What better way to celebrate Hockey Day in Canada than playing on an outdoor rink? Todd, courtesy of Hockeydb.com Todd Strueby, born and raised in Lanigan, SK, is a retired professional hockey player and an Outdoor Hockey League (OHL) volunteer. Todd has a storied hockey history – for many years, he bounced around minor leagues and the International Hockey League, and even played a few…
As the Outdoor Hockey League’s 25th season (OHL) starts, we sat down with long-time volunteer Rob “Chip” Nixon to hear about how he sees the league impacting the lives of those who, thanks to the OHL, get a chance to play “the greatest game on earth”. February is a busy month for Sport Venture – and that means plenty of opportunities for you to get out and take part in…
For the 7th consecutive year, Ranch Ehrlo has been named one of Saskatchewan’s Top Employers. The 2018 winners were announced in special supplements published in the Jan. 24th issues of the Regina LeaderPost and the Saskatoon StarPhoenix, and online at eluta.ca. This list features organizations that have developed progressive and forward-thinking employee programs in their respective…
For the past 13 years youth at Ranch Ehrlo have had a unique opportunity to showcase their artistic talents. Every year we release a calendar, called Art from the Heart, featuring the artwork of youth from around the province. Youth compete for the 14 spots (cover and the following January are the extra two) and the talented winners debut their hard work at a reception. They get to meet staff…
Ehrlo Sport Venture has teamed up with The Regina Intersectoral Partnership (TRiP) to help our city’s most vulnerable youth in a new way. TRiP is an initiative designed to improve community safety and well-being in Regina. “TRiP just released their stats for the year, and it was identified that mentorship is a big area that isn’t being reached,” explained Amanda McConnell, Sport Venture…
At Ranch Ehrlo, we envision communities where all individuals and families achieve their full potential. But we also know that we cannot do that alone, and so we rely on community partnerships to ensure that we can have as much of a positive impact on our communities as possible! Our community partnerships take many forms: donations, volunteer opportunities, or service agreements with other…
Christmas was even more magical for some parents and children in the Ranch’s Family Treatment Program (FTP) thanks to two generous donations in December. Grade 7/8 students in Pilot Butte raised $240 for the FTP. Photos courtesy of @MrsMievresClass “This was so terrific – seeing children and youth fundraise to help other children was amazing,” said FTP director Patti Petrucka.…
To know where you’re going, you should know where you’ve come from. With that in mind, every January we do a round up of the past 12 months at Ranch Ehrlo and put it right here so you, too, can see where we’ve been! Ranch Ehrlo Society receives Top Employer designation For the sixth year running, the agency was named one of Saskatchewan’s Top Employers! We work hard to receive this…
At Ranch Ehrlo, we have achieved a reputation for our service excellence and that is something we don’t take lightly. We never stop trying to better ourselves. We believe in constantly making improvements to our services. Like our late founder Dr. Geoff Pawson once said, “The work of the Ranch is never done.” With that in mind, the agency has recently begun implementing the CARE model…
In early December, Saskatchewan Advocate for Children and Youth Corey O’Soup released a report in the wake of the mental health crisis experienced by youth in the northern areas of the province. To get to the root of the issue, Corey spoke directly to those who are impacted most, the youth themselves, to find out what they need to build stronger, healthier, and more resilient…
As this year winds down, you’ve probably heard the phrase, “happy holidays!” (or some derivate of it, such as “Merry Christmas”, “Happy Hanukah!”, or “Heri za Kwanzaa!”) With so many ways to wish someone a happy holiday (and so many holidays in and around December and January), it got me to thinking about all the different ways there are to celebrate your holiday of…
At Ranch Ehrlo, we are continually looking for ways to improve or start new services to better meet the needs of children, youth, and families in our province. For this reason, we are very excited to announce the expansion of foster care based services. It has grown from a single program, known as the Treatment Foster Care program, to what it is today – three separate programs with the common…
“Over the years, the Ranch Ehrlo Society has elected a range of directors to provide governance and to represent the interest of the community. These people have proved invaluable in helping the organization grow and develop.” Excerpt from Go Forward with pride: A historical review of the Ranch Ehrlo Society. Since its inception in 1966, Ranch Ehrlo has been governed by a volunteer board of…
If you have children that are boys, or an older or younger sibling that is male, you probably know a little about what it’s like living in the same house as a teenaged boy. But can you imagine what it would be like to live with ten of them? Us either – so we asked our houseparents for some insight! (Not all our houses are restricted to male clients, but some are! Not all have ten beds either;…
Submitted by Brooke Costley, supervisor at Wilfrid Walker EELC This year, Ehrlo Early Learning Centre (EELC) staff and students beautified their space while helping out the environment at the same time. This spring, the educators and children from Wilfrid Walker discussed what we should plant in our garden for the summer. As many of the children had seen the commercial, the subject of Bring…
