YR CYE / 0 e Kensin Approximately 250 people gathâ€" ered for the Official Opening of the all new _ Kensington Retirement Residence, at 25 Lakeshore Road West. Honored guests included Mayor Ann Mulvale, who, joined by resiâ€" dents â€" Mr. Mrs. Bob and Dorothy Kyle â€" cut the official ribbon. The staff and residents of The Kensington were especially pleased to have so many people from the community join their families and friends in the celeâ€" bration. Guests were enterâ€" tained by harpist Patricia Johnston and enjoyed an excelâ€" | lent sampling of Chef Robert Arrowsmith‘s handiwork from | The Kensington‘s kitchen. Visitors were taken on tours and impressed by the wide hallâ€" ways filled with beautiful artâ€" work and furnishings. There s are even illuminated doorways on every suite! Centrally located elevators make the dining room, lounges, billiards room, and activity areas very convenient, and the indoor parking garage will keep your car warm and secure all winter long. Inside, the priâ€" vate apartments boast specious entries with bleached oak cabiâ€" netry in the bathrooms and kitchenettes, large picture winâ€" dows â€" many with views of Lake Ontario give a bright feelâ€" ing to each room. Many of the one and two bedroom suites have adjoining balconies for added enjoyment of the water or garden view. If you would like to see The Kensington, Oakville‘s most exciting new retirement resiâ€" dence for yourself, please call Diane Sepa at (905) 844â€"4000. THE OAKVILLE BEAVER _ Mrs. Antonie Schock plctured in her new suite at The Kensington, says, "Everything . at The Kensington is perfect. I just _ love it here". Oakvflle Ontano It was over three years ago that International Care Corporation â€"a wholly owned subsidiary of London Life, purchased a small retirement residence in Oakville known as ‘Bestview‘. "It was the wonderful staff and the good feeling of the residence that convinced us we were makâ€" ing the right purchase," commentâ€" ed Joe Redmond, President. International Care has built six successful retirement residences in B.C. and has recently expanded into Manitoba with their first resiâ€" dence in Winnipeg. "We believe there is a demand for innovative, supportive housing in Oakville, and we want to fill that need." There was tremendous exciteâ€" ment over the proposed new resiâ€" dence and when the ground was "Today, Canadians are retmng earâ€" lier and living longer. Not surprisâ€" ingly, they are looking for new and innovative ways to make the most of all those extra years," says Joe Redmond, President of Interâ€" national Care. "Our goal is to proâ€" | â€" vide this rapidly growing segment of the population with a more secure and satisfying way of life in retirement." Since the company‘s birth in 1985, it has grown to become the leader of innovative housing for mature adults by offerâ€" ing a rich, varied, and exciting lifestyle in a caring atmosphere of security and independence. "Seniors‘ accommodation and health care is our only business, and we have a longâ€"term commitment to it. This means that if the needs of our residents are not met, then we‘re not doing our job as individuâ€" als or as a company." Through the years Intematxonal Care has developed an approach which has set it apart from its comâ€" broken in July of 1993, a celebraâ€" tion was held by residents of the existing building as they donned hard hats and became firstâ€"hand witnesses to the construction of their new home. Their kind patience was rewarded on July 11th, 1994, when they stepped out of the ‘old‘ Kensington and into the ‘new‘. Residents‘are now setâ€" tled into their new home and soon the final phase will be complete adding some retail, resident parkâ€" ing, and a courtyard garden â€" the finishing touches to the retirement residence like none other in Southern Ontario. Now open for occupancy, the new Kensington boasts a decor rivaling a fine hotel, but it has retained the warm and friendly feeling of family that made the the staff and residents â€" the feeling you get when you enter the building _â€" that makes for an environment second to none. All retirement resiâ€" dences can boast of fine dining, housekeeping, activities, transportaâ€" tion, and security, but it is the spirit in which all of these are provided and received that creates a home. . To achieve its goals, the company . has relied on hiring friendly and professional people who demonâ€" strate a genuine concern for both residents and fellow staff members | of London Life Insurance â€" is well . on their way to achieving then' goal’ . to provide the highest quality accoâ€" | | modation and services, with resiâ€" | | dences throughout B.C., Manitoba, | | and Ontario. In addition to completâ€" _ ing The Kensington Retirement . Re31dence in Oakvflle, the company v alike. International Care has even developed their own customer serâ€" vice program called the Lotus Way â€" named after the lotus flower in their logo. "The feeling behind the program is to continually strive to go ‘the extra inch‘ for everyone we come in contact with," says The Kensington‘s Administrator, Mary _ Woods. We believe that going the . extra mile is already part of our November 30, 1994 old Kensington so special. The new building is now becoming a community â€" filling up with resiâ€" dents who are looking for a lifestyle in retirement that offers privacy, companionship when desired, and services that add quality of life, leaving more time for family, friends, and activities they really enjoy! Gracious dining is found in the Canterbury Room; the fireside lounge is the perfect place to visit with friends on a winter night; and there are caring staff on hand 24â€" hours a day. The staff and residents of The Kensington are proud of their new home and invite everyone to drop by and visit, and see why The Kensington is the perfect place to retire. petitors, it is simply the attitude of _ British Columbxa mcludmg ddiâ€" : , tional units in their award. wmmng jobs, so going the extra inch takes looking for new ways to improve." The staff and residents at ICC‘s . residences truly enjoy one another. . "It is easy for us to work hard for . our residents because they make us â€" said one staff . _ member "The resuients really do. appreciate when you do something . special for them and that makes this . a very special place to hve and feel so worthwhile," work!" P International Carc care centre in Victoria. When you want to be the.vhest ai_‘ something, you must aiways be :