the
FOUNDATION
report
Summer 2019
Doreen Lewis, Providence Manor Resident, with Kelsey Melrose, staff Recreationist.
In This Issue: Message from Our ACTING CEO Page 2
Diary of a Legacy: by Eleanor Bannister Page 2
WHEN THE PLAYER BECOMES THE PATIENT Page 3
PROVIDENCE MANOR: A CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE FOR LIFE ENRICHMENT More than four decades ago, Doreen Lewis was a fearless woman on a “dangerous” mission. At least that’s what the Ottawa Citizen’s headline writers had to say, back in 1976, about the “farmer’s wife” and her attempt to “break the male grip” on municipal politics and “smash” her way in. She may not have won the election, but she taught her family how to take a stand. “Mom was tired of all those old boys making backroom deals,” say Doreen’s children—Polly, Jane, Danny and Kelly—of their mother’s brave bid for a seat at the council table in North Crosby Township near Westport.
SPOTLIGHT ON SURGICAL SUITES Page 4
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