The kitchen team is very excited to announce the construction of a new laundry room, a dream we have had since moving to our new location! However, to make this dream come true we need your help! We are looking for a gently used conventional washer and dryer. We have a small budget to purchase these but would be even …
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Centre de l’auto Beaumont – Our partners who keep us rolling!
Since 2014, our friends at the Centre de l’auto Beaumont (newly affiliated with Monsieur Muffler) are our partners in transport. The management team – Jean Duchesneau, Jean-Pierre Brassard, Daniel Chassé, Ronald Vargas, as well as all of the auto mechanics, help us throughout the entire year to maintain one of our two meal delivery vehicles. Thanks to them, we can continue …
It’s time to plan your gardens for 2018!
Even if we are still in the middle of winter, it’s the time to think about what you’ll be growing next summer! Here are some tips and tricks from Marie-Anne, our urban agriculture manager, to help you in your planning for the next gardening season. Find your gardening goals! Is gardening more of a hobby, an activity to make your space …
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Urban Agriculture Workshops for 2018
Are you eager to get your hands dirty in the soil? Did you make a new year resolution to garden more in 2018? Whatever your reasons are, a new year begins in urban agriculture at Santropol Roulant and with it, our educational urban agriculture workshop series open to all our community members. The workshops will follow the arc of the …
Save the Date – Volunteer Appreciation Party
Every day in every way, Santropol Roulant volunteers make our programs run. In the kitchen, out on delivery, in the thick of our gardens and in a million other ways, everything that the Roulant does happens thanks to your efforts. Current, former, and future volunteers are enthusiastically invited to our volunteer appreciation party. When: Thursday, March 1st, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm …
Our Organic Vegetable Baskets are Back
With spring just around the corner, the farm team is happy to announce the return of our organic vegetable baskets for 2018. Each year, we offer 100 baskets to our community and we make 20 available using a solidarity model to offer an affordable option as well. All the produce is grown on our very own farm, located in Senneville, …
Board of Directors 2018 : calling the candidates!
Are you a member of the Roulant? Would you like to further your involvement in the Roulant as an administrator and join the Board of Directors? Submit your application to run for election at our next Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Thursday March 29, 2018! During the AGM, members of the Roulant – that is, anyone who has been a …
Santrovélo – recruiting new volunteers!
Calling all aspiring bike mechanics! Santrovélo will be hosting two orientation sessions for new bike shop volunteers on the following dates: Thursday Feb 1st, 6:00 – 8:00pm and Saturday Feb 3rd, 11:00am – 1:00pm. Volunteers need attend only one of these sessions. We will provide mechanic training, if necessary, on several thursdays in February and March. Please email benevelo@santropolroulant.org to …
The 2018 bike mechanic calendar has arrived
As per yearly tradition, your friendly neighbourhood bike mechanics have stripped down for a good cause. The 2018 naked bike mechanic calendar is a tool that raises funds for community bike shops and cycling initiatives around Montreal. The calendar also aims to raise awareness about cycling culture and rights, and to promote body-positivity by representing mechanics of diverse body types, …
Changes to the Team
So much is happening at the Roulant these days! In this giant team update, join us in welcoming a new member to the team, learn about other changes in the staff, and send fond farewells to a few people who have moved on to new things. Learn more about these and other members of our team on our Staff page. Thank …
Workshop: Brazilian cuisine
This is our 3rd year and 17th workshop in the series Recipes from our community, where we invite the members of our community of all ages to share their recipes and culinary successes. We are really excited to kick off the new year with a great line-up of tasty workshops! A big thanks to the 11 volunteer animators that made our …
Thank you to our last corporate volunteers of 2017
At the end of 2017, Santropol Roulant had the pleasure of welcoming 3 corporate volunteering groups who came in to help us with food preparation and meal deliveries for our Meals-on-Wheels program. 5 employees from Dream came in on two occasions to lend a hand in the kitchen, helping prepare shrimp linguine, vegetarian quiche, and all of the side dishes of …