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Angie Harvey and her partner John moved into Origin at Longwood in 2021. A former school teacher she has always had a passion for learning – and when she combine this with her love of bringing cheer to her friends and neighbors, Smile Pages was born. Since her move into Origin at Longwood she has been gracing our shelfs and displays with these learned-funnies and even recently catching the eye of CTV’s Adam Sawatski who did a little exposé on her – taking the story provincial across British Columbia. 

Origin Active Lifestyle Communities is excited to highlight Bert in our July Community Member Spotlight! Bert moved in with us in April 2014 and has been an exceptional part of our community ever since.

This month, we are excited to highlight, Corliss, a community member with a fantastic story!

Corliss is an Origin Active Lifestyle community member living at Swan Evergreen Village, where he has resided since July 2017. Corliss was born on June 3rd, 1930 on an 80-acre farm in Illinois. He grew up in Illinois, attending school and becoming ordained as a Pastor. Corliss enjoyed playing sports throughout his school years, especially basketball.

This month, Origin Active Lifestyle Communities is excited to feature our Whitehorn Village community member, Elizabeth, in our Community Member Spotlight!

Elizabeth grew up in Germany and at 5 years old, remembers going through the struggles and hardships of WWII in Berlin. She recalls how difficult it was once the war ended – “everyone was starting from nothing and had access to very little food.” Once Americans were allowed to fly food into Germany, Elizabeth says “the food didn’t taste good at all; freeze dried eggs and canned corned beef, but it was better than nothing!”

At Origin Active Lifestyle Communities, we love having the opportunity to learn about the lives of each of our community members. This month, Origin is excited to highlight our Swan Evergreen Village community member, Audrey, who has resided at Swan Evergreen Village since the location opened its doors!