Dozens of families came out for The Elden's annual trick-or-treating event on Sunday afternoon.
The beautiful sunny and warm weather was an added bonus for the outdoor festivities, which had residents of The Elden handing out candy to kids in costume.
Recreation coordinator Ashley Guay says this may have been the most successful event yet, with around 300 visitors visiting within the first hour.
"We already doubled our numbers from last year," said Guay.
Guay says it's a great event not only for the children but the residents as well.
"It's nice for them," she said. "We have some that bought their own candy and some that just came to sit with us and join...it's probably my favourite thing we do every single year."
She says the residents look forward to it every year.
"We are lucky in the sense that we have a home where all the residents want to be involved."
The residents are excited about their next big community event, the annual holiday food drive and Holiday Market in support of The Helping Hand Food Bank where they hope to beat last year's record of collecting 2,500 pounds of non-perishable food items.
Cathie Marianelly was one of the residents taking part and handing out candy and Halloween-themed notebooks on Sunday. She has been living at The Elden for the past two years and is part of the Residents Council, helping to organize activities.
"When I first came it was in the middle of the pandemic so we couldn't really do anything," she explained. "But now this year we have opened up and have had some initiatives going."
She noted the home's latest bottle drive to help raise money for therapy dolls and fidget mitts for Alzheimer's patients, as well as a clothing drive for the Clothes Line second-hand shop in town.
"We are trying to make the community aware that we're active people," said Marianelly, noting residents can be as involved as they'd like to be. "If you want to do something, you got to do it."
Resident Andy Mitchell was dressed up as Santa Claus and was one of the first residents kids got to see when trick-or-treating at the start of the tour.
"I am not afraid to talk to anyone," said Mitchell with a chuckle. "That's why they stick me right in the front."
