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Comfortably Un-Numb – The Podcast

If you have subscribed to our newsletter, you will have heard the big news; Umbrella has a podcast! We are so thrilled to share the first episode of Comfortably Un-Numb - The Podcast. Our host, Blake Andison, sits down with his guests as they explore stories of hope, res...
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Evan + Costco = JOY

Evan is not a fan of shopping, but particularly shopping at Costco. The first picture was taken in March 2021, you can see Evan has reached his Costco capacity limit and Sharlene is overjoyed to be shopping (she loves Costco!) The second picture was taken today, Evan's ...
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Umbrella Valentines Day!

Umbrella loves to spread hope, happiness and chocolate wherever we work. Today we made sure staff and residents received chocolate treats to celebrate! Happy Valentines Day! Pictured below: Autumn, Vicky and Brae at Muncey Place Robin at Tillicum Apartments
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A note from an alumni

We love hearing from our previous residents! This is a note from another resident that had moved on recently from Potter House and is doing very well. Cards and notes like this make us very happy and even more proud.
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8 years of Umbrella bliss!

Today we celebrate Bronwyn! This awesome lady is Umbrella's biggest cheerleader and she has been with us for 8 years! It scares us to think of where we would be without her, she is such a valued and important part of the team. Her role continues to evolve, and she has ...
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Speech from the Throne

Today, Sharlene was invited as a special guest to the Speech From The Throne at our Legistlature. It was a great opportunity to see the formality of opening day at the Legislature and to hear Lieutenant Governor Honourable Janet Austin's speech. We were pleased to hear ...
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Audit 2022 here we come!

Umbrella is excited to announce that we have hired an auditor to audit our fiscal year 2022! Excited to get an audit? Yes we are! As Umbrella continues to grow we want to continue to be accountable and transparent to our contract partners, funders, donors and communit...
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Shelagh joins the office!

We are really excited to share that we were able to pull Shelagh away from the great work she has been doing on ICMT for the past couple of years to join our office team. Shelagh brings much experience, not just in the field working with individuals with mental health an...
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Improv Jan 2023

  Last week we had some housing staff and residents take part in an improv session at the office. There was a lot of laughs and great house bonding. Everyone was blown away not only by how much fun they had but by how much improv worked to support the recovery ski...
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Birthday Cheese

Yesterday was Jake's birthday. Jake, who has many nicknames like Jolly Jake McJingle and Big Tuna is not a fan of sweets so this year the office staff got him a wheel of Brie. Bronwyn fancied it up with some paper cranes and candles and we all sang to Jake and his chee...