient of the President’s Leadership Excellence Award is Kyle Richardson, a Registered Nurse, Director of First Nations Services and Regional Manager, Sydney, Enhanced Care.

Kyle also volunteers his time as Chair of the Nursing Homes of Nova Scotia Association Board of Directors.

Kyle began his career at Shannex five years ago as Director of Care at Harbourstone Enhanced Care. Since then, he has taken on increasing levels of responsibility while being a compassionate and trusted leader.

Kyle supports residents, families and hundreds of team members at Celtic Court and Harbourstone. He advocates for residents and team members respectfully, and challenges the status quo in the interest of continuous improvement. Kyle’s response to nearly everything asked of him is his trademark, “Absolutely!”

We are proud to have Kyle on our team and this award is well deserved!

Embassy Hall

Mandy Scott has been a Continuing Care Assistant (CCA) at Embassy Hall, a licensed nursing home in Quispamsis, since 2010.

During Great People Month, she was the lucky winner of our Year of Free Groceries campaign.

Bedford Square

This Lifestyle Community is a multi-phased development designed to inspire social connection and pride of place. The new age-friendly Lifestyle Community will be home to Parkland Bedford Square and Bloomsbury Place, offering accessible public spaces, amenities, memberships and more.

Parkland Ancaster

Set to open next summer, Parkland Ancaster hosted its first information session on June 28th, to share more information about this beautiful new community. Those who couldn’t make this event can visit the new presentation centre which opened onsite in July.

Parkland West Bedford: The Stratford

Opening soon, The Stratford is a Supportive Lifestyle building located at the Parkland West Bedford campus. It will offer Assisted Living and Memory Care services.

Parklands across Nova Scotia were filled with excitement and energy in June as we hosted Open House Day welcoming potential new community members.

Grace the Doxie

Grace, a miniature long hair Dachshund, and her bestfriend Elaine recently received the Volunteer Excellence Award for donating their time at Monarch Hall. They have been volunteering with Shannex since last year and recently, Grace became certified as a Canadian Kennel Club Therapy Dog through the St. John Ambulance Therapy Dog Program. While Grace loves the belly rubs from residents and team members, Elaine says her favourite moments are when residents share memories of past pets.

Thank you, Grace and Elaine!

Tom and Roxy

Roxy and her owner Tom have been taking trips to Arborstone. She provides lots of warm cuddles and play time with residents. It’s a pleasure to have Tom and Roxy as volunteers.

Explore Arborstone Enhanced Care

Miramichi Recognizes its Volunteers

The management team in Miramichi, NB recently hosted an appreciation social to recognize the volunteers who give their time to our residents in the Miramichi region. Paula Somers, a resident of Bridgeview Hall, spoke at the event, “My life has changed, I now have a great social life thanks to all of our volunteers.” More than 120 people gathered on Main Street at Losier Hall for the event.

Neill Hall Mailbox Project

Neill Hall and York Care Centre recently partnered on a mailbox pilot project connecting 70 residents to the greater community of Fredericton, NB through special mail deliveries.

The project is possible through the support of community partners including family members, Home Depot, Covey Basics, the New Brunswick Alzheimer Society, the Retired Teachers Association, St. Thomas University’s Bachelor of Social Work students, many volunteer mail messengers from Keller Williams Capital Realty, and children from the YMCA Fredericton, The Ville, Gibson-Neill Memorial Elementary school and École Sainte-Anne.

Shannex is proud to be partnering with The Centre for Aging + Brain Health Innovation to be one of 40 new innovation projects participating in the Spark program to solve real-world care challenges.

Our nurse call system uses real-time location tracking to safely monitor residents. By looking at residents movement data, we can predict and mitigate health problems in our long term care residents.

Learn more about CABHI’s Spark program

Creating communities where everyone feels seen, valued, and celebrated is not just a goal, it’s our responsibility. June was a great opportunity to recognize a number of important cultural events and celebrations.

In June we celebrated Filipino Heritage Month, PRIDE, National Indigenous History Month and Multiculturalism Day. We are on a learning journey to create more inclusive spaces.

Shannex was a Platinum Sponsor of Philippine Fiesta! in Halifax, NS. Festivities were attended by many of our Great People, including members of our International Recruitment Team.

Parkland Clayton Park recognized Indigenous History Month with an informational display of Indigenous languages, cultures and arts.

Losier Hall residents had an incredible time touring the Metapenagiag Heritage Park on National Indigenous Peoples Day, and PRIDE flags were raised at many communities throughout June in support of PRIDE Celebrations.

At Shannex, we understand that what makes us unique, makes us strong. We believe diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging is about creating a culture that embraces the uniqueness of individuals, where every person is treated fairly and where racism and discrimination are not tolerated.

Learn about our commitment to diversity

Aayush Gumber

Say hello to Aayush, who works as a MITACS intern and Health Informatics Analyst in the Shannex Insights Lab. Aayush has completed the Post Baccalaureate Diploma in Business Analytics from Cape Breton University. His role is evaluating baseline resident data trends to anticipate important health events or changes in the health status of long term care residents.

Megan White

Megan will soon graduate from Mount Saint Vincent University and is spending the summer at Caritas Residence in an Administrative Dietetic Internship position as she completes her Bachelor of Science in Applied Human Nutrition degree with a minor in chemistry. She shares that, “Shannex team members and residents have been very welcoming, and it’s easy to feel the caring and respectful community culture.”

Emma Christensen

Meet Emma, a Dalhousie University student completing a double major in Environmental Sustainability and International Development. She is a Summer Waste Management Intern at Shannex’s Home Office, working to inspire residents and team members to apply proper waste management. Emma’s goal is for people to think twice about their consumption of single use plastics and food waste.

Parkland Riverview

In what has become an annual tradition, Parkland Riverview warmly welcomes students from Riverview High School to get a glimpse of their formal prom fashions.

Residents enjoyed meeting and chatting with all the students and hearing their plans after graduation. Three of the students work with Parkland Riverview as servers so there were some familiar faces in the group.

Congratulations to all the graduates!

Explore Parkland Riverview

The recruitment team has an important role in welcoming the newest members of our Great People family. They recently came together to focus on annual planning and goal setting. Over the past year, they have worked to evolve the recruitment process and developed a new employer brand platform, including a careers landing page and new recruitment booklet.

Check out our current job opportunities at shannex.com/careers!

If you have any questions about a particular opportunity talk to your manager or reach out to jobs@shannex.com to speak to a recruiter.

Parkland at the Gardens

Maureen Banyard, resident at Parkland at the Gardens, raised $11,000 for The Salvation Army Emergency Fund to support people impacted by the Nova Scotia wildfires.

When Maureen heard about the devastating results of the fires, she quickly sprang into action to help community members in need. Maureen has also been recognized with the Outstanding Volunteer Award from the Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia.

Thank you, Maureen, for your continued kindness to people everywhere.

Learn more about life at Parkland