Hearth & Home Post

The newspaper your residents look forward to reading.

Every Friday, twenty printed copies of your regional edition arrive at your facility. Eight pages of large-print stories, local history, puzzles, and conversation starters, ready to hand out.

Prairie Weekly sample front page

A small ritual that means a great deal.

It just shows up every week

No printing, collating, or stapling. Twenty copies arrive every Friday, ready to hand out.

Designed for older eyes

Large-print body type, generous spacing, high-contrast on warm paper. Built for reading, not for show.

Local to where your residents grew up

Three regional editions across Western Canada with the towns, weather, work, and small details they remember.


Eight pages of warmth, history, and gentle fun.

Every issue follows a familiar rhythm so your residents always know what to look forward to.

Historical small town main street, 1940s
Local History

Stories they remember

Three short pieces tied to your residents' region, events they lived through, people and places they knew.

Couple on porch overlooking lake and mountains
Feature Story

A warm front-page piece

A full-page nostalgia story written at a comfortable reading level, dignified, never patronizing.

Large-print crossword on cream newsprint
Puzzles

Large-print crosswords

Oversized crossword and word search with regional themes. Answer keys provided separately for staff.

Older adults in warm conversation
Conversation

Reminiscence starters

Questions and prompts staff can use to spark group sessions and shared memories among residents.

Rotary phone beside a modern smartphone
Then & Now

How life has changed

From party-line telephones to smartphones, wood stoves to microwaves, a gentle, familiar look back.

1950s Coca-Cola advertisement
Memories, Products, Songs, Brands

Familiar touchstones from their era

Hit songs, favourite products, period advertisements, and brands they grew up with: Coca-Cola, Eaton's, and the jingles they still hum.

Open vintage poetry book with reading glasses
Poetry Corner

Poems they grew up with

Public domain poetry from Robert Service, Pauline Johnson, and other voices of the west.

Recreation coordinator with residents at a table
Activities

Discussion guides

Weekly themes and prompts for recreation programming, one-on-one visits, and group activities.

The west, written in its own voice.

Choose the regional edition for your home. Each subscription includes 20 printed copies delivered every Friday. Month-to-month, cancel anytime.

Prairie Weekly illustration

Prairie Weekly

Alberta · Saskatchewan · Manitoba

Wheat fields, Chinook winds, oil-patch towns, family farms, and the long highways that tie the prairies together.

$159 /month
20 printed copies weekly
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Coastal Weekly

British Columbia · Pacific Coast

Fishing villages, ferry runs, rainforest valleys, and the working harbours that built the BC coast.

$159 /month
20 printed copies weekly
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Interior Weekly

British Columbia · Southern Interior

Orchard towns, mountain passes, ranch country, and the small communities of the Okanagan and Kootenays.

$159 /month
20 printed copies weekly
Subscribe

How to order printed copies

1. Pick your edition

Subscribe from the card above that matches where your residents grew up. One regional edition per care home.

2. We print and ship every Friday

Your 20-pack arrives by Canada Post, ready to hand out. Answer keys for puzzles are included each week. Month-to-month billing. Cancel anytime.

3. Need more copies?

Larger homes can order a 40-pack for $279/month. Same regional edition, twice the copies.

Subscribe to 40-pack

Prices in Canadian dollars. Taxes extra where applicable.


Three steps to a weekly ritual.

1

Choose your edition and subscribe

Pick the regional edition that fits your home and click Subscribe on the card above. Setup takes about three minutes.

2

Copies arrive every Friday

Printed copies ship to your facility by Canada Post each week, ready to hand out. No prep required.

3

Hand out and enjoy

Distribute at lunch, after activities, or wherever your residents gather. Use the conversation prompts for group sessions.


Questions from care home staff.

Who is Hearth & Home Post for? +

Care homes, retirement residences, and assisted-living communities across Western Canada. Most homes receive printed copies every Friday and hand them out at meals or during recreation programming.

How is the content created? +

Each weekly issue is written by our editorial team and reviewed before publication. Content is regionally tailored, dignified, and avoids distressing or partisan material.

How do residents receive their copy? +

Printed copies arrive at your facility every Friday by Canada Post. Staff hand them out. No printing, collating, or stapling required.

Which regional edition do we get? +

You subscribe to the edition for your region: Prairie Weekly, Coastal Weekly, or Interior Weekly. Each plan includes 20 printed copies of that edition every week.

Can we cancel anytime? +

Yes. Subscriptions are month-to-month. Cancel from your account dashboard or by emailing us.

Are the puzzles suitable for older readers? +

Yes. Grids are oversized, clues use general knowledge rather than wordplay, and themes are regional and familiar. Answer keys are provided separately.

Can we see an issue before we subscribe? +

Yes. Email us to request a printed sample for your care home, or browse the preview on this page. We are happy to help you pick the right regional edition.

Bring Hearth & Home Post to your home.

Choose your regional edition and start with a 20-pack from $159/month. No long-term contract.

For Care Homes. By People Who Care.
Made for Western Canada. Rooted in Community.
Stories that spark conversation. Memories that bring us closer.
Proudly Canadian. Proudly Local.