April 2026 Communication
Mask Use Update for Visitors – Effective Wednesday, April 1st
We are pleased to share an important update regarding our masking requirements. Effective Wednesday, April 1st, masks will become optional for visitors in all resident areas.
We’re excited to finally see your smiles again — and we know our residents will be too! 😊
Please note that any individual who prefers to continue wearing a mask is absolutely welcome to do so. We respect and support everyone’s comfort level and personal choice.
Hand Hygiene Remains Essential
While masks are becoming optional for visitors, our commitment to safety stays the same. Proper hand hygiene is one of the most effective tools we have to protect ourselves and our residents. Please complete hand hygiene (alcohol based hand rub or hand washing) when you arrive and when you leave the home, at minimum.
We want to extend our sincere appreciation to everyone for your cooperation, understanding, and commitment. Your ongoing dedication to the health and safety of our residents, staff, and community has made a tremendous difference.
Together, we continue to reduce risk and create a safe, welcoming environment for everyone.
Monthly Redevelopment Town Hall Meeting
News and updates on the new home are shared and questions answered.
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
3:00 pm Fairvern Board Room
Or join us online here
New Build Update
Construction continues to progress on our new home, both inside and out. The current projected completion date is October 6, 2026. Following this date, the home will be orientating staff to the home and getting ready for Ministry of Long Term Care Occupancy inspection. Following a successful inspection, we will move our current Residents in. There will be much more information in the coming months and encourage you to take part in the monthly Town Hall meetings.
Work Currently Underway:
· Interior finishing in resident rooms and common areas including painting and flooring installation
· Installation of mechanical and electrical systems on the main floor including the main kitchen
· Landscaping preparation where weather permits which will include construction of a retaining wall on the east side
· Beginning of finishing of the Child Care space
We look forward to sharing more updates as the project advances. Please take some time to view the photos and home layout posted in the lower level and reach out with any questions. Thank you for your continued support and enthusiasm as we move closer to opening our new home!
Room Choices – Update for Residents
Thank you to everyone who has shared their preferred room type for the new home. We appreciate your prompt responses and participation in this process.
What Happens Next
The next step will be selecting the location of your room. We are currently waiting for the architect to provide the finalized floor plan, including room numbers.
Once the floor plan is received, it will be posted in the front lobby for everyone to review. Photos showing the views from various room locations will also be available to help you make an informed choice.
How Room Selection Will Work
The Resident Council has decided that room selections will be made in order of length of residency at Fairvern—starting with the resident who has lived here the longest and continuing from there.
We will communicate as soon as these materials are ready for your review.
Friends of Fairvern
Huntsville Legion Craft & Vendor Market
We are very pleased with the success of the fundraiser held at the Huntsville Legion’s Craft & Vendor Show on March 28th. The amount raised is still being tabulated and that information will be provided next month.
The winner of our Easter Bunny Basket Draw was Kelly Beach a volunteer with Muskoka Seniors. Kelly attended the Craft Show as a Vendor selling new & gently used jewelry that had been donated to the Muskoka Seniors to assist them in their efforts to raise money for their organization. (Please see the Friends of Fairvern’s Facebook page for pictures of Kelly and the Easter basket she won.) A big thank you goes to Marg Dollar for putting the Easter Bunny basket together. It was so cute!
We sold out of most of our frozen pies and tarts so unfortunately our freezer has very little remaining in it. Please stay tuned though as we plan to make some more pies later in April.
Thank you again to those who provided baking for our bake sale, those of you who supported us by coming by and purchasing some of our baking or who ordered food from the kitchen. A huge thank you to the following volunteers who helped at the Craft Market to make our fundraiser so successful and a whole lot of fun.
· Jackie Horrocks
· Bonnie DeCaro
· Margaret Dollar
· Kelly Gresdal
· Karen Woroch
· Cindy Kristiansen
· Janice Markle
· Joanne Cryderman
· Marlene Schell
· Sam Leslie
· Brenda Greer
We so appreciate you!
Friends of Fairvern Facebook Page
If you use Facebook, please follow, like and share our “Friends of Fairvern” Facebook Page with your friends. This will help us to increase our public exposure.
Life Enrichment
Thursday, April 2: High school students visit 12:45
Friday, April 3: Good Friday service with Rev. Kelly Baetz 2:00
Sunday, April 5: Easter Social with special guest, the Easter Bunny! 2:00
Tuesday, April 7: Bocce ball 2:00
Wednesday, April 8: Resident’s Council 10:30
Friday, April 10: Catholic Mass 10:30
Monday, April 13: Pet Therapy visits with Sadie 1:30
Wednesday, April 15: Birthday Party with Steeling Time 2:00
Saturday April 18: Fairvern Spa 2:00
Sunday April 19: Joyful tea sponsored by the Friends of Fairvern 2:00
Earth Week! April 20-24. Each day will have a program dedicated to Earth Week.
Tuesday, April 21: Community Clean up 2:00 Everyone is welcome to join us and help clean up the area around Fairvern.
Monday, April 27: Pet therapy visits with Sadie 1:30
Tuesday, April 28: Fairvern Fitness—GRANNY PANTS! A new game we are going to play which will encourage our Residents to use their throwing arms!
March was quite a busy month for our Residents at Fairvern! We started a book club and are collectively reading a book called “Liar Liar”. It is a humourous book about a woman named Cat and details her adventures as a private detective catching criminals. This will continue through April as we get further along in our book. We had lots of entertainment, including a new performer, Brent Meidinger. He wowed us with his voice and his energy! St. Patrick’s Day brought us lots of green—including green beer! We also got to learn our leprechaun names such as Shamrock O’Lucky. Finally, we tried a new game called Cheesie Head! Residents loved being able to throw cheesies at our volunteer targets (and eat the cheesies too!). Please take a look at our April calendar and see all the events planned for the month. Family and friends are welcome to join us for any program listed on the calendar. Residents love sharing these events with you!
