On March 1, 2025, the Southern Health-Santé Sud’s Recruitment & Retention team hosted a bus tour for 30 Health Care students! The students traveled by bus from Winnipeg to various locations in the region. The first stop was at Altona, where they toured Eastview Place and Altona Memorial Health Centre. Lisa-Marie Giesbrecht and Kathy Winters warmly welcomed the group and provided an informative tour and overview of the sites.

Next, the group headed to Boundary Trails Health Centre, where Carolyn Friesen guided them on a tour of the facility. The students also enjoyed a lunch at this location, during which the Recruitment & Retention team discussed the incentives and perks of working with Southern Health-Santé Sud. After the tour and lunch, the group continued on to Carman, where they visited Boyne Lodge. Helen Hoeppner and the staff greeted the students with a warm welcome and led them through a tour of the new-model Personal Care Home.

Many students shared that they were surprised by how much they learned about the region, including the impressive size of Boundary Trails Health Centre and the number of patients it serves annually. They were also amazed by the long tenure of staff at the Altona sites. The students especially enjoyed the new small house model of Boyne Lodge which included a the large and sunny environment!

The Recruitment & Retention team is optimistic that this event will inspire more individuals to consider working and living in our community!

We want to extend our appreciation to everyone who was involved with this Bus Tour, it was a great success!

Submitted by: Recruitment & Retention, Human Resources