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| COMMUNITY<br />
Milestones<br />
MAKING<br />
TEXT AND PHOTOS BY<br />
MIKAELA MACKEY<br />
Kanaal Huis is<br />
the first part of a<br />
multiphase-housing<br />
project called The<br />
Canals. Orange City<br />
Area Health System<br />
pursued the 36-condo<br />
complex to encourage<br />
simple, community<br />
living.<br />
The 55-plus population is<br />
changing, so Orange City is<br />
changing with it.<br />
Post-retirement is no longer a transition<br />
for people to hit the brakes on<br />
the bustle, but for many, it’s the chance<br />
to vacation, downsize and be active in<br />
ways they haven’t ever had the opportunity<br />
to.<br />
Kanaal Huis is an<br />
Orange City Area<br />
Health System project of 36 condos<br />
and is the first part of a multiphase<br />
project for 55-plus living, called The<br />
Canals.<br />
“Transforming into the next stage<br />
of life and a new way of living was really<br />
not a difficult decision for us, and<br />
Kanaal Huis is attractive for many reasons,”<br />
said 74-year old Bruce Mouw.<br />
He and his wife, Cathy, were the first<br />
people to move into Kanaal Huis. As<br />
SPRING 20<strong>24</strong> | <strong>OC</strong> MAGAZINE 29
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