STRAWBERRY TEA

The Sea View Seniors Housing Society revived the once popular Strawberry Tea event as a way to raise funds for the assisted living space. Thay Tea donated all the wonderful teas, the Tofino-Ucluelet Culinary Guild donated strawberries for the strawberry shortcake, and Rich Parlee contributed his musical talents on the piano.

Continue Reading... Tofino-Ucluelet Westerly News, June 27, 2018 

New ‘All Ages Park’ opens up in Ucluelet

District of Ucluelet parks and recreation manager Abigail Fortune and Ucluelet’s mayor Mayco Noël cut a celebratory ribbon alongside Sea View Seniors Housing Society board member Diane Harskamp and administrative coordinator Cathy Whitcomb to officially open St. Jacques Park on Sept. 18, 2019.

Continue Reading… Tofino-Ucluelet Westerly News, Sep. 28, 2019

Ucluelet’s Forest Glen seniors’ home has announced all events scheduled for March have been cancelled

“This is in no way a panic notice nor do we have any reason to believe that it exists in our environment. The decision was made through much research within our governing agencies, that discuss the vulnerability of seniors living facilities, that this decision has been made,” wrote Forest Glen’s administrative coordinator Cathy Whitcomb in the announcement. “Large gatherings are one of the topics that come up in most of the correspondence and information. Although our gatherings range from 10 people in the smaller events to 50-plus in our luncheons, it is our intention to protect everyone in the most effective ways we can.”

Continue Reading... Tofino-Ucluelet Westerly News, Mar. 13, 2020

Ucluelet’s Water’s Edge owners dish out donations to four local groups

Seaview Seniors Housing Society is the local organization that operates Forest Glen, a 10-unit assisted living community for local seniors.

The society’s Betty Winpenny was thrilled with the donation from Water’s Edge. She touted the W.E. Society as being “very generous with local donations to various causes,” and said local support is vital for the housing society’s ability to cater to its clientele.

Continue Reading… Tofino-Ucluelet Westerly News, Apr. 26, 2017

Raffle raises funds for Ucluelet seniors’ home

Ucluelet’s Forest Glen seniors’ home recently raised roughly $3,000 at its second annual fundraising raffle.

The money will go towards purchasing two new fire doors within Forest Glen, which is operated by the Seaview Seniors Housing Society.

Administrative coordinator Denise Sveinson said the doors need to be replaced because they are tough for tenants to open, particularly those who use canes or walkers.

Continue Reading… Tofino-Ucluelet Westerly News, Sep. 26, 2017

$25,000 awarded for seniors programs on the West Coast

Member of Parliament for Courtenay-Alberni Gord Johns delighted more than 40 West Coast seniors by joining the Seniors Social Luncheon at Forest Glen on July 17. Johns praised Cathy Whitcomb and the team at Forest Glen Sea View Seniors Housing Society for the efforts they have made to help seniors programming thrive. At the beginning of July, the Sea View Seniors Housing Society received a $25,000 grant funded by the Government of Canada’s New Horizons for Seniors Program. “Without good staff like Cathy, without board of directors and people that are serving the community like Jan and the team that you’ve got, we wouldn’t even be here without you. This is a project that came to fruition by hard work and it continues to be hard work that keeps it going,” said Johns during the luncheon.

Continue Reading… Tofino-Ucluelet Westerly News, July 26, 2019