Education is my new hobby Friends and coworkers often bug me because of my newfound hobby: education. That’s right folks, I have taken up education part time, as my new passion and hobby. My education has come through counselling, support groups, relationships, friendships, family, work experience, reading, research, spirituality, and formal university education. Education has helped to…
To commemorate the opening of its new Cornerstone branch in Prince Albert, RBC Foundation has donated $30,000 from RBC to Ranch Ehrlo Society’s Outdoor Hockey League. Ehrlo Sport Venture is a community outreach program run by the Ranch Ehrlo Society. The Ehrlo Outdoor Hockey League, founded in Regina in 1992, is Sport Venture’s flagship, having inspired the creation of subsequent leagues…
We are excited to launch a new program called Treatment Foster Care Program that aims to provide a supportive and loving environment for children in family surroundings. Learn more>>
I recently was invited to a pilot training session for Therapeutic Crisis Intervention or TCI – our crisis management system for our residential units. All Ranch employees who work with our clients are required to take the training. Recently a smaller version of the course was offered to us office staff to get an idea of what our front line workers go through and learn all about TCI. Our…
Do you think we have gotten to use to comfort? Do we have it too easy? I complain when the toilet paper at work is single ply, when Regina rush hour takes me an extra 5 minutes to get from my downtown office to the Ranch at Pilot Butte, or if I have to walk across the hall because I have run out of Ranch Ehrlo envelopes. Here is a video that kind of puts all our ‘problems’ in…
Ehrlo Early Learning Centre is subsidized and licensed childcare centres for children age 18 months to kindergarten. We have five centres in Regina. In December they held Christmas parties for the children and their families. Imperial Community School held their 2nd annual Family Christmas on December 9th. The staff had a turnout of approximately 80-85 people. With family interest…
The Buckland Centre Riding Arena has a new name; the Donalda Hansen Centre for Equine Therapy. The official naming ceremony took place on Tuesday, September 20 in front of Ranch youth, staff, board members, family, and friends in the arena north of Prince Albert on the Ranch Ehrlo Buckland Campus. “This classy building is adding just another layer of class when they but Donalda’s name on…
A back to school adoption program was Kruzeniski House’s fall "Community Helping Hands" project. The youth and staff of Kruzeniski House along with the help of the Regina District Area Council, the Human Rights Committee, and the Women’s Committee of Regina adopted 16 community youth for their back to school adoption program. The three committees each donated $500 for a total of $1500,…
Recent events in Regina’s Wascana Park get one thinking The recent drowning of an apparently homeless man in Regina’s Wascana Lake really got me thinking. The still unconfirmed story (aka rumour) goes like this: 2 friends (both middle-aged, aboriginal, and homeless) are in Wascana Park on a brutally hot day. At least one of the men decides to swim across the lake, but he…
I miss a lot about being a kid. Waking up early for Saturday morning cartoons, having the energy to be able to play all day long and having all my meals and snacks prepared for me. But this time of year the thing I miss the most is going back to school. I haven’t been in a classroom in over 10 years but the call of back-to-school shopping still gets to me. I have the instinct to buy new…
The Council on Accreditation (COA) peer review team had a whirl-wind visit to the Ranch Ehrlo Society from September 11th to September 15th.The four-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. COA accreditation demonstrates that our organization meets…
The University of Regina Aboriginal Student Centre’s 4th Annual Tipi Raising Competition will be held Friday, September 30th from 10:30 am to 3:00 pm on the Dr. Lloyd Barber Academic Green at the University of Regina main campus. The Tipi Raising Competition hosted by the ASC, offers students, employees and community the opportunity to experience constructing a tipi and learn its…
I just wanted to pass along a good story about the May House youth on their recent camp trip to Clear Lake, Manitoba. The youth from May House stayed at the Onanole Campground and RV Park. During the stay our youth helped the camp ground owners (Rick and Lorna) with some of the maintenance and grounds keeping. The youth would get up every morning and help rick clean the pool, hot tub,…
Meet Nick Crighton, the Cultural Coordinator at Ranch Ehrlo Society. Nick is very passionate about Aboriginal Culture and the importance it plays in improving the lives of our youth – including the day-to-day aspects for our clients such as in school and in the group homes. Celebrate who you are The youth that come to the ranch come from a wide range of backgrounds and cultures. Nick…
