Our final tasting event of 2013 is coming up on November 7th, featuring once again our talented friends from Ouidram. Find out why the Speyside Region of the Scottish Highlands has the highest concentration of whisky distilleries and how surprisingly diverse the region is. We will taste four single malts accompanied by delicious appetizers prepared in the Santropol Roulant kitchen. When: November 7th, 6:30pm Where: Santropol …
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One Night Stand with Monkland Tavern
Join us on December 8th when we get up close and personal with the Monkland Tavern. Come out to eat a wonderful meal in the company of friends of the Roulant. You get a great night on the town, happy tastebuds, and the heart-warming satisfaction of knowing that the Monkland Tavern has pledged to donate a percentage of proceeds from …
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A Freaky Farm Story
Out at the farm, the scenery is grey and the days are getting shorter. The fields and roads are muddy. The wind whistles and howls. Armies of mice ravage the fields, feeding on our forgotten crops and fattening up for the cold winter months ahead. The mood is dark and sombre. The end is near and a certain smell of …
Amplifying Voices Video #5: Meals-on-Wheels
Amplifying Voices is a video project that explores the lives and realities of six seniors who receive meals-on-wheels from Santropol Roulant. Santropol Roulant: This mini video showcases how Jan, Anne, Alda, Augustine and Rosanne use Santropol Roulant’s meals-on-wheels service. Who participated? Santropol Roulant’s meals-on-wheels clients and volunteers collaborated to create these videos. While the clients provided the content by sharing their …
Amplifying Voices Video #4: Friendship and Community
Amplifying Voices is a video project that explores the lives and realities of six seniors who receive meals-on-wheels from Santropol Roulant. Friendship and Community: Kindred spirits, neighbours, and community members are important in all of our lives. Find out how these six seniors connect with their communities and how they feel about it. Friendship and Community/Amitié et Communauté – Amplifying Voices …
Amplifying Voices Video #3: Mobility Health and Autonomy
Amplifying Voices is a video project that explores the lives and realities of six seniors who receive meals-on-wheels from Santropol Roulant. Mobility, Health and Autonomy: All of Santropol Roulant’s meals-on-wheels clients experience a loss of autonomy and often restricted mobility or other health issues. These different problems affect how they experience and interact with their world. Kateri Décary, Meals-on-Wheels Director at …
Amplifying Voices Video #2: Day-to-Day and Pastimes
Amplifying Voices is a video project that explores the lives and realities of six seniors who receive meals-on-wheels from Santropol Roulant. Day-to-day and Pastimes: This video focuses mostly at time spent alone. What does a typical day look like, what brings pleasure and pride, and what is more difficult? Who participated? Santropol Roulant’s meals-on-wheels clients and volunteers collaborated to create these …
Amplifying Voices Video #1: Meet the Stars
Amplifying Voices is a video project that explores the lives and realities of six seniors who receive meals-on-wheels from Santropol Roulant. Meet the characters: Our six stars share a bit about who they are, where they come from and what they’re about. Kateri Décary, Meals-on-Wheels Director at Santropol Roulant, tells us a bit about the meals-on-wheels clients. Who participated? Santropol Roulant’s meals-on-wheels …
Corporate Team Building with W Hotel!
Throughout this past year, we had the pleasure of hosting employees from W Hotel at Santropol Roulant. They were one of our corporate groups who helped prepare and deliver meals for our Meals-on-Wheels Program once a month. Some came to lend a hand chopping vegetables, baking cakes and preparing tasty food for 100 meals-on-wheels clients in the kitchen, and others …
Trivia Night Round 3: Tonight!
After an intense 2nd round this summer, our popular Trivia Night returns for an autumn edition! Is your trivial knowledge not proving to be the ideal conversation-starter you had hoped it to be? Come share your frivolous fun facts and put them to good use! What: The Roulant is hosting its 3rd Trivia Night! When: Oct 24th from 7:30 to …
Apple Picking Recap
On October 17th, a group of 60 Santropol Roulant community members (clients, volunteers, staff, donors and board members!) ages 8 months to 90+ years, went apple picking in Mont St-Grégoire. We dined on buckwheat crepes, toured the orchard by tractor, marvelled at the colourful leaves and picked a variety of apples. To top things off, Pierre-Vincent and Mira-Clair treated us …
Cheesemaking is back!
The popular cheesemaking workshops with David Rotsztain are back! In the introductory classes, David will lead us through making fromage frais, paneer, fresh curds, and blue cheese. The theory and history of cheese, the politics of raw milk and dairy, other dairy ferments, and rennet-free cheesemaking will also be explored. You’ll take home samples of cheese, cultures, and whey plus …