Actionmarguerite fundraising to redevelop green space [Video]

Joe Unrau lives much of his life in a wheelchair.

Paralyzed on one side of his body, he lives at Actionmarguerite’s St. Boniface personal care home.

Going outside is one of his favourite things to do.

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“I’ve got freedom. I usually go to The Forks every day,” he said in an interview on CTV Morning Live Winnipeg.

Soon, he can enjoy the outdoors without roaming so far from home. The care home is redeveloping its outdoor green space, giving a much-needed facelift to the current courtyard, cracked concrete, and all.

“The resident courtyard is 40 years old, so you can imagine that it needs a little bit of TLC,” said Micheline St-Hilaire, Actionmarguerite’s CEO.

Actionmarguerite’s current residents’ courtyard at its St. Boniface facility is shown in an undated image. (Actionmarguerite)

The new $1.5 million facility …