For the first time, this year’s report is a collaborative effort by the Roulant team, foregrounding the importance of community in all aspects of our work. Through pictures, statistics, and words from staff, take a comprehensive look at the past year’s highlights. Community events and activities, financial reports, innovations to our programs and policies – it’s all there! We hope …
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Needed: Washer and Dryer!
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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Projection du film “Queen of the Sun”
Projection du film “Queen of the Sun” Oui, nous sommes déjà au préambule de l’automne et la brise commence à se rafraîchir, mais il n’est pas trop tard pour un cinéma sous les étoiles! Le collectif d’apiculture vous invite cordialement à une projection du film “Queen of the Sun” sur la terrasse du Santropol Roulant. Où : 111, Roy Est, …
Armel, Roulant Superstar!
Our very own Armel, kitchen co-manager and chef extraordinaire, was featured in a beautiful article in The Gazette last week. Take a look below to read the complete article, and feel free to leave Armel a comment at the bottom of the page!
A Story of the Urban Harvest
If you are passionate about the food security needs of the elderly, love working with volunteers in the kitchen, and are excited about keeping the kitchen spic’n’span, you might just be the person we are looking for. The full-time position will focus on the daily operations and development of the Meals-on-Wheels kitchen program. The deadline to apply is Monday, November …
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Help us out at our General Store!
Our General Store is up and running and we are looking for volunteers to help out! If you are available some afternoons Monday to Saturday to help welcome visitors, answer questions about the Roulant, and keep our new store well-stocked, let us know! This volunteer position will be part storekeeper, part receptionist and office helper. At times when the store is less …
Sneak Peak of the Harvest Gala
The menu for the Harvest Gala has been top secret… until now! Here are is a taster of the delights being served tomorrow night. There will be handmade dumplings with squash, mushrooms and beet greens. Armel and the kitchen volunteers have made blinis to go with the artisanal gravlax from les Volailles et Gibiers Fernando. Last but not least, we will …
The Gala in The Gazette!
The Harvest Gala is put under the spotlight in an article in The Gazette. Journalist Susan Schartz shares all the details about this important fundraising night. Take a look below and feel free to share with your friends!
The Harvest Gala – 2 minute video!
Our Harvest Gala is less than three weeks away! Check out this short video that explains the event and make sure to buy your tickets today!
Portes ouvertes, rue Fermier: A Community Success
More than 500 neighbours, friends and new visitors flocked to the festive Roy street on July 31 for one of the Roulant’s largest events to date! They participated in workshops, tasted and voted on the appetizers of the Iron Chef competition and danced the night away. We saw a beautiful example the the unifying power of food and our shared …
Get Your Garden On!
Summer has technically not showed its sunny face yet but we’ve already started playing in our gardens and that’s reason enough to say “Bye bye spring!” and “Hello summer!” To welcome in this change we’re holding a Gardening 101 workshop for those of you looking to learn a bit about the basics of gardening and how to tend to your plants. …
Meal Deliveries Tip sheet
Sometimes, our clients are not at home, there are miscommunications about meal orders, or our volunteers have trouble finding their way around town. That’s normal! So we produced a handy booklet to help deliveries go smoothly for our volunteers and clients. This is pretty exciting as it is the result of a wonderful collaboration between our meals-on-wheels team and one of our …