June Staff Appreciation Week - page 7 & 8 - Father's Day Dinner

Garden’s Echo June 2021

June
 Staff Appreciation Week – page 7 & 8
 Father’s Day Dinner – page 19

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Garden’s Echo June 2021

 Marcelle Bélec
 Owner

 A Father’s Battle between Working and Giving Attention to
 his Daughter

 “Missy,” I called to my wife, “did you smear Vaseline on my desk?” “No, honey. Meghan probably did.”
 Just like that. Calm. I abandoned the conversation. I would deal with Meghan, our 22-month-old
 daughter, later.

 All of that was yesterday. Today I sit here at that same rolltop desk, which I salvaged from a friend’s
 attic two years ago, and stare at the blank sheet inserted in the typewriter. I wait patiently for ideas to
 come to me, exam questions for a test I will give my English students tomorrow. My wife is off to a re-
 union somewhere, but I am not alone. Our two children keep me company. Ten-month-old Edward co-
 operates to some degree…since he is a toddler.
 But it is Meghan whose plans have been destined from all eternity to clash with mine today. Her con-
 stant companion through all of this is Dumpty, a shapeless rag doll whose best days are far behind
 him. A year ago, he was well stuffed and bursting with good cheer. His perpetual smile endeared him
 to Meghan immediately. She provides his transportation; he provides her security. The filthier he
 grows, the more she seems to rely on his wisdom and homespun philosophy.

 About a week ago, my wife put Dumpty in the washing machine, hoping at least to make him recog-
 nizable. We were not ready for the emaciated creature that emerged. Dumpty had been disemboweled
 during the rinse cycle. My wife spent 20 minutes picking his foam rubber intestines out of the machine.
 We thought Meghan might discard this mere shell of a Dumpty. We were wrong. There was no detect-
 able difference in her relationship with him, except that she found him easier to carry while performing
 her chores.

 I can do my own work fairly well during most of these chores, and so I concentrate. Suddenly Meagan
 appears in the room, and I hear her naked feet slapping against the wooden floor outside. She comes
 in with Dumpty.

 I leave them in conversation and return to my desk. Within five minutes she appears before me, wear-
 ing her mother’s shoes. She reaches up to the typewriter keys and depresses four of them simultane-
 ously.

 “No, thank you, Meghan. Daddy’s seen your work. He’ll do it himself.”

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She backs off. Out of the corner of my eye, I can see her in the kitchen watching her fish swim around in
his circular world. I can see that the water in his bowl needs to be changed.

“Don’t even ask, Meghan. Not today.” She stands in front of me with her shoes and socks in her hands. I
know the pattern. First the shoes and socks. Then the stroller. And pretty soon we’re in the park. She’ll want
me to pick her a dandelion or a leaf from a tree. And she’ll clutch that leaf or dandelion the way she always
does when we walk to the park.

Oh, yes, I know the pattern. She rests her head on my leg, just as she did when she first learned to walk.
She used to bring her plastic comb or her hairbrush and rest her head on my leg while I combed her hair.
That ritual, however, ended after only a few months—much too soon for me.

Finally she leaves, and I watch her frustration as she sits on the floor and tries for several minutes to put
on one of her socks. The art proves too elusive. In years to come, she’ll put on stockings or leotards with
the ease and grace of a ballerina. But today, a tiny pair of socks defeats her. She sees me looking!

Back to work. She pats the wicker chair, the comfortable one we sit in together to watch TV or to read, and
she hastily gathers her books: The Poky Little Puppy, The Magic Bus, The Cat in the Hat, even that ancient
copy of National Geographic with the penguin on the cover…Good Lord, she’s got them all. With her free
hand, she tugs at my sleeve. “No, Meghan,” I snap irritably. “Not now. Go away and leave me alone. And
take your library with you.”

That does it; she leaves. She makes no further attempt to bother me. I can finish the test easily now without
interference. No one trying to climb onto my lap; no extra fingers helping me type. I see her standing quietly
with her back against the sofa, tears running down her cheeks. She has two fingers of her right hand in her
mouth. She holds the tragic Dumpty in her left. She watches me type and slowly brushes the tip of Dumpty’s
anemic arm across her nose for comfort.

At this moment, only for a moment, I see things as God must—in perspective, with all the pieces fitting. I
see a little girl cry because I haven’t time for her. Imagine ever being that important to another human being!
I see the day when it won’t mean so much to a tiny soul to have me sit next to her and read a story, one
that means little to either of us, realizing somehow that it is the sitting next to each other that means every-
thing. And I see the day when the frail, loyal, and lovable Dumpty will vanish from the life of a little girl who
has outgrown him.

I resent Dumpty for an instant. He’s consoling my girl, and that is my job. She and I have few enough days
like this to share. So the paper slips gently into the top drawer; the hood slides over the typewriter. The test
will get done somehow. Tests always get done.

“Meghan, I feel like taking a walk down to the park. I was wondering if you and Edward would care to join
me. I thought you might like to go on the swings for a while. Bring Dumpty—and your red sweater too. It
might be windy down there.”

At the word park, the fingers leave the mouth. She laughs excitedly and begins the frantic search for her
socks. Why not enjoy, while a little girl thinks that a leaf from her father is a gift beyond measure.

 This article was published in Reader's Digest
 December 1969 issue and was the winner of the
 Reader’s Digest First Person award.

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 A little bit of Humour…

Brainteaser – June 2021
Complete the following Sentences :

Complete each of the following two sentences, A and B, using a written
number so that both sentences are simultaneously true.

Sentence A : Sentence B contains ............................. vowels.
Sentence B : Sentence A contains ............................. consonants.

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 SUdOKU

 Complete the following grid, knowing that each line, each column and each square of 9
 (3x3 square) must contain each number from 1 to 9 only once.

 Answers Brainteasers – May 2021
 Riddles: 1) An echo; 2) A candle; 3) A map; 4) The letter “R”; 5)
 All the people were married; 6) Bookkeeper; 7) Heroine; 8) She
 took a picture of him and developed it in her dark room 9) Pencil
 lead; 10) Four sisters and three brothers. Yeah, this one had a little
 math involved!

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 Mylaine Bélec Executive Director

Dear Residents,
 We would help you decorate your unit for the occa-
Once again this year, we are holding a Staff Appre-
 sion and find you a costume/activity that fits the
ciation Week for our employees. It will be taking
 country you will be representing. If you are inter-
place from June 21st to June 25th . During this spe-
 ested in participating, please see Marie-Eve for
cial week that we dedicate to our employees, we
 more information on or before June 7.
always go out of our way to make them have fun
and laugh as much as possible. It is always a week You will also notice that on the Monday, we have a
filled with joy and activities where we mix staff and “full evacuation” of the building planned. This evac-
residents to celebrate the wonderful people that uation drill is required by law every 2 years and we
serve you every day. You will also see that each are passed due because of Covid constraints last
day has a theme, and we encourage everyone year. Therefore, we will be hosting a full evacua-
(staff and residents alike) to dress the part! In my tion drill on Monday June 21st from 2 pm to 4 pm.
experience, residents love this special week (where All you have to do is follow our employees’ direc-
we let our staff take a lot more room than usual) as tives. They will come get you in your units when it’s
much as our employees. We truly appreciate your your turn to participate. (Keep in mind they will be
willingness to share your space with us in order to dressed as superheroes for the day so this should
celebrate big. The week’s schedule is attached to be very funny). Your family can also expect a
my article. Come have fun with us, it’s an experi- phone call from us on that day. We will ask them
ence you’re very unlikely to forget! questions in order to ensure we have our charts up
We are also looking for volunteers to help us in to date.
some of the activities we have planned. On the
Thursday June 24th (Cruise themed day), we are Finally, on the Friday at 2 pm, we will be hosting
looking for men volunteers who would be willing to our annual Award Ceremony where you will be en-
give us one hour of their time during the day to couraged to wear white. During this ceremony, we
come take pictures with staff and residents in our will present awards to our deserving employees
photobooth. We would dress you up as the ship’s who have worked hard in the past year. This year,
captain for the occasion (hat, sunglasses, and the residents will be voting for the winners. You will
dress shirt). We will also be looking for men and therefore shortly receive a survey that we will ask
women volunteers who would like to represent a you to fill in order to help us reward our wonderful
country (that you may have visited in the past) dur- employees.
ing the day. It’s time to take those photo albums I can’t wait to celebrate with you all, we are all very
out! Staff would visit you in your suites between 10 excited for what this year’s Staff Week – Second
am and 11 am and between 2pm to 3 pm. Your unit Covid Edition has to offer.
(or a common room in the building that you can
choose) would represent a country where staff and On a different note, I would like to wish all of our
residents will be able to taste different ethnic foods wonderful fathers in this building a very happy fa-
(that Chantal will prepare for us). ther’s day!
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 JARDIN ROYAL GARDEN
 STAFF APPRECIATION WEEK 2021 –

 COVID-19 SECOND EDITION

 June 21st to 25th

 Monday – Superheroes Day (Because our staff have been ours for the past year)

 Costume theme: Superhero

 TIM HORTONS COFFEE AND DONUTS served by Management all day

 • Staff will accomplish Superhero Missions all day in order to win tickets
 o 2 pm: Full Evacuation
 • 4 pm: Residents will judge the best outfit (WIN A PAID DAY OFF)

 Tuesday – Day at the fair (Because laughs and fun are much needed)

 Costume Theme: Carnival

 • Lunch Time: Poutine, hot dogs, Pogos for Lunch
 • 2 pm – 4pm: Fair booths are open. Come participate with your Royal Money and get
 chances to win some prizes.
 • Booths will include:
 o Duck Hunting
 o Target shooting
 o Strong Man Competition
 o See Staff Pie face their boss
 o Fortune teller
 o Cotton Candy, Candied Apple, Caramel Popcorn …
 o And lots more!!!
 • 4 pm : Residents will judge the best outfit (WIN A PAID DAY OFF)

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 Wednesday – Health and Wellness Day (Because we have to take care of our precious
 staff)

 Costume Theme : Pyjama Day

 • Lemon water & fruits available at reception all day
 • 10 am: Meditation Session (30 minutes)
 • Healthy Lunch and Dinner will be served
 • 10 am to 4 pm : Come encourage our staff outside who will be doing their daily exer-
 cise Supervised by Major Bergeron
 • 4 pm : Management will Announce a Winner (WIN A DAY AT THE SPA)

 Thursday – Cruise Day (Because we find that travelling is essential)

 Costume Theme: Travel

 • 10 to 11 am & 2 to 3 pm: Grab your passports and visit different countries to acquire
 stamps and discover what our featured countries have to offer
 • Come take a picture with our cruise Captain between 10 am and 4 pm
 • 4 pm: Residents will judge the best outfit (WIN A PAID DAY OFF)
 • 7:30 pm Casino Night: Come gamble some Royal Money and win Big. Our Casino
 features:
 o Roulette
 o Black Jack
 o War
 o Bonanza Bingo
 o Photobooth
 o Pool
 o Darts
 o Bar
 o And more!

 Friday – Bal en Blanc (To celebrate our staff as our angels)

 Costume Theme: Glamorous in White

 2 pm: 2021 Award Ceremony (Voted by Residents)

 Prizes will be Drawn

 *** Each participation to our activities gets staff a ticket and increases their chance of winning the fabu-
 lous prizes on display all week and drawn on the Friday***

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 Michelle Varin Executive Director

 For everyone that knows how it feels to be low on our self-esteem scale sometimes. You know
 when you feel like you’re not the smartest guy/girl in the room. Well to fix that, I’m sharing these
 not so smart comments, made by all kinds of people.Before arriving
 It will make at the 
 you feel brilliant! Royal Gar-
 Question: If you could live forever, would you and why?
 den (and after), you did me the
 Answer: "I would not live forever, because we should not live forever, because if we
 honor to share your lives with me
 were supposed to live forever, then we would live forever, but we cannot live forever,
 and
 which is why I would not I can say that I could write
 live forever,"

 -- Miss Alabama 1994, Misssome novels. We have a gold
 USA contest

 "Smoking kills. If you're killed, you've lostmine of selfpart
 a very important and wisdom
 of your life," between
 -- Brooke Shields, during an interview to become our walls and
 spokesperson I amanti-smok-
 for federal lucky to know
 ing campaign
 it and take advantage of it every
 "Outside of the killings, Washington has one of the lowest crime rates in the country,"
 day. I do not know if you will
 --Mayor Marion Barry, Washington DC
 make me a wiser person but I
 "Half this game is ninety percent mental."
 can assure you that you make
 --Philadelphia Phillies manager,
 me Danny Ozark
 a grateful person. Through
 "We don't necessarily discriminate. We simply thisexclude
 sharing of gratitude,
 certain types of people." I invite
 -- Colonel Gerald Wellman, youROTC toInstructor
 appreciate each other and
 "Your food stamps will be stopped effective March 2020 because we received notice
 that you passed away. May God bless you. You to mayexpress your
 reapply if there is a gratitude
 change in as of-
 your circumstances."
 ten as possible.
 --Department of Social Services, Greenville,
 Thank you for your confidence,
 South Carolina

 "Traditionally, most of Australia's imports come from overseas."

 --Keppel Enderbery

 Please welcome our newest residents :
 131 - Rémi et Pierrette Lalonde
 228 - Peter & Gale Joyce
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 Chantal Gagné NUTRITION

Can you smell it? Can you hear it ? the sizzling Some of you have approached me with some of
and that special aroma from the BBQ…We are your favorite recipes, I love it! I always read them.
ready… this Wednesday in the back yard, it’s a So please keep bringing me ideas and recipes but
date! do not get offended if we’ve never served them…
 Sometimes quantity, equipment or supply are rea-
Often, people ask me if us chefs share recipes or sons why we can’t prepare those favorites of yours
if we keep them close to our hearts… my answer in our kitchen.
is always the same: Sharing is caring…. The
beauty of being a chef is to create and use other In my house, wherever you look, you can always
people’s ideas to perfect or change the cooking grab a cookbook almost at arm’s length. I never tire
method (sometimes it’s a matter of how long you of looking at recipes. One of my major complaints
cook the onion before adding the rest in the pot!) in life is that I do not have enough meals in a day to
Just enough to make our dish special…. Take try all the food I would love to eat!
our meat pie recipe for example, there’s no se-
 As always, Cheers from our kitchen!
cret there… our specialist is Pierre and he’s the
only one who has the special tricks to always Chantal
make it that good… yet we all have the same rec-
ipe. Same goes with Mike and his love for meat
balls (his are always more tender than the rest of
us… yet, we have the same recipe) Eric rocks
our desserts… maybe he’s the only one who has
the special touch on how long to cream the sugar
and butter to make the cake… cooking is really
a feel for the ingredients. You’ve all tasted
Elise’s astonishing scones, Sarah’s moist muf-
fins and the others would probably say my
strongest suit is cooking the fish. I always say
that food is alive, you must treat it with respect
and learn how to adjust every so often…. I guess
what I am trying to say is that the same recipe
can sometimes have subtle changes in taste, or
even texture and that is what makes us chefs,
those little differences. Never doubt that in every
chef you have an artist!
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 Carolyne Giroux
 Director of Care

 Again, I am continuing to bug you all about falls prevention. Here are a couple of points
 that I would like to bring to everyone’s attention:

 There are nutrition factors that play a key role in fall prevention.
 - One third of older Canadians are at risk of poor nutrition that leads to weakness,
 frailty and falls. Weight loss can result in loss of muscle and bone, leading to poor
 balance increasing risk of falls and fractures. That’s why the nursing staff weighs
 you monthly.
 - Older adults need more protein than younger adults to support good health, recover
 from illness, and maintain functionality. That being said, only eating a soup is not
 enough, eat a sandwich instead!
 - Vitamin D and Calcium work together, one doesn’t work as well without the other.
 They reduce fractures in older adults. Deficiency leads to muscle weakness and
 more frequent falls and fractures among older adults.
 - Anemia (low iron and possibly low vitamin B12) in older adults is associated with
 muscle weakness, dizziness and fatigue and is a treatable risk factor for prevention
 of falls and fractures. Again, eating things with a lot of iron can help a lot, such as
 red meat!
 - Age related changes (decreased kidney function, conscious decision to restrict flu-
 ids due to incontinence, and diminished sense of thirst) increase risk of dehydration
 among older adults. Dehydration could also cause orthostatic hypotension (drop in
 blood pressure when standing), dizziness and increase fall risk.

 The most important one, the exercises!!
 I strongly encourage you to participate in the exercise classes offered at Royal Garden.
 They are offered 3 times a week, once in the morning and twice in the afternoon. These
 exercises help strengthen your muscles, increase your balance and your energy levels.
 They are completely FREE of charge and are made specifically for our elderly population
 who wish to retain or improve their capabilities. AND you get Royal Dollars every time
 you participate!! I want to congratulate everyone who has been participating! Keep up the
 good work!

 I will be doing a presentation on Fall Preventions on June 28th at 2pm in French and at
 10:30 AM in english. Everyone is welcomed!
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 Gabrielle Bergeron
 Housekeeping Director

Small Talk

Welcome to June’s Small TALK! This day in History
The first month of summer that we have ➢ 1926: Marilyn Monroes Birthday
been waiting for for so long for has finally ➢ 1968: Helen Keller, a world famous
arrived! However, it is not only summer, blind & deaf speaker, author and politi-
but also our most exciting time of the cal activist dies at the age of 87.
year, it’s staff week!! ➢ 1980: CNN was the first 24-hour tv sta-
Buckle up, this year’s employee appreci- tion broadcasting the news in Atlanta,
ation week will be a wild one. With plenty Georgia
of games, gags and gadgets get ready to ➢ 2007: Doctor Kevorkian (Doctor Death)
see a whole new side of our staff! was released from prison after 8 years
 for murdering terminally ill patients. He
Don’t hesitate to participate, whether it’s vows to continue fighting for the right of
to take part in an activity or to watch and assisted suicide legally.
encourage others to do so makes a world
of a difference to have you there!

 ** Instead of the John I will call my bath-
 room the Jim, that way it sounds better
 when I say I go to the Jim first thing
 every Morning **

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 Martin Corriveau
 Maintenance

 Hi everyone, we have made it to So my uncle decided to park his
 June. As many of you already truck and make us a road! He takes
 know, I love to fish and I wanted to his chain saw and starts cutting
 tell you about one of my fishing branches so that we can pull our
 trips. Everyone knows someone for boat to get to the trouts. Finally, it
 whom, if it's not complicated to get was farther than it seemed. We
 to a destination, then it's no fun. For ended up building a path that was 1
 me, that someone was named to 2 kilometers long to get to the
 Ronald and he was my uncle who lake. All those who have been fish-
 would bring me everywhere with him ing in the middle of the woods in
 when I was young. On a nice day, June can imagine the mosquitos
 he came to get me to tell me we that were eating us alive. As soon
 were going fishing for brown as we got to the lake, we installed
 trout. That day, I learned two our tent and went fishing. We
 things. I learned that brown trouts made ourselves a very nice meal
 existed and I learned that we could that night, as we always did when
 drive a very long time on the Zec we went fishing. The next day,
 roads. After a long ride in the middle when we decided to go all the way
 of the forest, we could finally see a around the lake, we finally found
 lake on the horizon. But unfortu- the road the lead to the lake. That
 nately, after having searched for a weekend was one of my best ad-
 while, we could not find a road that ventures. We came back home
 led to it. with our limit of fish and we never
 told anyone that there was an ac-
 tual road that led to the lake.

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 Marie-Eve Henry-Lalonde
 Activity Director

 Hello to all! Already the month of June! Time flies. I would like to wish all
 dads a Happy Father's Day! Happy month of June to all!

 We have already taken pictures of our months of January & February.
 It was a success and a lot of fun! Thank you once again to all the
 participants! In this month of June, I would like to create our months
 of MARCH, JULY AND AUGUST.

 ➢ To do the month of March, I will need 4 to 5 men.
 ➢ The scene for this photoshoot will be a game of POKER.
 ➢ This photo will be taken on the evening of June 24 during our
 casino night.
 ➢ Please come see me if you are interested !!

 ▪ Now for our month of July, I am looking for 3 women who owns
 a swimsuit. (or summer dress)
 ▪ This photo will be taken on one of our OASIS patios.
 ▪ The 3 women would pretend to be tanning
 ▪ Come see me personally if you are interested.

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 ❖ For the last photo of this month, which would
 be our month of August. I will need 3 men, in
 swimsuits (or shorts) on our 2nd OASIS balcony
 (at the library).
 ❖ Are you interested? If so, come and see me!!

 Remember, there are 12 months in a year, so we have
 12 photos to capture! You haven’t had your chance to
 be part of a photo? We still have time!! Your turn will
 come! So if you are interested in being part of 1 or 2
 photos for our 2022 calendar, come and see me, even
 if it’s not for the months mentioned here

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 BBQ (every Wednesday)
 (Except for June 23rd)

 12h00
 RSVP before the Tuesday
 Backyard
 Limit of 26 people

 Ice cream Social
 Comunity Kitchen /
 Backyard
 June 7,18 & 29

 3:30 PM
 A heartfelt Thank You to all the residents for your committed par-
 ticipation in last month's fire drill. It was absolutely perfect.

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 Shopping Afternoon
 No Frills
 ✓Monday June 7th High tea
 o 9 h 45 - 10h 45
 Independent Grocers
 ✓ Monday June 14 th
 o 9 h 45 - 10h 45
 Place d’Orléans
 ✓ Tuesday June 29th
 o 9 h 45 - 11 h 15
 Note : Please reserve at re-
 ception 24 hours before out-
 ing.
 Do not forget your mask!
 Happy shopping!
 Monday June 14th
 Activity Room
 2 : 30 PM
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 A Prayer

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 Fathers Day Dinner Menu 2021
 Sunday June 20th

 Beer and Cheddar Cheese Soup
 Vegetable Croquettes, Smoked Aioli Dip
 Greens Salad, Homemade Balsamic Dressing
 Baby Pork Ribs
 Garlic Lobster Tail
 Corn on the Cobb, Chili Lime Butter
 Glazed Carrots
 Creamy Potato Salad
 Corn Bread
 Double Chocolate Cookie Pie with Ice Cream
 Chocolate Cookie Pie with Frozen Yogurt

 Happy Fathers’ day!
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 MASS Happy
 ▪ Easter Mass (Sunday)
 ➢ 9:00 AM– activity
 room
 Birthday!
 ▪ Friday Residents
 ➢ 10:00 AM– activity Lucille Laurin – June 3
 room Georgette Séguin – June 4
 Annette Farley- 4 juin
 ▪ Monday -Thursday Maria St-Pierre – June 6
 ➢ 10:00 AM Chapel Lorraine Léger – June 10
 ▪ Chapelet– Every day Germaine MacPhee – June 17
 Marie-Reine VanBergen – June 22
 Louise Paquette – June 24
 Fernande Rollin – June 25
 Carmen Blanchet – June 27
 Huguette Gavrel – June 30

 Employees
 Martine Campeau – June 2
 Marie-Eve Henry-Lalonde – June 23

 Happy Wedding Anniversary
 Ronald & Ginette Fournier
 June 7th

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 HAIRDRESSER ~ Sylvie
➢ On site on Wednesday & Friday
➢ Call Sylvie directly for your appointment at

613-798-6020

 Wax Paraffine: Hand treatment
 Tuesday June 15th
 Cost : 30$ ROYAL (blue coupons)

 Service
 50/50 Draw
 DÉPANNEUR ROYAL TUCK SHOP
 ➢ Thursday June 17 Articles / Items Prix - Price
 Barres de chocolat / Chocolate Bars $1.25
 at 11:00 AM Croustilles / Chips $1.25-$3.00
 Boissons gazeuses / Soft Drinks $1.00
 Cartes / Cards $2.00
 Piles / Batteries (4 x AA) $6.00
 Tapis de bain / Bath Mat $4.00
 Rideau de douche / Shower Curtain $4.00
 Mouchoirs / Kleenex $2.50
 Ampoules / Light Bulbs $7.00
 Savon / Soap $1.50 – $4.00

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