I started at the Ranch as a casual in 2007 in the newly opened Rever House on the Pilot Butte campus. It was actually my sister-in-law, who at the time worked at Rorison House, who suggested that I would be a good fit for the job. Six months later I became full time and I have stayed at Rever throughout my five year career at the Ranch. I was only 20 when I started and was in my first year at…
Gratitude Focusing on the negative Sometimes it is easy to focus on everything that is going wrong in our lives. Some of us may even catastrophize and globalize things exclaiming, “Why do bad things always happen to me?” Most of us have been guilty of this at one time or another in our lives. At the extreme, focusing on the negative can take one down a dark path, which is often hard…
Ranch Ehrlo Society joins the Penny Project What: CJME has teamed up with Habitat for Humanity to make the soon-to-be expired pennies really count in their Penny Project. The Pilot Butte/Regina SRC has decided to join in the project and invites all group homes, departments, and programs at Ranch Ehrlo to participate in the Penny Project. How: Over the course…
On June 21 – 24, 2012, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC) held the Saskatchewan National Event at Prairieland Park. Approximately 25, 000 people attended the event over the four days, including 800 students. There were displays set up that explained the timeline of the residential schools and its long term effects on first Nations people. Other displays explained some of the…
By guest blogger Kevin Mugford, director of residential services in Buckland campus Saskatchewan was treated to some intense storm weather that caused power outages this June. In particular, the Prince Albert region experienced a major power outage, lasting over a day. The wind, lightning and overall weather was wild for hours on the evening of Monday June 25, 2012. By Tuesday morning out…
One of my favorite movie lines of all time has to be from While You Were Sleeping. The main character (Lucy) is waxing poetic about a comment her dad used to make, ‘Life doesn’t always turn out the way you plan,’ and how she wished she’d realized he was talking about HER life. I think most of us have experienced something like this; these times when totally random happenstance ends up…
On June 14, 2012, President and CEO, Marion MacIver, signed the Saskatchewan Health and Safety Leadership Charter at the Queensbury Convention Centre in Regina. Human Resources Benefits and Training Consultant, Therese Cook, and Human Resources Vice-President, Dean Parker, were also on-hand to participate in the event. The charter is spearheaded by Safe Saskatchewan in support of its “Mission…
If people are right about the Mayan calendar ending in 2012 corresponding with the end of the world, what would you do? Would you become a survivalist, stocking up on food supplies in some underground bunker? Would you spend all your savings and see distant places you have always dreamed of going? Would you stay put and spend the remaining time with your family and friends? I’d…
City of Regina employees teamed up with the Ranch Ehrlo Society for the United Way's Day of Caring, Regina's largest volunteer event. Forty five city employees converged on Lakeshore Village apartments and completed a number of painting and landscaping projects at the 48-unit apartment complex in south Regina at Hillsdale Street & 23rd Avenue which provides quality housing for singles,…
This is the letter that family member of youth at Welke house at our Corman Park campus received this spring. The family camp is a way for Ranch Ehrlo youth to spend quality time with their families while working on developing special skills. And of course enjoying a beautiful Saskatchewan camp ground. Welke house is currently the…
I met up with former Ranch youth Joseph Meays at the Regina farmer’s market. Joseph is the owner of Integrity Entertainment and is an experienced face painter and balloon artist. He is also married with two children ages 6 and 2. He shared some memories of his time as a Ranch Ehrlo youth. Where are you from? Regina What year did you go to the Ranch? 1997, I was 15 years old. I was at…
For the last three days Corman Park has been having some crazy fun! We have had an interactive bouncer on the property that has been the spotlight of lots of smiles, giggles, and red cheeks. This bouncer has three different stages to go through to get to the end. First off there is an open area where one can bounce as high as they can and at the far end is a basketball hoop to finish with a major…
Joanna has worked at the Ranch since 2003, mostly in one unit located on our Pilot Butte campus. Here is her story. Joanna Boyko was working at a Regina daycare in 2003 when she heard about the Ranch Ehrlo Society from a coworker. She decided to apply and got hired on as casual. She soon moved into a part-time position and eventually a full-time Youth Care Worker position at Jewison House on…
On Saturday, June 16, 2012 head down to the Orr Centre (corner of 4th Ave and Lewvan) for the 2nd annual Spring into Summer trade show and craft sale. There will be a concession, jewelry sales, home decor, kitchen gadgets,health and wellness items, clothing , baking, caricatures, baby and toddler accessories, local crafts, photography, and so much more. Door open at 9 a.m. and admission is…
The Ranch has built most of our programs and services on the need to help children, youth, and families that had fallen through cracks made by gaps in service. One of the programs created out of that philosophy is the Ehrlo Counselling Services which provides preventative and early intervention services to the community as well as counseling, training and consultation services to the community at…
