April is the time to celebrate and share our gratitude to our volunteer community. This year, as part of National Volunteer Week from April 16-22, we felt it was important to highlight the importance of volunteers in maintaining a more resilient, healthy and caring community. Volunteering is unique to each individual and allows some to practice new skills, find meaning, …
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New Faces in The Kitchen
The kitchen is the beating heart at the centre of the Roulant’s day-to-day action. Its team members, then, play a huge part in keeping things running beautifully! We welcome Ben and Kasha, who have joined the team to help run the Meals-on-Wheels and create a welcoming and engaging environment for everyone. Ben Heaslip (second on the right) A few weeks …
2023 AGM Recap: of governance and gratitude
On April 30, the Roulant reopened its doors for the first time in four years for the 2023 Annual General Meeting (AGM)! Over 109 voting members, neighbors and friends gathered in person (148 people in total, including clients and online participants) to celebrate all that we have accomplished as a community over the past year and to elect the new …
The Roulant at the heart of change
Despite the chilly temperatures of the past few weeks, the transition to the new agricultural season has already begun for our various teams. With every new season comes recruitment at the Roulant! This year we are looking for talent that will help the Roulant’s mission flourish in three of our core programs: our kitchen, urban agriculture, and Meals-on-Wheels program. Community …
2023 AGM: Introducing candidates to the board
This year, we welcome eight members of our community from all walks of life to represent the Roulant on our Board of Directors and help to further the Roulant’s mission. You will also recognize a familiar face among our candidates, who is now up for re-election after his last two-year term. If you are wondering about the roles and needs …
Volunteers’ Testimonials: Share Your Story With the Community
Each year, Volunteer Appreciation Week falls in mid-April. For this year’s celebration, we invite you to share a video testimonial of your experience as a volunteer at the Roulant. We recommend that your testimonial be two to three minutes long and include a story about what volunteering with the Roulant’s programming contributes to your life along with an anecdote about …
Safe journey, Laura!
It is with a heavy heart that we share with you Laura’s departure at the end of March. Our Meals-on-Wheels manager is leaving us to join a community organization in France, working in the fields of equal opportunity and school perseverance. “I feel very fortunate to have been able to work in the stimulating, caring, and human environment that is …
2023 AGM: come celebrate with us!
Santropol Roulant officially and warmly invites you to this year’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) on March 30th. Every year, we host the AGM to elect our Board of Directors and to invite our community to look back at last year’s activities and see what’s to come. This year, we decided to bring back the in-person AGM with the possibility of …
Food for the Rest of Us: Film Screening and Discussion
Hello dear Roulant community! We warmly invite you to join the public screening of the film Food for the Rest of Us, an inspiring documentary about resistance, connection to ancestry and land stewardship. The film will be presented in a hybrid format (in-person + online) followed by a discussion with director Caroline Cox. Event Accessibility If you have any particular …
Board of Directors: Call for Candidates
It’s that beautiful time of year once again. With the Annual General Meeting on the horizon on March 30th (official announcement coming soon), we invite community members and members of the public to put your names forward for a spot on the Santropol Roulant Board of Directors. Are you looking for a meaningful way to contribute to your community? Do …
The 2023 Meal Calendar Is Now Available!
Whether you’re perusing the printed or the online version, the Roulant’s calendar is more than a simple schedule of meals. Above all, it’s a tool that gives clients decision-making power over their food so that what they are eating is in line with their dietary preferences and restrictions. It’s also a great tool for learning more about Santropol Roulant’s mission …
Building Seed and Community Genetics
It’s that time of the year! Gardens sleep under snow blankets, farms are well ahead in their crop planning, and seeds are queens of the season – both literally and metaphorically. As climate change continues to impact lives and threaten crop viability, the importance of building seed genetics adapted to our climate, and strengthening our community networks remain of utter …