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September 2010 Newsletter
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August Greenhouse Celebration!

There is a new community gardening project at 689 Maryland Street: the Pilot Community Greenhouse Project. This summer, the project involves the building of twelve raised beds to provide a gardening site for local families to grow their own food and the construction of a small greenhouse large enough to shelter two of the garden beds. “I think it adds a lot to the community. Other people see people gardening and it makes it look more alive,” says Eva Courchene, one of the women who garden here.

It has been a group effort to reinvent what was once a vacant parking lot in order to create a place where local residents can come together to garden, build and visit. There are people helping out daily, both gardeners from this particular site, and other volunteers from within the community. They have designed, constructed and painted, planted, watered and pruned faithfully since the project began in March. (more…)

Jewelry promotion helps West End to shine

Last Updated: August 13, 2010

Winnipeg Free Press -The Metro

Ace Burpee spends his mornings on Hot 103 giving people a reason to smile on one of the top-rated radio shows in the city.
Recently, Burpee has been making even more people smile in the West End of the city with a promotion that benefits two local non-profit organizations.
In response to a series of shootings, and one death, that rocked the area in May, Burpee was moved to help create the Wear the West End necklace in collaboration with jewelry designer Hilary Druxman. The inspiration came from remembering the West End that Burpee grew up in and not the violent area that is often portrayed in the media.

New logo for SNA

Last Updated: July 23, 2010

Vote for our logo!
By filling out this voting card you could win* a t-shirt or hoodie with the new logo on it. Please drop this card off at 615 Ellice Ave. or 430 Langside St. or mail it in to enter.

Wear The West End launches July 14

Last Updated: July 14, 2010

A big thank you to Ace Burpee and jewellery designer Hilary Druxman!
The two have collaborated on a stunning necklace in support of Winnipeg’s West End. 100% of net proceeds from the sale of each piece will go towards West Central Women’s Resource Centre and Spence Neighbourhood Association.

view Winnipeg Free Press video -July 14th, 2010

The “Wear the West End” necklace is $36 and will be on sale to the public beginning July 14 at Hilary Druxman (258 McDermot Avenue) and at both Moksha Yoga locations (2 Donald Street & 1090 Waverley Street).

Community Audit Survey

Last Updated: June 21, 2010

OK everybody! Let’s do some safety audits!

Participating in a safety audit is a great way to meet your neighbours, learn about community safety, and work together on making your area safer.

Spence neighbourhood is divided into eight areas- see the map on this page. This year, we are doing audits in Areas 1, 2, 3, and 4. Each area will have its own information meeting, and day to do the audit together. We’re really happy to have the help of the West End Biz in getting this done! read more…

New funding for SNA’s Youth Programmes

Last Updated: June 17, 2010

We are pleased to announce that The Winnipeg Foundation is supporting the core development of our youth programming over the coming year. This support will help us continue to offer high quality programming in the neighbourhood, offering a safe place and opportunities for youth to make healthy choices. The Winnipeg Foundation has been a strong supporter of SNA work for some time, supporting in the past, the First Jobs for Youth Program and Image & Greening work. We are honoured that The Winnipeg Foundation has continued their generous support through this grant.

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