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Grey Cup week

Week of Monday 16 November 2026
Provincial team names · team colour stories · chair-side viewing
Low-ink · about 5 pages

Provincial flavour toggle

Prairie: Roughriders, Stampeders, Blue Bombers, Elks. Wheat and winter-sky talk.
Ontario: Argonauts, Tiger-Cats, Ottawa. Streetcar and diner memories.
BC: Lions. Rain-week indoor travel: ferries and forests if the game is secondary.
Atlantic: Many fans follow a "home away" CFL team. Kitchen party volume low if you add music.

Seven-day gentle calendar

Mon 16Decorate with two team colours on paper only, glue sticks only. Trivia: "Did you ever go to a game?" Yes/no is enough.
Tue 17Snack social planning. Check textures and dysphagia. Chair yoga "stretch like a kicker" joke, slow and safe.
Wed 18Men's group and mixed group: radio voices of old broadcasts if licensed, or staff-read a short non-violent game story.
Thu 19BC rain talk option: "What do you do when it pours?" Atlantic: "Kitchen party songs we can hum."
Fri 20Jersey day for staff only when the floor feels calm. Residents may wear a scarf in team colour.
Sat 21Game day if it falls here: chair-side viewing, captions on, volume moderate, quiet room alternative.
Sun 22Recap with tea. Skip scores if debate starts. Tea and leftover snacks.
Use soft TV volume, team colours, and a quiet room option. Offer a second room. Rivalry teasing stays kind and brief.

Room card · Team colour choice

  1. Show two coloured cards (example: green and gold, or orange and black).
  2. Ask which they like today.
  3. Clip the chosen card on their bulletin if they want.
  4. Team names stay optional.

Coastal rain week · indoor travel talk (BC)

Print 4 black-and-white photos of a ferry, a cedar tree, a market, and a rainy sidewalk (use your own licensed images). One question: "Have you ridden a ferry?" Pass photos slowly.

Atlantic kitchen party (gentle)

One fiddle track at low volume. Staff clap on 2 and 4 softly. Offer to stop after one song. Tea biscuits if dietary allows.