Submitted by Yvonne Sabraw on behalf of Grounds
Grounds continues to meet virtually on Zoom one Monday evening per month over the winter, the next meeting is Monday March 22nd 6:00. Everyone welcome. Email us at shcgrounds@shaw.ca and we’ll send you the Zoom link
Garbage enclosure murals, anyone?
We have gotten such good feedback from the greater community on the artwork we commissioned for the enclosure by the garage, we would like to pursue more artwork on other enclosures. We know there are many talented artists in our own Co-op community and would like to explore having one, or many, artists from Sunnyhill paint our enclosures. Perhaps we could also consider having children’s artwork on an enclosure. If this piques your interest, please let Grounds know so we can start making a plan to propose to the membership.
Shears and lawn mower blade sharpening: Everything has been sharpened except the push mower blades which have to be taken to a specialty shop. Aiming to have them done for the spring as well.
YardWorx contract for snow removal
There have been a few hiccups, but most of the feedback on the snow removal contract this year have been positive. We welcome your general comments to the Grounds email. The leak next to the 7th avenue SHC sign is being dealt with by the City.
Spring Dumpster
Yes, we will be bringing back this very popular spring ritual. However, we were wondering if we should have some kind of item exchange opportunity before the dumpster arrives (anyone remember the wild and wonderful SHC yard sales of yore?!) This would help to avoid having perfectly good items tossed and then damaged so no one else can claim them. Perhaps we can come up with something that would also address the problem of people leaving items out by the dumpsters in the hopes that they are claimed by others. If you have suggestions, let us know.
SHC Gardening Club
You might receive a personal invitation to join the gardening club if your unit is located near a common area that needs a little extra love and attention. But if you don’t, and you’d like to be part of a regular crew looking after key communal areas this summer, please let us know. Weeding, watering, keeping branches off of pedestrian ares will be some of the tasks.
Plan and seed exchange
This has been proposed by a member who we know is a gifted gardener. Look for a date in the April Newsletter, and if you have seeds you want to share, or plants that are available for splitting and sharing, keep that in mind as we all look forward to a new growing season. We would also like to make that an opportunity for members to share ideas on growing fruits and vegetables in our backyards. Potatoes in compost bins? Vertical hangers for strawberries? There is a move toward increased food sustainability with backyard gardens, and some members have had great success which we hope they will share.