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They did it!

They did it!

Ranch Ehrlo has three high school graduates this year!  Northern students  *Pricilla and *Mary live at Matheson House in Prince Albert.  They faced some challenges along the way in their education journey, but they persevered.  Pricilla even won an award for the highest mark in a subject!   “She came home with the award, and we were all surprised and…

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Living the dream

Living the dream

Ian Seeseequon is living the dream. The former Ranch youth was just selected to be the cornerback for the Vancouver Island Raiders junior football team! The team scouted him from Saskatchewan and invited him to their camp to try out for the team. Ian has been playing football since he was 11 years old. He started playing at the urging of his parents and found that he loved it.…

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Welcome to our new director!

Welcome to our new director!

Our most northern campus is now under new leadership. Barclay Batiuk has just started his position as northern director of Group Living Services for Prince Albert and the Buckland campus. He replaced Kevin Mugford who retired in December. Barclay was most recently the principal at Saskatchewan Rivers Public School Division. Growing up in Prince Albert and raising two children has aided him in…

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Tenant appreciation barbecue

Tenant appreciation barbecue

Ehrlo Housing held its annual tenant appreciation barbecue yesterday, and it was a great success. Ehrlo Housing operates as part of Ranch Ehrlo Society’s community services and its mandate is to provide affordable housing to low-income families, individuals with enduring mental health conditions, and young people transitioning from care.  Tenants from McEwan Manor and Chaz Court…

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Family Advisory Committee

Family Advisory Committee

The first meeting of the Group Living Services Family Advisory Committee was held last week, and it was a great success! While family involvement has always been an integral part of a participant’s treatment program, the agency decided to take the next step to establish a structured family advisory committee. The goal was for the family members to provide input and feedback on how the…

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Unbelievably rewarding

Unbelievably rewarding

This is the sixth in a series of stories about a day in the life of a staff member at Ranch Ehrlo.  Courtney Zinkhan says her life experience helps her to be successful in her job.  Courtney has worked at Ranch Ehrlo in a variety of positions, most recently as a personal support worker in the agency’s Supported Living Programs (SLP).  Before she came to the Ranch,…

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Rolling into summer art show

Rolling into summer art show

Ranch Ehrlo’s Paper Crane expressive arts service has once again teamed up with Black Dog Art Supply to bring you an exciting event highlighting the art from Ranch Ehrlo participants over the last few months. From June 21st to June 24th, art from Paper Crane’s Make a Mark exhibit will be on display at Black Dog Art Supply along with unique art from the Voyageur Board Collective which…

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Ranch's upcoming birthday!

Ranch's upcoming birthday!

Ranch Ehrlo Society officially turns 57 on June 1st! What started in 1966 as a home for six boys with significant complex needs outside of Pilot Butte has blossomed into a province-wide agency serving youth, families, and adults with differing abilities. Karl Mack, director of child and youth care worker development, is the Ranch’s longest-serving employee. He has seen many changes over…

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I belong

I belong

Ranch artists will be exhibiting their original creations at the Cathedral Village Arts Festival! Written by Leslie Charlton, supervisor, Paper Crane expressive arts services. I Belong is a group show created by artists in the Paper Crane expressive arts services at Ranch Ehrlo Society. The exhibition explores identity and examines how each unique individual brings strengths to the layered…

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Team building fun!

Team building fun!

Building relationships is fun and meaningful for long-term success! The entire southern property management crew and the Vocational Training Employment Program (VTEP) participants recently had a great time building their working relationships. Nicole Bonner, property management manager, said, “We had been wanting to do something with our whole crew for a while. Our VTEP participants are…

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Bring your passions

Bring your passions

This is the fifth in a series of stories about a day in the life of a staff member at Ranch Ehrlo. Karlyn Kenny says it’s important to bring your personal interests to work with you. Karlyn has worked at the Ranch since 2019 and has been a youth care leader (YCL) at Woodward House since December 2022. “I would tell someone who is thinking about working at the Ranch to bring their…

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Stay in the know!

Stay in the know!

Want to know more about what’s happening at the Ranch? What about Ehrlo Sport Venture and the programs it offers in the community? You’re in luck! Sign up now for the Ranch Ehrlo newsletter and the Ehrlo Sport Venture newsletter and never miss another thing! Every two months, a new one will land in your email mailbox for you to enjoy. Both newsletters are packed with exciting…

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Generous grants

Generous grants

Families in Ranch Ehrlo Society’s Family Treatment Program are a lot safer, thanks to a generous grant from SGI. SGI provided $6,000 for the purchase of car seats for families in the Family Treatment Program (FTP). The FTP improves family safety and function so families can remain together. The program works to either prevent the placement of children out of their home or to assist…

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Greener campuses!

Greener campuses!

Corman Park is about to be a whole lot greener! Ranch Ehrlo has teamed up with SaskPower’s Our Treehouse to You, located at the Shand Greenhouse in Estevan, for a new initiative. The greenhouse will be donating 1,800 seedlings to the Ranch to plant a shelterbelt at the Corman Park campus, and the rest will be planted adjacent to our Path to Reconciliation at the Pilot Butte campus. The…

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Tangible history

Tangible history

Like many professionals at Ranch Ehrlo Society, our pathway through truth and reconciliation work involves many modalities and methods of understanding. We view it as our responsibility to hold ourselves accountable as professionals. Several guiding principles are at the forefront of our work at the Clinical Assessment and Resource Services (CARS) and include cultural allyship, humility,…

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