A message from the Chair of the Deer Lodge Centre Foundation Board of Directors I have been involved with Deer Lodge Centre Foundation for nearly a decade. I was scouted by a long-time board member, John Restall, who felt I would benefit from serving in my turn. I can’t thank him enough. Along with the many board members who have …
We asked several members of the Deer Lodge Centre Foundation Board of Directors why they support Deer Lodge Centre. These are their answers. “Passion and dedication…” Doug Forbes Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP (Vice Chair) I was originally asked to join the Foundation board because a friend of mine, who was on the Board already, asked me for some help. I …
We asked several members of the Deer Lodge Centre Foundation Board of Directors why they support Deer Lodge Centre. These are their answers. “Proud to do my part…” Jeff Rempel PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (Treasurer) I’ve been on the board of directors of the Deer Lodge Centre Foundation for almost three years as the Treasurer, and on various committees before that. I …
We asked several members of the Deer Lodge Centre Foundation Board of Directors why they support Deer Lodge Centre. These are their answers. “It is the people…” Belinda Bigold High Tea Bakery My connection to Deer Lodge Centre is one built almost entirely of community. It was a part of my life before I really knew anything about it. I …
We asked several members of the Deer Lodge Centre Foundation Board of Directors why they support Deer Lodge Centre. These are their answers. “Part of my community…” Lisa Lloyd-Scott Deer Lodge Centre Growing up and as a young woman, I lived down the street from Deer Lodge Centre, so I saw the centre as part of my community. I have …
We asked several members of the Deer Lodge Centre Foundation Board of Directors why they support Deer Lodge Centre. These are their answers. “Enhancing all that we do…” Kevin Scott Deer Lodge Centre As a representative of Deer Lodge Centre on the Foundation Board, I am impressed with the board members’ desire and commitment to support the patients and residents. …
Thomas George Prince, war hero and Indigenous advocate, is easily one of Deer Lodge Centre’s most famous residents. He spent his last years living here until his death in 1977 at age 62. Throughout his military career he earned 11 medals, making him Canada’s most decorated Indigenous war veteran. Born in 1915 as a member of the Brokenhead Band of …
George Semperins (St. Pierre) Brooks was another memorable Deer Lodge veteran. He died at Deer Lodge Hospital in 1948 at age 105. At the time, he was Canada’s oldest soldier. He apparently served in no less than six conflicts, including the American Civil War, the Spanish-American and Cuban wars, and the First World War. In an interview with the Winnipeg …
Second World War veteran Ian Wilson moved into Deer Lodge in 2015. He needs long-term physiotherapy following a serious health issue. His wife Betty still lives independently and comes to visit him three times a week. When she can no longer look after herself, she’ll join Ian in the centre. Both in their nineties, Ian and Betty have shared an …
Helen Harper These two are synonymous with Second World War: Vera, a young singer from Britain, singing for the troops, lifting their spirits in the gloomiest days of the war – and Deer Lodge, a hospital for veterans of that same war, healing their broken bodies and souls. They both have reached their 100th birthdays and have celebrated countless achievements …
“You go to doctors for physical pain, therapists for mental pain, and ministers to heal your spirit,” says Hilda Nickel. “I have all three at Deer Lodge.” Spiritual Health Services bring comfort to Deer Lodge residents, patients and families By Lindsay Mykes Faith has given Hilda Nickel the strength to overcome many challenges – including a chronic condition that changed …
“Here, it’s all laughter. They care about me,” says Deer Lodge Centre’s Day Hospital client Eva Kilopoulos (above) By Ryan McBride For 42 years he was her husband and her best friend. And then one day, he was suddenly gone. The loss and grief took Eva Kilopoulos by storm. “I was aggressive to people. I got dizzy and frequently fell. …