Staff, board members, stakeholders, and special guests gathered together on Sept. 25th, to review and celebrate another year of excellence at Ranch Ehrlo Society. Ranch Ehrlo CEO Andrea Brittin Highlights of outgoing board chair Laurel Garven’s message included the expansion and consolidations the agency has seen over the year, including the expansion of Ranch Ehrlo’s Family…
The Council on Accreditation (COA) peer review team had a whirl-wind visit to the Ranch Ehrlo Society from September 15th to 19th. The five-member team conducted on-site file reviews at the agency’s three campuses, toured various facilities, and conducted meetings and one-to-one interviews with staff, youth, and board members. The site visit was the end of a year-long accreditation…
Seated at a picnic table away from the hustle and bustle of the fourth annual Ranch Ehrlo powwow, Frederick Ironstar looked around the Pilot Butte campus and notices the changes from when he was a boy. “It’s quite the place you have here. It was way different when I came here. There were two cottages, and a small shed, shops, and a classroom area. They had a big barn,” he…
Our agency has been around for a long time! Over 50 years, in fact. That means we have a lot of history, and, luckily, a lot of mementos from the past to help keep that history alive! Some of those long-hidden gems, long ago tucked away into closets and storage space, have come unearthed lately as our Hudson Administration Building undergoes renovations. Instead of keeping them to ourselves,…
That’s a wrap on our fourth annual powwow! MC Howie Thompson, a returning favourite, kept the crowd entertained between dances with lighthearted humour, and arena director Teddy Bison kept the schedule on track throughout the day. The arena was filled with dancers of all ages, from Tiny Tots to Golden Age. The talent of each was on full display as they vied for the cash prizes. But while…
You are invited to attend the Annual General Meeting of Ranch Ehrlo Society. When: Wednesday, September 25, 2019 Time: 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Location: Executive Royal Hotel, Regina This is an excellent opportunity to meet our board of directors, enjoy a great lunch, and learn about some of the plans in place for the future of our agency. In order to be sure we have enough…
Looking at the growth and evolution of our agency over the past several years, a comparison that comes to mind is that of a living thing. And like living things, explaining exactly what we do is complicated. With hundreds of employees and dozens of residential and community services, it’s hard to distill down to a few words. So instead of just telling our story, we teamed up with Twisted…
We talk about careers at the Ranch often. We highlight the perks like how you get to touch lives from the first day on the job. Just in case you don’t believe us, we thought we would reach out to a few people who had long careers at the agency and see what they had to say. Ingrid Sinoski, retired this May after being a housemother in Prince Albert for 18 years. This is what she had to…
The .gif: it’s a polarizing entity. Does it begin with a soft g sound, like a certain peanut butter brand chosen by choosy moms? Or is it pronounced with a hard g, which would make it stand alone and have no concerns over being confused with a spreadable breakfast (lunch, or dinner) delicacy? The internet has debated for as long as .gifs have existed, and we may never come to an agreement.…
The newest addition to Ranch Ehrlo’s therapeutic camping program has officially opened. Ranch Ehrlo’s camping program has long been an integral part of the agency’s summer activities and is considered pivotal in a young person’s experience at the Ranch. The newest site, equipped with a large three-season cabin and a garage for storage, is located at Heritage Lake.…
From north to south and coast to coast, just about every Indigenous nation across North America has some version of bannock. Most Aboriginal families have their own unique recipes, which are passed down from generation to generation. That is the case for Ranch housemother Debbie Delorme who learned from her mother. Debbie graciously agreed to give us an inside peek at her…
If you’ve been by 5th Avenue North lately, you may have noticed a splash of colour! Larissa and Jamie Ehrlo Sport Venture is home to a brand new mural, courtesy of Sâkêwêwak First Nations Artists' Collective Inc. summer student Larissa Kitchemonia and admin Jamie Reynolds. “We had a lovely mural on the back of the Sport Venture building prior to this one,…
We’ve come a long way! From the inception of Ehrlo Sport Venture’s first activity – the Dress-A-Champion hockey program - in 1992 to current day, take a look at how our free-of-charge sports leagues and program have evolved and grown over the years!
There are certain nights in life that we’ll never forget. Maybe it’s high school graduation, the first night we spent on our own, or the first night with a new puppy. Whatever it is, there’s something special about that evening that leaves an indelible mark on our memories, and we reach back to fondly remember it even years later. But sometimes, the lead up to those events is…
At Ranch Ehrlo, we are constantly striving to ensure all our clients feel safe, whether they are at home, school, or out in the community. So when Schaller Education Centre principal Hayley Maurer and vice principals Ian McLellan and Scott Landry received a letter from a student asking them to display the Pride flag at Schaller for the month of June (known as Pride month), they didn’t…
