February 2026 Communication
Family Town Hall
Join us for our Monthly Town Hall meeting for updates on the new home progress and upcoming events.
It is a hybrid meeting, so you are welcome to join us in person or online.
In Person – Fairvern Board Room
On line - Join the meeting now
Wednesday, February 25 – 3:00-4:00pm
Fairvern Early Learning Childcare Centre
On January 12, 2026, Muskoka Family Focus (MFF) opened the waitlist for the new Fairvern Early Learning Child Care Centre (FELCC). The licensed childcare centre will be located on the new Fairvern Long-Term Care home campus in Huntsville.
The centre will offer 64 licensed spaces for children aged 0–4, including 10 infant spaces, with services expected to begin in late Fall 2026. The new centre will offer:
• Extended hours and Saturday care
• Licensed child care options outside regular business hours
• Intergenerational programming, creating opportunities for planned and casual interactions between children and Fairvern residents
• Support for recruitment and retention of staff at the Fairvern Long-Term Care Home
If you are interested in joining the waitlist, please apply online using the following link: https://muskokafamilyfocus.ca/waitlist-inquiry/
Resident Power of Attorney or Substitute Decision Maker
If any changes are made with a resident’s power of attorney (care or property) or substitute decision maker, please reach out to the Business Office to update our files.
Life Enrichment
Feb 3 9:45 and 10:30 Travel to Italy (for the Olympics)
Feb 9 2:00 Birthday party with 2 Hearts Content
Feb 11 10:30 Resident's Council meeting
Feb 12 12:00 Sweetheart's Lunch
Feb 14 2:00 and 3:00 Valentine's day socials with treats
Feb 15 2:00 Joyful Tea by the Friends of Fairvern (Please join us and have tea with your Resident!)
Feb 16 Pet Therapy with Sadie
Feb 19 2:00 Fairvern Olympic Pentathlon
Feb 21 2:00 Sweet Potato Pie baking
Feb 26 10:30 Mind Matters (a new program with Robyn, our Social Worker)
Feb 26 2:00 Special Event—Line Dancing!
Feb 28 2:00 Fairvern Book Club (A new program where we will read a book together and discuss)
Hair Care at Fairvern
Going forward if you have already consented for hair care for your resident, you will need to be in contact with the hairdresser to make all future appointments. Danielle can be reached at 705-789-6011 extension 4381 or 705-380-8349.
If you had previously declined hair care and would like your resident to have hair care, a consent form will need to be signed with the Business Office and then you will be able to make on going appointments through the hairdresser.
2025 Notice of Assessment
Please remember, for those residents who are eligible for a “rate reduction” for basic accommodation fees, to forward a copy of the 2025 Notice of Assessment to Debbie Biliko. These can be dropped off to the Business Office or sent by email to Deborah.biliko@muskoka.on.ca
Fairvern Family Council
Thank you all for a great last meeting! And thank you to our guests Carrie and Sasha for all the great updates on what's going on Fairvern and answering all our questions. Couldn't make it? Email us and we would be happy to send you the meeting minutes!
Next Meeting
Our February meeting will be on Wednesday, February 25th, 3-5PM. As of now, it'll be on Zoom (if outbreak status lifts, we may consider meeting at Fairvern as well as online).
Here's the link for later, but we will send it out closer to the date as well.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us05web.zoom.us/j/88328280984?pwd=JbUH6TSi9b4X5rxYwUOBckaPY1hm6L.1
Meeting ID: 883 2828 0984
Passcode: 8wUH67
Agenda
Please email fairvernfamilycouncil@gmail.com if there are any issues, guests, or areas of curiosity you would us to address, and we can try to find the right guest speaker to invite to answer your questions. This could include Fairvern staff or other experts in the community.
Did You Know?
The majority of our members are currently the adult "kids" of Fairvern residents? If you are a spouse and have too much on your plate to attend a meeting, learn how your kids or other family members can benefit from joining in the flyer attached.
Friends of Fairvern
The Friends of Fairvern’s freezer located at the rear of the Rose Room (1st floor dining room) is now stocked with butter tarts, chicken pot pies and some roast beef pot pies. Once again, we have both large pot pies and some small pot pies available. The price for a large pie is $20.00, and the smaller ones are $10.00.
For those who are new to Fairvern or have not purchased our baking before, all you need to do is take your choice from the freezer and if paying cash, leave your money in the black cash box mounted on the wall to the right of the freezer.
E Transfer payments for our baking by sending to: friendsoffairvern1982@gmail.com
Coming soon: raison pies and additional fruit pies. Once they are ready, we’ll post to our Facebook page.
Facebook Page
Please follow, like and share on our Facebook page. This will help us increase our public exposure.
