Amenities
Fitness Room
The fitness room is equipped with floor mats, weights, yoga balls, a treadmill and stationary exercise bikes.
Building Features
The Terraces at Heritage Square is barrier free and accessible. Each building has a guest suite that can be booked through the Property Manager for out of town family and visitors.
Front lobbies and lounges are spacious and tastefully decorated. Mail boxes have outgoing mail slots.
Monitored security surveillance in the front lobby and parking garage. Covered parking garage with an indoor wash bay, bike rack, and ample outdoor visitor parking.
Garbage chutes located on each floor. Two elevators in each building. Each building has a multipurpose room for gatherings of approximately 30 people and used for Resident driven programs. These rooms can be booked by Residents at no cost for private functions. There is a catering kitchen adjacent to each multipurpose room.
There is a games room in each building and a library on the fifth floors. A billiards room, computer lab and workshop are common areas used by both buildings. The grounds are beautifully landscaped.
Common Areas
The common facilities located throughout The Terraces include the lobbies, washrooms, catering kitchens, dining-common room with patio, laundry rooms, guest suites, workshop, personal care area, libraries and games rooms. The common areas are there to be used for social gatherings, meetings, and are generally a place where you can meet together and enjoy the company of your friends and other Residents. You may also use the main floor dining-common room in each building for social programs. For room rentals for personal special events.
Common Outdoor Patios
Three outdoor patio areas have been developed and provided for everyone’s outdoor pleasure. One each is located on the first floor of each building outside the multipurpose rooms. The other is our beautiful roof top garden which has patio tables and chairs for summer dining and relaxing along with walking paths and a variety of outdoor games.
Computer Lab
There is a computer lab on the 3rd floor of 90 Dean for use by all Residents of the Terraces at both 90 and 94 Dean. This computer lab is operated by volunteers and was made possible through a Federal New Horizons Grant.
Elevators
Passenger elevators are located off the main lobby just through the security doors in both buildings
Flower Beds
Formal landscaping has been done around the grounds which will be maintained by the IOOF Home’s contractors and staff; however, additional Resident flowerbeds are acceptable in designated areas around the Terraces.
Game Room
There are two games rooms, each one located on the 4th floor of each building. There are tables and chairs provided; and any game donations are welcome.
Guest Suites
There are two guest suites which are available for rent on a first-come, first-served basis to people visiting Residents. The use of the suite is in strict accordance with the rules approved by IOOF Seniors Homes Inc. which are made available at the time of rental. All arrangements will be made with the IOOF Homes and the Resident. The Resident will be responsible for their guests. The suite check-out time is 11:00 am. Pets are not allowed to stay in the guest suites.
Hair Salon
The Terraces’ Hair Salon is located in the pavilion, (on the 2nd floor between the 2 buildings, by the dining room). Hours and prices are posted at the Salon.
Hair Salon Hours are Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 9am – 3pm; Wednesday 9am – 1pm. Services offered at good prices are: colour, haircuts, sets, perms and waxing.
Laundry
Each suite has the necessary hook-ups for a washer and dryer should you have your own appliances. All laundry hook-ups need to have braided stainless steel hoses.
There is one set of coin-operated laundry equipment available for use on the 3rd floor of each building.
Library
Small libraries are located on the 5th floor of both buildings for the convenience of everyone at The Terraces. Shelves are well stocked with a variety of hard and soft cover books and some talking books.
The Barrie South Public Library is located on Dean Ave next to the entrance to the strip mall and behind Zehrs.
Parking Garage Car Wash
A car wash for Residents’ use is located in the parking garage. The car wash is open from May 1st to October 31st.
Public Transportation
Public transportation is available with a City bus stop on the corner of Dean Avenue and Madelaine Drive. The Barrie South GO station is just down the street within walking distance.
Shopping
The IOOF Seniors Homes Inc. owns a 16 passenger wheelchair accessible bus and a 10 passenger van which may be scheduled to take you on an organized outing. With enough interested participants a shopping trip to the local shopping malls may be scheduled. Other outing trips may be arranged through the IOOF Homes Activation Department as a group function as well. A fee per participant will apply to cover the cost of operating the vehicles.
Social Activities
The Terraces Residents organize the many activities and social events. There are numerous card games, exercise classes, a craft club, computer lab, etc.
Wellness Center
The Wellness Clinic at the Terraces is a Nurse Practitioner led clinic funded by Ontario’s Ministry of Health and Long Term Care. The Nurse Practitioner in consultation with a local physician provides a wide variety of health, education and counselling services to people who reside within our buildings and some from the local community. Patient load is finite but preference is given to the IOOF Homes Residents of the Terraces and Heritage Place and the Manor.