This area is the home of the Upper River 5. This famous NB town was known for its salmon

RIVERSIDE RAMBLINGS

By Carolyn Brown

Riverside Court is proud to be one of the MacLeod group of homes – the first one in the Province of New Brunswick. There are two homes in PEI, and the other nine are in Nova Scotia. Collectively these homes employ around 1000 employees –many of them in Nova Scotia.

The words ”MacLeod Cares” have become syn

onymous with our homes. When we learned of the mass shooting in Nova Scotia, our heartache was immense. Riverside Court wanted to do something that demonstrated how much we cared and were thinking of our fellow employees in Nova Scotia. While respecting social distancing, we gathered at Riverside on April 24 to honour those who were taken, and the families affected. We paid special homage to the family of the fallen RCMP officer.

I invited Riverside Administrator Brad MacMillan to share his thoughts, as his family has a history with the RCMP. Brad’s father is retired Staff Sergeant Mitch MacMillan, who served for 30 years in law enforcement with both the RCMP and the Woodstock Police Force. Additionally, Brad has three uncles and an aunt who have nearly 100 years in combined law enforcement service.

We played the song, A Garment of White, which was written by Mitch MacMillan after the 2014 RCMP shootings in Moncton and later recorded with his group, Never Too Late. We followed the song with a moment of silence for our Nova Scotia neighbours and friends.

Later that day, we celebrated some milestones. April birthdays included Lois Goodine, Anne Marie Kelly, Mabel Ebbett, and Lennie Budd. With some recorded music and a birthday cake, we reminded ourselves that life can still be full of hope and promise. Although we come together to celebrate and mourn in different ways, we can always find comfort in each other. Residents miss their families and friends but remain courageous in these times. They inspire staff to accept the challenge ahead and remind us to recognize the quiet voice inside, telling us we can try again tomorrow, and we will find a way forward. That is hope.

IN A ‘MANOR’ OF SPEAKING

By Jane Jones

From left, Administrator Brad MacMillan with Marilyn Morrisey (health care), resident Doris Barrie, and Catherine Dunn (front desk). (Carolyn Brown photo)

Meet three vibrant centenarians

Inez Burnett is a New Brunswicker, a fabulous cook, a tomato connoisseur, and the wife of Fred.

Inez was born in Upper

Brighton in 1919. She had three sisters and five brothers. One of her brothers is still living and residing in a nursing home. One of her favourite memories is going to Regina to see her nephew graduate from the RCMP. Inez loves tomatoes – sliced, cooked and served with pasta, and fresh squeezed. If there’s a tomato to be eaten, Inez is a happy gal.

One of our activity coordinators, Mae, grows tomato plants just so Inez can have a fresh tomato anytime she desires. Inez would have us believe that she’s not a fan of having her photo taken, however, on her birthday, she happily posed with every person who wished to have their photo taken with her … ambulance attendants, manor staff, volunteers, and especially her nephew who came to celebrate her big day with her.

At Carleton Manor, we are home to 110 seniors who are our friends, family, and loved ones. They are our neighbours and we care very much about one another. This month, we’re highlighting three of our neighbours who are celebrating 100 years young.

Carolyn Brown is a Community Relations Associate at Riverside Court Retirement Residence in Woodstock.

Amy Brownlee is an Ontarian, a former army sergeant, a proud mom, a sports enthusiast, and a pianist

Amy was born in Ottawa in 1919. She was in the army and worked for the federal government. She has two children, Bill and Bob, and has three grandchildren, six greatgrandchildren and one great-great-grandchild! Amy loves the Toronto Blue Jays and the Vancouver Canucks and was fortunate enough to meet her favourite hockey player, Glenn Anderson.

Amy loves a good massage, ballroom dancing, and gardening. She can hardly wait until she can get back in the manor bus and go to Murray’s for breakfast where she’ll get to sit and visit with her son and daughter-in-law.

For her 100th birthday, Amy requested a family party with a band and to have her nails painted red. We’re happy to say that Amy got her wishes.

Madeline Faulkner is originally from the U.S., a devoted wife, a fan of the

Jane Jones handles public relations at Carleton Manor in Woodstock.

arts, and an eternal optimist

Madeline was born in Monticello, Maine in 1919. She had 12 siblings of which there are two still living. She went to school until Grade 8 and married the love of her life at 17. Madeline and Frank had three sons and many beautiful grandchildren. In her youth, Madeline loved to wear dresses and did some ‘silly things’ like walking downtown without her mother’s permission and once she turned 16, wore coloured nail polish. Madeline has enjoyed a broad array of careers – babysitter, cook, potato field worker and nurse’s aid. After her husband passed, she moved to California. The highlight of the move was meeting Roy Rogers! If you were to sit down with Madeline and ask her the secret to a long and beautiful life, she would tell you to not sweat the small stuff, to live life to the fullest and not to be so cautious.

While Inez, Amy and Madeline are waiting for family visiting to resume, they will be hanging out together in our courtyard, enjoying the fresh air, the flowers and well-deserved attention from the Carleton Manor Team.