Category: Lifelong Learning

While the Winter Olympics are in full swing in Beijing, United’s Fish Creek community brought in Olympian Haley Daniels to speak with residents about resiliency and how to overcome obstacles.  Haley’s talk is another example of the quality and diversity of speakers and topics that United includes in our regular programming. Haley has faced no […]

A full house greeted Mount Royal University (MRU) professor Duane Bratt at United’s Fish Creek community this week. Duane, a professor of political science, was invited as part of United’s partnership with MRU, and the community’s focus on lifelong learning. He focused his talk on the recent civic and federal elections and their impact on […]

The chefs at Garrison Green have prepared a two-week around-the-world “cruise” menu, which stops at a different country each day, giving residents the opportunity to sample a local, chef-inspired dish from each country. Recently, the “cruise” stopped at Australia, which also featured a visit by a couple of cuddly friends, courtesy of Cobbs Adventure Park  […]

When Duane Bratt holds a political discussion, there is sure to be a full house. That was the case this week when Duane, who is a professor of political science at Mount Royal University (MRU), brought his knowledge of politics in two sessions to the residents of United’s Fish Creek and Garrison Green communities. “I […]

A wartime injury and a chance encounter with a well-wisher in a Scottish hospital combined to create a turning point in Dr. Gerald Hankins’ early life that transformed his approach to life and his medical career for the next 70 years. While serving as a radio navigator during the Second World War, Gerald’s plane crashed. […]