Founding Sunbeam Centre: Pieter and Johanna Vos’ Legacy

Feb 26, 2019 | Sunbeam News

Watch the video Pieter Vos was an agriculturist, missionary, and lay preacher who immigrated to Canada from Holland in 1950, after serving for four years in Surinam, a dutch colony in South America at the time.  While both he and Johanna Stoffels, a nurse, were living...

Our Community is the World: Operation Christmas Child

Feb 14, 2019 | Sunbeam News

Sunbeam’s Day Program has been talking a lot about community and brainstorming ideas for how they can give back. This group consists of individuals studying academic subjects who also participate in a variety of other activities (including swimming, sports, crafts,...

Surprise Connections

Jan 21, 2019 | Sunbeam News

We’re not always aware of the ways in which we are connected to one another and the impact we have on one another’s lives. You may never know how you have impacted those around you, as a friend, family member, or community member, but when you discover moments of...

Happy New Year

Jan 4, 2019 | Sunbeam News

As we move into 2019, it’s a good time to look back over the past year and think about and take pride in all that was accomplished together. In 2018, we expanded services in all areas of Sunbeam – DSRC,  DSO, and Community Living Services. We continue to provide help...

Sandi Miles Memorial Scholarship

Dec 18, 2018 | Sunbeam News

In 1978, Sandi Miles came to work for Sunbeam at the Kingsway location. Sandi dedicated her life to helping others and to lifelong learning. Sandy (with a y) Roxborough, her daughter, recalls visiting Sunbeam Centre, touring the facility with her mom, and hearing her...

Armanda and Matthew's Family

Nov 29, 2018 | Sunbeam News

Armanda and her husband are the parents of one of Sunbeam’s residents, Matthew, and their family also includes three daughters.  Matthew is deaf and on the autism spectrum.  Their family is strong and resilient.  Since Matthew’s move to a Sunbeam residence their...