PARC Retirement Living in the Press

2024

September 18, 2024 – Ribbon cutting for upscale seniors’ residence in Kelowna – Kelowna Capital News (kelownacapnews.com), Kelowna Capital News

September 13, 2024 – Cristalina Parc opens new independent living space for seniors – Kelowna News – Castanet.net, Castanet

August 11, 2024 – West Van’s Parc wins gold in Best of the West culinary comp – North Shore News (nsnews.com), North Shore News

April 26, 2024 – Best Place You Can Be – High End Senior Living Set to Open in Kelowna, Kelowna Capital News, West Kelowna News, Lake Country Calendar

April 23, 2024 – Cristalina PARC Brings a New Way of Senior Living to the Pandosy District of Kelowna, (3:46 mark), Global News

2023

August 11, 2023 – PARC Wins Best of the West Culinary CompetitionNorth Shore News

2022

October 6, 2022 – Oceana PARC Playhouse Formally NamedPeace Arch News

September 15, 2022 – White Rock Seniors Clean Up NeighbourhoodPeace Arch News

March 30, 2022 – Making Some Noise for Hospital Workers, CityNews at 6 Vancouver

March 30, 2022 – Making Some Noise for Hospital Workers, CityNews Tonight Vancouver

March 30, 2022 – “Pot-Banging” Tribute Returns for BC Health Care Workers, Global BC1 News

March 30, 2022 – Pot-Banging Salute Returns for Peace Arch Hospital Staff, Peace Arch News
Also featured in: The Abbotsford News, Surrey Now-Leader, The Chilliwack Progress, Langley Advance Times, Hope Standard, Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows News, Aldergrove Star, Mission City Record, Agassiz-Harrison Observer, Cloverdale Reporter, North Delta Reporter

2021

November 25, 2021 – $1.2 Million Dollar Donation Celebrated by Peace Arch Hospital FoundationNorth Delta Reporter

March 22, 2021 – North America Modular Building Award Winner, Modular Building Institute

January 23, 2021 – Senior Housing News Architecture & Design Awards, Senior Housing News (SHN)

2020

December 21, 2020 – Senior Living Architecture and Design Awards, Peace Arch News

May 28, 2020 – PARC Family Meetup Centre, CBC Vancouver

2019

October 10, 2019 – PARC Retirement Living – A True Community LeaderKay Meek Arts Centre

July 11, 2019 – Chefs pitch in to help White Rock pier fundraising effort, CTV News

June 27, 2019 – Shelley Grenier of Oceana PARC nominated as a new board member for South Surrey White Rock Chamber of Commerce, Peace Arch News

June 12, 2019 – Oceana PARC to host career fair in White Rock Community Centre, BC Local News

May 2, 2019 – Oceana PARC to help fundraise White Rock Pier repair, Global News

May 2, 2019 – Oceana PARC to help rebuild White Rock pier, Vancouver Sun 

May 2, 2019 – Oceana PARC sponsors 200-person dinner to help rebuild White Rock’s iconic pier, Peace Arch News

May 2, 2019 – Oceana PARC to host celebrity chefs dinner in September, CTV News

April 26, 2019 – Mulberry PARC Wins Burnaby Now Best of Burnaby Award, Burnaby Now

March 11, 2019 – PARC Retirement Living builds better neighbourhoods, Peace Arch News

February 27, 2019 – $1.2 million boosts for Peace Arch Hospital Foundation, Surrey Now-Leader

February 13, 2019 – Cedar Springs PARC Wins North Shore News Readers Choice Award, The North Shore News

February 1, 2019 – Cedar Springs PARC contributes to ice-cream social for Lions Manor evacuees, The North Shore News

2018

November 26, 2018 – Summerhill PARC and Cedar Springs PARC wins North Van Chamber Best Employer Award, North Vancouver Chamber of Commerce

November 23, 2018 – North Vancouver Chamber of Commerce recognizes Best Employer Award, The North Shore News

November 18, 2018 – Oceana PARC partners with Seniors Come Share Society to collect clothing for seniors, Peace Arch News

October 22, 2018 – Retirement planning discussion hosted by Oceana PARC, Peace Arch News

September 16, 2018 – Oceana PARC staff try lawn bowling for Active Aging week, Peace Arch News

April 27, 2018 – Mulberry PARC Wins Burnaby Now Best of Burnaby Award, Burnaby Now

April 25, 2018 – Living wage climbs alongside housing costs in Metro Vancouver, The Star Vancouver

April 10, 2018 – Architect finds purpose in providing quality seniors’ homesBusiness in Vancouver 

March 10, 2018 – Hilary Statton: Paying a living wage makes business senseVancouver Sun

February 14, 2018 – Cedar Springs PARC Wins North Shore News Readers Choice AwardThe North Shore News

2017

November 30, 2017 – PARC Retirement Living is Now a Living Wage Employer – Burnaby Now

November 20, 2017 – Healthy Aging – The Globe and Mail

June 2, 2017 – National Nurses Week Nightingale Tea – North Shore News

April 26, 2017 – Mulberry PARC Wins Best of Burnaby – Burnaby Now 

April 14, 2017 – First Scoop for ‘Cornerstone of White Rock Revitalization’
– Peace Arch News

 2016

December 5, 2016 – A Heart For Art – North Shore News

November 23, 2016 – Officials approve development permit for rental retirement residence in White Rock – Building.ca

November 16, 2016 – PARC Retirement Living Announces $250,000 Donation to Presentation House Gallery – Alliance for the Arts

November 14, 2016 – White Rock approves 23-storey highrise – The Surrey Leader

May 20, 2016 – White Rock seniors’ tower could be ready in 3 years: builder – Peace Arch News

May 5th, 2016 – Higher High Rise Planned for Johnston Rd – Peace Arch News

April 28, 2016 – Mulberry PARC Wins Best of Burnaby Now – Burnaby Now

April 12, 2016 – A Tasteful Afternoon (Page 17) – North Shore News

2015

September 24, 2015 – Boom Town – Vancouver Magazine

September 14, 2015  – Opera hits Cedar Springs PARC – North Shore News

September 9, 2015  – PARC chefs in ‘Best of the West’ competition – Today’s Senior News Magazine

August 18, 2015  – Giving Edmonds Health Watch a helping hand – Business in Vancouver

June 12, 2015  – Building community one sentence at a time – Burnaby News Leader

May 31, 2015    – ‘Brain Guy’ Dr. Terry Small on the aging brain – North Shore News

March 3, 2015  – ‘Taste of the Tropics’ event in North Vancouver – North Shore News

January 29, 2015  – Combatting social isolation in seniors – Care Guide for Seniors

2014

June 27, 2014  –  Building better and smarter – The Vancouver Sun

April 1, 2014  – Don’t waste calories – The Vancouver Sun