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Trico Homes Descriptive Text

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The city of Calgary is in view. The words “Immigration Matters In Calgary, Alberta” appear on screen.

Wayne Chiu is in the middle of the screen, on a sunny day, with the Calgary Stampede bleachers blurred behind him. He is smiling. The words “Wayne Chiu, Trico Homes Founder and Philanthropist” appear on screen.

Wayne Chiu: We founded Trico Homes in 1992. My vision is to build houses for the communities.

A large apartment building is shown, with the Trico Homes logo on the left side of the building.

A framed picture of Wayne is seen, titled “From home builder to nation builder.”

Wayne and Eleanor Chiu are sitting next to each other, smiling.

Wayne Chiu: So we created some rental housing to make sure that the rent is lower than the market.

Wayne is sitting down and talking to a woman who is standing. He is then standing at a reception desk, behind which “Trico LivingWell” appears on the wall.

Wayne Chiu: At the same time, we created a program to make sure that people fundamentally have an opportunity to afford a mortgage.

On a desk, there is a glass award with a partial maple leaf etched into it and the words “Waterstone Canada’s Most Admired CEO 2021”. On the bottom right corner of the award, ‘Presented to Wayne Chiu, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, The Trico Group’ is printed.

Two people sit at a long conference table across from Wayne. They are talking.

‘Trico Homes, The Heart of Homebuilding’ and Trico’s logo appear on a wall.

Wayne and Eleanor walk down a corridor together.

Wayne Chiu: I always wanted to be an entrepreneur. So after I learned a bit more about construction, I decided to venture into Trico Homes with my wife, Eleanor.

Eleanor appears in the middle of the screen, with a blurred background. She is smiling. The words ‘Eleanor Chiu, Trico Homes Founder and Philanthropist’ appear.

Framed pictures show Eleanor and Wayne sitting in an auditorium, with a printed story to the right of the picture saying, ‘From Building Homes to Building a Better World’, and one of Wayne and Eleanor at a kitchen island smiling, with the words ‘We want to create a place where people can live their happiest lives.’

Wayne and Eleanor are standing and speaking with someone. They are all smiling.

A person stands at the front of a conference room, talking to a room full of people sitting at a long table. Wayne and Eleanor listen intently to the person speaking.

Two shots show the various accolades Trico Homes received.

Eleanor Chiu: Both Wayne and I are very passionate about helping people since we were very young. As immigrants from Hong Kong, we found that Canada has provided us with a lot of opportunities. We try to make sure the business is profitable. At the same time, we want to also do good to the community.

Sarah appears on screen, wearing a cowboy hat and smiling. The words, ‘Sarah Hayes, Executive Director, Calgary Stampede Foundation’ appear.

Wayne, Eleanor and Sarah are standing and talking to one another.

Three people walk across the screen, with Wayne and Eleanor following. The words ‘The Greatest Outdoor Show On Earth’ are written at the top of a building.

The group walk through the grounds of the Calgary Stampede and talk together.

Sarah Hayes: When I first met Wayne, I was inspired by the kind of leader he was, and I thought he was a perfect fit with the work we’re doing at the Calgary Stampede Foundation.

A shot of a building wall appears with ‘Sam Centre’ written at the top.

Wayne walks past a room with a wall full of cowboy hats, and a light fixture of arched, individual bulbs illuminates the back of the room. In the middle of the arched lights, the words ‘Become a Stampede Star’ are visible.

Sarah Hayes: Since then, Wayne served as a director of the Stampede Foundation for two terms. His gift is an endowment gift. So as long as there’s a Stampede School, we’ll have funding for that school.

A group of children follow a person wearing a cowboy hat, in single file, toward the Vern Scown Gallery.

The person in the cowboy hat is standing, talking to seated children in a room full of cowboy paraphernalia. Some children are raising their hands.

Eleanor stands at a table with four children. They are playing with wooden shapes.

The children are seated on the floor in the cowboy room. One child raises their hand.

Shots of Eleanor and Wayne engaging with children, smiling and talking with them, appear.

Sarah Hayes: The learners in Stampede School learn about Western history, culture, local history, agriculture, First Nations culture. And that fits with who Wayne and Eleanor are in terms of helping us to engage future generations of Calgarians.

A large, black and grey building appears with a logo saying ‘Trico LivingWell’.

Kelsey is smiling in the middle of the screen, with a blurred bookshelf behind her, full of books. The words ‘Kelsey Clarke, Executive Director – Trico LivingWell’ appear on the bottom left side of the screen.

Wayne, Eleanor, Kelsey and another person talk in a corridor.

‘Welcome to the Memory Care Floor’ is printed on the wall.

Wayne, Eleanor, Kelsey and another person talk in front of an elevator.

Shots of the black and grey building are seen.

Kelsey Clarke: Wayne and Eleanor saw a growing need for the aging population of Calgary, particularly around the Alzheimer’s Society. Alzheimer’s is the fastest-growing disease in Canada, and they saw a need that they could meet, being a developer and a builder.

Wayne and Eleanor hug two employees.

Wayne smiles at another employee in a kitchen.

Wayne shakes hands with two residents who are sitting at a round table. Wayne and Eleanor then sit with those people at a smaller, square table. They are smiling and talking.

Kelsey Clarke: What makes Trico LivingWell different is that our owners are here. They show up for our employees, and they show up for our residents. We’re a mid-market value. We have both independent living, assisted living and memory care.

An employee is smiling and talking, and behind them, the words ‘Build WELL, Enhancing human health & well-being; Live WELL, Encouraging active living, lifestyle & choice; Age WELL, Respecting each individual’s unique aging journey’ are printed on the wall.

Wayne and Michael are talking. The words ‘Michael Doyle, Trico LivingWell Resident’ appear on screen.

Shots of a piano, an exercise machine and a dining area are shown.

Wayne, Eleanor and Michael are sitting at a round table, talking and laughing.

Michael Doyle: It’s a very safe community. It’s a brand-new building with great facilities, from the gym to things that are unique, I think, for a building of this nature.

Wayne and Eleanor are talking and smiling with a child back at the Stampede School.

Wayne and Eleanor are smiling and talking with children in various shots.

A Canadian flag is blowing in the wind.

Eleanor chiu: This is not just about business. It’s about using the power of business to make Calgary, and perhaps Canada, a better place.

Wayne, Eleanor and Sarah walk together through the stadium at the Calgary Stampede.

A plaque is shown; it says ‘It is the responsibility of every human being to make the world a better place than the one we found – Albert Einstein’.

Wayne Chiu: Albert Einstein said that ‘it is the responsibility of every human being to make the world a better place than the one we found.’ So I believe that I am here to make this world a better place to be in the future.

Wayne and Eleanor smile as they engage with the children and they sit on the floor, cross-legged, paying attention.

Wayne, Eleanor and Sarah sit at a table in a cafe and talk.

A shot of a long, partially covered, red bridge is shown over the water. A cyclist cycles across the bridge.

Wayne and Eleanor hug and shake hands with people in a foyer of a Stampede building.

Wayne, Eleanor and Sarah talk near a colourful statue with the words ‘The Calgary Stampede, A Story of Community’ written on the base, in a room with a large TV behind them, and as they walk through an interactive exhibit.

Wayne and Eleanor are sitting, smiling and laughing.

Sarah Hayes: At the board table, it’s important for us to have the perspective of immigrants. We’re a city that was founded on diversity. I feel Wayne and Eleanor exemplify the Stampede spirit and our community spirit. They’re entrepreneurial; they’re deeply committed to community; they’re people who want to make a difference; and they’re joyful. They’re fun. Calgary is a better place because of them, and they’ve made Calgary a better place for next generation Calgarians.

Shots of the Calgary skyline and of a road going through the middle of the city with cars driving on it are seen. The words ‘Immigrants enrich our communities’ appear on screen.

The words ‘Find out how: Canada.ca/immigration-matters’ appear on screen.

The Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada corporate signature is shown, followed by the Canada wordmark.