We are looking for an IT wizard to keep our computers, servers and databases running so that the Roulant can keep thriving. A part-time position with a flexible schedule, opportunities to innovate and problem-solve, and a wonderful team – what’s not to love?! The deadline to apply is Monday, May 11th, 2015 at 9am. Job perk: Lots of appreciation for …
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Job Offer: Communications and Design Internship
If you’re the type who dreams in Photoshop and who ponders communications strategies in the bath, maybe you’d like to come and spend 10 weeks with us this summer to help us make our 20th anniversary celebration the best it can possibly be! Please note that, to apply, you must be a full time student and intend to return to …
Intergenerational Sugar Shack Outing
Our annual intergenerational sugar shack outing is coming up soon! This special event is adored by clients and volunteers alike as it’s one of the only times of the year when we get to enjoy a fun outing in the countryside together. Calling all volunteers! We’re looking for about 15 drivers and 15 passengers to pickup and buddy with our meals-on-wheels client-members. Drivers …
Gardening 101: Get your Grow On
We’re happy to announce our new series of gardening workshops, starting with Gardening 101: Get Your Grow On, where we’ll lead participants through the early steps of setting up a garden. Topics that we will cover include: selecting your site, preparing your beds/bins, transplanting your seedlings, and taking care of your plants in the early days of the season. This workshop is intended for newer …
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Gardening Workshop Series
Gardening gives us the chance to engage with our surroundings, our friends, family, and neighbours. It can deepen our appreciation for the farmers that grow our food and it can be really satisfying! It can also be quite daunting. There’s so much to know and we don’t always feel up to the task of mastering that knowledge. No need to fear! …
Local Organic Roulant Seeds for Sale
Did you know that the Roulant Farm produces organic seeds? This will be our second year as a small scale seed producer. We’re partnering with Ferme Co-operative Tourne-sol to grow seed for sweet peppers, tomatoes, beans, and mustard! We now offer a wide variety of local organic seeds on sale at the General Store in our office. The selection is made …
Our partners keep us rolling at the Roulant
5 days a week, 52 weeks a year, our volunteers deliver freshly prepared meals to our client-members across various neighbourhoods surrounding the Mount Royal. Two of our delivery routes, Cote-des-Neiges and Notre Dame de Grace, are done by car, and we are very lucky to have the support of local businesses who help to maintain our two cars in working …
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Fridge to Give Away to a Good Home
You may have noticed all the beautiful new equipment that has appeared in the kitchen in the past couple months in our efforts to improve the standard of quality for our meals-on-wheels service and make our kitchen more accessible. As such, we no longer have a need for our old fridge and would like to offer it to anyone who …
A Trivia Triumph
Thanks to all who came out for a fun night of skill testing questions and FUN(d)raising at our 1st Trivia Night of 2015! You helped raise nearly $400 for the Roulant. Congratulations to the evening’s winners: Tied for 1st Place – Alcoholic Debutantes & The True Wafers, 2nd place – You’re a Quizard Harry. Stay tuned for the next FUN(d)raiser, …
Organic Veggie Baskets – Sign up for the season!
The sun is shining, the birds are chirping and the fields are finally melting. Yup, it’s that time of year again! Time to register for your CSA Solidarity Basket share for the 2015 season! By signing up for our CSA, you will receive fresh organic produce as it comes into season at the farm. Basket contents vary throughout the season with over …
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Learning from our elders: intergenerational cooking workshops
Santropol Roulant invites you to participate in a series of intergenerational cooking workshops. Over the coming months, elders of the community will lead cooking workshops on the topics of their choice, alone or in team with a volunteer. Over the course of the workshops, they will be invited to share their favorite recipes, secrets and techniques and impart their love for …
An AGM to Remember!
It was with great joy that we welcomed 150 members and guests in our space for our Annual General Meeting (AGM) last Thursday, March 26th. The AGM is the time of year when Santropol Roulant’s volunteers, clients, donors and staff elect members to the board of directors, thus influencing the governance of the organization. It’s also an event that brings …