Growing old with grace and gratitude
Ingrid Schultz, who recently retired as one of three chaplains at Menno Place in Abbotsford, will never forget the succinct advice one of her instructors told her during chaplaincy training: “Shut your mouth and open your heart.” As she begins her own retirement, Schultz is reflecting on her time opening her heart in ministry to the…
Reclaiming the value of health-care assistants
The head of a Columbia Bible College diploma program is seeking to prove the value of health-care assistants and help raise up a new generation of them in B.C. The eight-month program is starting this month and is provincially recognized. According to the Abbotsford college, it will follow an approved curriculum for training and will…
Duet bikes an opportunity for young and old to connect
People walking around Abbotsford, B.C.’s Mill Lake might have caught an odd sight of seniors riding on duet bikes this summer. Duet bikes are wheelchair tandem bikes that enable people who have little mobility to get pedalled around by someone who has that ability. “It’s like a rickshaw in reverse,” explains Dale Carlisle, a rehabilitation…
