The Manor
After years of planning and a $4.75 million capital grant from the Provincial Government, the construction on The Manor at Whitecourt Downtown South is officially underway. On Friday, February 5, Greg Christenson, president of the Christenson Group of Companies, alongside Mayor Chichak, Mayor Burrows, MLA Martin Long and Minister of Senior’s and Housing for Alberta Josephine Pon, kicked off the long-awaited project.
The Manor is an urban village for residents to age-in-place rather than forcing them to move away from loved ones to receive care. “We find that there’s a need for couples to stay together. Often, they call it divorce by nursing home. Somebody in a couple will age more rapidly than the other spouse, so, sadly, they are broken up, and one has to go, if not to another building, but sometimes to another community,” explained Greg Christenson. Due to this sad reality, Christenson Group of Companies are focused on creating a building that allow
Article content
On Friday, Feb. 5 representatives of Christenson Developments, Whitecourt Mayor, Maryann Chichak, West Yellowhead MLA, Martin Long and Josephine Pon, Minister of Seniors and Housing who attended virtually attended the construction site and an information launch afterwards.
“Our Whitecourt Downtown South project has been years in the making and we are excited for it to become a reality offering additional retirement living options with private care services to the community of Whitecourt,” said Christenson Developments in a statement.
We apologize, but this video has failed to load.
Try refreshing your browser. First phase update on Christenson s senior s village in Whitecourt. Back to video
Article content
On Friday, Feb. 5 representatives of Christenson Developments, Whitecourt Mayor, Maryann Chichak, West Yellowhead MLA, Martin Long and Josephine Pon, Minister of Seniors and Housing who attended virtually attended the construction site and an information launch afterwards.
“Our Whitecourt Downtown South project has been years in the making and we are excited for it to become a reality offering additional retirement living options with private care services to the community of Whitecourt,” said Christenson Developments in a statement.
We apologize, but this video has failed to load.
Try refreshing your browser. First phase update on Christenson s senior s village in Whitecourt. Back to video
First phase update on Christenson s senior s village in Whitecourt devondispatch.ca - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from devondispatch.ca Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.