Heartland Trivia Challenge
Did you know? The largest money monument in Canada is called “the Big Nickel”. It is found in which city?
a) Laval, QB
b) Sudbury, ON
c) Moncton, NB
d) Prince George, BC
There are over a million businesses in Canada with at least one employee on payroll. How many employees are on Heartland Housing Foundation payroll?
a) 50-99
b) 100-200
C) 150-199
d) 200+
Companies tend to have multiple departments to categorize their employees. What department in Heartland Housing Foundation has the most employees according to primary work assignment?
a) Housekeeping
b) Dining Room
c) Kitchen
d) Office
According to the Bureau of Labour Statistics, the average worker currently holds ten different jobs before age forty. What site at Heartland Housing Foundation has the longest employed Full time worker?
a) Dr Turner Lodge
b) Clover Bar Lodge
c) Silver Birch Lodge
d) HHF Head office
Answers will be posted in the August newsletter. Stay tuned!
COR Audit Action Plan: Mid-Year Update - What’s New and Improved?
IMPROVED:
- Continued Leadership Involvement: Senior management is now more active in health and safety activities, showing their commitment to keeping everyone safe by attending training events and inspections.
- Job Hazard Assessments (JHAs): All support sites have completed JHAs, and some were updated to include specific hazards like working at heights and using hand tools.
- Health and Safety Committee (HSC): The HSC is working to be more visible. In-person meetings will happen at each lodge every year, and helpful HSC resources are now available for staff in Dayforce.
- Training and Awareness: Refresher training on violence and harassment was shared at the May staff meeting. Leaders also attended Mental Health First Aid training in March.
NEW:
- Staff Involvement in Investigations: We created a handout and updated onboarding videos to show how staff can help with incident investigations.
- Better Tracking: We now use the Teams app to track our COR Audit Action Items, making it much easier to see what’s done and what’s next.
Thank You!
Your efforts help keep our workplaces and homes safe and healthy for everyone. For more details, check out the 2025 COR Audit summary and action plan in the staff room in August.
Spotlight on Safety: Health and Safety Committee Activities
Check out the Non-Occupational Event Handout, Created by Jessicah Mah, DTL
Available in the Staff Room in July
Next Months Subject: Safe Work During Extreme Temperatures, brought to you by Mark Agcaoili, SBP
Help Shape Our Staff Rewards & Recognition Program!
Have ideas about how we recognize and celebrate great work at Heartland Housing? We’d love to hear from you!
We’re inviting staff to join an Employee Working Group to share ideas on how we can enhance our Staff Rewards & Recognition Program (SRRP) at your site. During the session, we’ll review the current program, discuss what’s working well, identify opportunities for improvement, and explore ways to make recognition more meaningful for our employees.
Participation is voluntary, and everyone is welcome. If you’d like to join the conversation, please sign up in your staff room.
Upcoming Sessions
- July 17, 2026 – CBL
- August 26, 2026 – SBP
- If you missed the DTL session on July 10, we’d still love to hear from you! Please email your ideas and suggestions to hr@heartlandhousing.ca.
Your ideas and experiences will help shape the future of employee recognition at Heartland Housing. We hope you’ll join the conversation!
Health Canada Approves Generic Ozempic (Semaglutide)
Health Canada has approved a generic version of Ozempic (semaglutide) for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. As the generic becomes available across Canada, it may help reduce both employee out-of-pocket costs and overall drug plan costs.
Under Heartland Housing Foundation’s benefits plan, generic substitution applies. This means that once the generic version is widely available and pharmacists can substitute it, the drug plan will cover the cost of the generic medication.
If your physician determines that the brand-name Ozempic is medically necessary, you will need to complete a Sun Life Drug Exception form to request coverage for the brand-name medication.
Employees required to stay on the brand-name Ozempic should discuss this with their physician and complete the exception form at their next appointment to help avoid any disruption in coverage.
Please note:
- Prior Authorization will continue to be required for both Ozempic and the generic version.
- Employees already approved for Ozempic will automatically have access to the generic version.
- This change applies only to Ozempic for type 2 diabetes and does not apply to obesity medications such as Wegovy.
- Employees currently using Ozempic for type 2 diabetes will also receive additional information directly from Sun Life.