St. Gabriel Villa celebrates fifth anniversary

St. Gabriel Villa recently celebrated its fifth anniversary.

In honour of this occasion, dignitaries, residents, family members, staff and volunteers attended a March 30 special liturgy and celebratory event.

Monseigneur Jean-Paul Jolicoeur of the Diocese of Sault Ste. Marie presented a special liturgy. A number of dignitaries were on hand, including Nickel Belt MP Marc Serré, Nickel Belt MPP France Gélinas, and city councillors Evelyn Dutrisac and Gerry Montpellier.

“The most important and heartfelt gratitude that I have today is for our residents,” said Jo-Anne Palkovits, the care home's administrator. “You are the reason we are here today and every day for the past five years.”

“As a board, we are proud that we have been able to build on the tradition of Catholic health care in our community by addressing the unmet needs and by rising to the challenge of funding, building and operating this beautiful facility — a facility that 128 residents, at any given time, call home,” said Linda Wilson, chair of the St. Gabriel's Villa board of directors.