When it comes to building retirement communities, you'd be hard pressed to find someone who possesses more knowledge and experience than Joe (though his son Daniel might give him a run for his money soon). RLC 's much-buzzed about Palisades on the Glen project was recently voted "Best Retirement Community in Mississauga" and the company's communities in Cobourg and Stratford are widely recognized as the finest in their respective communities. We chat with Joe about how the retirement community industry has evolved over the years and how RLC 's communities offer a truly five-star lifestyle. Enjoy! BuzzBuzzHome: You've been in the retirement community industry for a few decades now. How has the landscape evolved since you entered the industry? Joe Ger: The nomenclature has really changed very significantly from the early 1980s when the concept started to evolve here in Canada. The concept of the retirement community migrated up from Florida to the Jersey coast where there is now a major conglomeration of retirement communities. The climate there has four seasons so it's far more applicable to what would happen here. At the time, retirement housing was basically what we now call "heavy care". You moved into a hotel-sized room. In some cases the bathrooms were shared between two rooms or were even in the hallways. You showered in common like in a YMCA. If you were lucky and you had lots of money, you could get your own private one. Meals were served military style. It was a programmed