August at a Glance!

Check out all the great activities that are happening around Norgarden and The Peninsula in the month of August! We are only a few days into the month and we have already had our popular exercise class, chimes class, skits for seniors, and a visit from a handful of cute little furry creatures.

The sunny month ahead is filled with nothing but adventure and good times. Just to name a few upcoming events, the residents are getting ready for a trip to Church & State Winery to view some amazing birds of prey, a lovely stroll and shop through the Deep Cove Market, and some authentic Pacific Polynesian entertainment at our Hawaiian themed dinner.

What's Happening in July

Summer is finally here and we have lots to do out here on the beautiful Peninsula! Look out for special ice cream treats and a trip to Butchart Gardens.

Chef's Corner

Dessert is often our favourite part of the meal around here and it is desserts like this at the heart of it. Our new Individual Boston Cream Pies are decadent little numbers made with homemade vanilla cake, Bavarian cream and fresh whipped cream topped with ganache.

Glenn Maude hard at work on these little beauties:

Walker Wash!

Children from North Saanich Middle School raised $225 toward playground equipment recently through a fund-raising initiative at Norgarden Estates. Students washed and sanitized resident's walkers for a small donation. What a great job they did! Thanks kids!

Dorothy Olkovich with the kids from North Saanich Middle School:

It finally feels like spring and summer is waiting for us at the end of this month! We have a sweet month ahead with visits from Lolly Gobble Sweet Shop in Sidney, Coco's Clothes For You, musical performances, a special Mexican Theme dinner and a couple of great movies for movie night including Best Picture winner The King's Speech!

Perhaps most importantly though, June 5 - 11 is BC Senior's Week, a chance to reflect on and celebrate all of our residents and their contributions to the lives we are privileged to live today. We will be having a special tea with cake and entertainment on Friday, June 10 in honour of BC Senior's Week. For more information on BC Senior's Week, please click here.

What's Happening in May

While it is still a struggle to believe it is really spring out there, we are keeping busy as usual. Our bus took residents over to the school to vote on May 2nd and we had a wonderful Mother's Day tea on the 8th. We have some great live music coming up as well as an informative session about making our feet happy with good shoes.

Francis King Park Trip

It has been a soggy spring but a brave bunch set out to explore Francis King Park recently. Resident Grace Mariager's father Freeman King was instrumental in preserving this piece of land as a park and the group explored the wheelchair accessible Elsie King trail, named for Grace's mother.

The gang:


CRD Parks interpreter Deb Thiessen explains the life cycles of bees:


Judy Wilson and Jack Ellett check out the salamanders: