The Family Centred Addiction Program recently received a generous gift! Cirque du Soleil will be in Regina during the middle of December, and they have invited 25 Ranch Ehrlo participants to attend the opening night by providing free tickets! Josée Bergeron, a member of Cirque du Soleil’s community engagement program, said, “As our show Corteo will soon be visiting the…
Ranch Ehrlo is excited to partner with the National Music Centre (NMC) to give more participants and families the opportunity to grow and develop with the power of music therapy. Following a formal proposal, Ranch Ehrlo Society was recently chosen as one of four organizations in Saskatchewan to help expand the work of NMC and music therapy into the prairies. Thanks to a generous grant from the…
The Emergency Receiving program on the Buckland campus outside of Prince Albert will be on the move. Written by Sean Bader, Emergency Receiving program manager, with Barclay Batiuk, northern Group Living Services director, and Chris Shynkaruk, property management manager. Prince Albert’s Emergency Receiving (ER) program started in 2016 after the Ministry of Social Services (MSS)…
Female participants gathered at the Kesten Training Centre on the Pilot Butte campus to hear from an inspiring former firefighter who encouraged the youth to contemplate careers outside the “traditional” female roles. Marianne Boychuk, retired captain of Regina Fire Services, was the very first female firefighter in Regina. She worked hard to make her dream come true and had to…
We hope you will kick off the holiday season with kindness and consider helping Ehrlo Sport Venture provide vulnerable youth and families with access to sport and recreation programs. Sport Venture, one of Ranch Ehrlo Society’s community outreach initiatives, was again chosen to be the charity of choice for Tim Hortons Holiday Smile Cookie campaign. During the week of November 13th to…
This is the ninth in a series of stories about a day in the life of a Ranch Ehrlo employee. Rachelle Lavoie-Stumpf has been at the Ranch for 22 years in a variety of roles. She started as a casual employee, then moved to a position as an educational assistant but her goal was always to be a clinical caseworker (CC) at Ranch Ehrlo. She has been a caseworker for 13 years and is…
Left to right: Elder Shirley Wolfe-Keller, Governor General Mary Simon, Jamie Lerat Jamie Lerat, Ranch Ehrlo Indigenous advisor, was invited to the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation commemorative ceremony at Parliament Hill in Ottawa on September 30th. The name of the ceremony was “Remembering the Children.” There were many speakers and musical performances. Jamie…
This is the eighth in a series of stories of a day in the life of a staff member at Ranch Ehrlo Society. Louie Felicen is a multiple program worker (MPW) based at MacKay House. An MPW is an employee in our Group Living Services, who although has a home unit, also covers shifts in different programs as the need arises. He works with both the Ranch’s Youth Group Living…
Robert Kaye, a Ranch Ehrlo participant in the Supported Living Program (SLP), was featured at the upcoming Inclusion Saskatchewan major fundraiser breakfast recently. He has been involved with Inclusion Saskatchewan for a number of years now, having been introduced to the organization by a former staff. He has been to different events including conferences. He was at a conference in June in…
Ranch Ehrlo completed its final step in its year-long reaccreditation process to ensure that we continue to deliver the highest quality services to children, youth, adults, and families. Peer reviewers from the Council on Accreditation (COA) visited Ranch Ehrlo from September 18th to 21st. COA is an international, non-profit human service accrediting organization that accredits…
The 57th Ranch Ehrlo Society Annual General Meeting took place virtually on September 20th. Dr. Louise Greenberg, board chair, started the meeting with the land acknowledgment of Treaty 4 and Treaty 6 territories. Due to technical difficulties, Elder Keith Goulet was unable to join us for an opening prayer and brief reflection. We look forward to hopefully having Keith join us at another…
Treatment Foster Care (TFC) families were celebrated at a recent event. The TFC program held its annual appreciation social for the families in the south to show the Ranch’s gratitude for their hard work over the last year. Lisa Neill, TFC program manager, said, “Our families work very hard to provide a safe and loving environment for our participants.’ She went on to say…
Ranch Ehrlo 2022 annual powwow If you have been to a Ranch Ehrlo Society powwow, then you most likely have seen or met Jerry Shephard. Jerry has been a staple at our annual powwow from the very beginning. Initially, Jerry heard about our powwow through a member of the community whose child was a participant at Ranch Ehrlo. His curiosity was piqued upon learning that everyone was welcome,…
After months of relationship building, a family celebrated with a birthday sleepover. Treatment Foster Care (TFC) parent Charlee McGuire has been caring for *Noah for two and a half years. Noah’s brother *Greg (four years old) came to live with them this past January. Noah recently turned seven years old, and his biological mother, *Sally, was there for a sleepover! Charlee said,…
“We couldn’t ask for a more beautiful day for a powwow,” Natalie Huber, Ranch Ehrlo CEO following the grand entry. Thank you to the dancers, drummers, volunteers, sponsors, and special guests for coming to the 6th annual powwow yesterday. Special guests included The Honourable Russ Mirasty, Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan, Her Honour Donna Mirasty, the…
