Archived News
The Bus Arrives
July 27, 2009
A big white new vehicle quietly rolled into Elim in late July. The 18 passenger mini-bus had arrived! Excited recreation staff who will be the drivers ran outside to receive thorough training in vehicle and passenger safety. Staff were most thrilled about the automatic self-adjusting tie-downs to secure wheelchairs.
The bus will provide a sense of freedom and joy to those Elim residents who otherwise have no opportunity to venture out. Recreation staff and residents hope to go to on many adventures and log many miles on the new bus.
"White House" Demolished
July 9, 2009
With interest the village watched the destruction of the old white house on the Elim site to make way for the next three storey independent living apartment building. The house had served as the Elim Housing office for many years, so with mixed feelings staff watched the demolition of the former "White House".
For the marketing staff, the construction of the new building can't come quickly enough. The number of available independent living units at Elim is low as an ever increasing number of people want to move to Elim.
The construction of the new building is scheduled to begin in the summer of 2010.
Garage Sales Prove Lucrative
June 5, 2009
On April 25, the Maintenance Department at Elim held a "Green Barn Sale" to sell off left over construction materials. By the end of the day most of the materials were gone and Elim made $5,000.
The "Annual Elim Community Garage Sale" on June 3 also proved successful. This time Elim made $4,300. The money will be used to offset the cost of some Oasis projects: the billiard room, the storage closet for the newly arrived dishes and for the dishes themselves.
ELIM VILLAGE NEWS RELEASE
From Elim Housing Society
April 24, 2009
The membership of Elim Housing Society met for an Extraordinary Membership Meeting on Tuesday, April 21, 2009. 72% of the members present at the meeting passed a resolution to approve of the Board of the Directors entering into an agreement for the purchase of the adjacent Surrey Christian School property. As a result of this strong mandate, the Board has decided to present a formal offer to the SCS Board to purchase the property for a price of $8.35 million dollars with $1.5 million in deposits paid over the next two years and the balance to be paid at the closing date of June 30, 2011.
