Submitted by Belle Auld on behalf of the Education Committee
Request from BluPlanet (via the Education Committee):
“Please remind residents that yard waste must be in certified compostable bags moving forward.”
Musing dashed off in 15 minutes
Submitted by Brenda Willman
Time is quickening, will I get to all I intended?
From poor beginnings my soul needs to be mended;
so often (it feels like) I am being offended
though wiser souls might say I have tended
to take things the wrong way.
How does one misconstrue utter disdain?
Words carry feelings; no one can feign
that they were not intended to cause real pain;
they’re words to let me know that I am the bane
of your existence.
Spending a lifetime trying to please;
Spending a lifetime trying to appease;
looking for acceptance while on my knees
begging, so that someone sees
I just want to be liked.
Broken little girl; an adult now
Starting each day with a firm vow
to continue to genuflect and bow
to those who don’t seem to know how
to treat her with a spark of kindness.
What is the sum total of this wife
who’s lived for six decades rife
with negativity, disease and strife;
constantly struggling to pull the knife
out of her back?
She knows that love comes from inside.
People have pried, they chide and guide;
she tries but there is nowhere to hide
from all pride-filled ones who lied
about who she really is.
She is nothing but good old soul
hiding in her tunnel like a vole or a mole,
or covered up with an overturned bowl,
only wanting to meet her goal
of meeting approval each day.
A smile that is meant for her alone.
Could someone throw her a bone
and leave their perfect comfort zone
and prove to the world she not’s made of stone?
Because she will smile back.
And then she will make her way off to cry.
The small kindness makes her fly
above the heavens, so high in the sky
believing she can ultimately die
with love and joy in her heart.
Permaculture Potential #1: What is Permaculture? And Winterizing Your Garden!
Submitted by Debbie Willis on behalf of Grounds Committee
Welcome to Permaculture Potential! This is a new column from the Grounds Committee; we are excited to help educate co-op members (and ourselves!) about permacultures principles and techniques, with the eventual aim of proposing more permaculture projects to membership.
What is permaculture?
According to Bill Mollison, who was a professor of biogeography and environmental psychology at the University of Tasmania, permaculture is the "conscious design and maintenance of agriculturally productive systems which have the diversity, stability, and resilience of natural ecosystems."
In short, permaculture is about living and gardening in harmony with nature. It is a holistic worldview, as well as a set of principles and techniques. It often involves closed-loop systems (a system that provides its own energy needs), rain conservation and usage, the planting of perennial crops (rather than annuals, which involves disturbing the soil every year), and letting nature do the work for you (the human's role is to observe and work with nature's inclinations, rather than to engage in unnecessary labour).
A wonderful example of permaculture is the food forest that co-op members planted last summer—a welcoming space of perennial plants and trees that we expect will produce hundreds of pounds of food for co-op members in the coming years. We feel that further permaculture projects will enhance the beauty and sustainability of our grounds while also reducing maintenance costs and increasing food security.
For a lovely and moving overview of the principles of permaculture, please see the documentary Inhabit, available on Vimeo.
Winterizing Your Garden—Permaculture-style!
To winterize your garden the permaculture way, you want to take advantage of the resources that nature has already provided and to sustainably cycle them back into your garden to feed your soil over the year ahead. According to the website growmyownfood.com, here is a reliable way to prepare your garden space for winter:
After you've harvested the last of your veggies (and presumably you already did this before the snow this year!), cut your annual veggie plants stems off at the soil level. By retaining the root system in the soil, the roots will gradually die off over the winter and provide a ready source of accessible nutrients for next year's plants.
For perennials, perform some last "chopping and dropping." To "chop and drop" means to take extra green leafy growth and drop it directly into your garden as you cut it off.
It's best to refrain from doing any pruning of fruit trees until the late winter when they are more dormant.
Once you cleaned up the old plants in your yard, feed and preserve the soil by keeping it covered and moist. This is especially important during Calgary's dry, cold winters! The simplest (and most inexpensive) way to protect your soil is to mulch with shredded leaves. Shredded leaves decompose faster than whole leaves and so won't rot. According to The David Suzuki Foundation, leaves also provide important nutrients for the microorganisms that keep soil healthy, as well as providing a warm home for butterfly pupae, who need shelter to overwinter.
And voila! You have a simple, low-maintenance way to preserve the integrity and health of your garden over our long winter! :)
Please get in touch with Debbie in unit 34 (debmwillis@gmail.com) if you have ideas for other topics that should be covered in Permaculture Potential!
Murals Project
Submitted by Debbie Willis on behalf of Grounds Committee
Greetings SHC,
As stated in our September and October newsletter articles, the Grounds Committee had planned to address a General Meeting regarding the question of the amount of our donation to the Sunnyhill Mural Project given that the mural was painted on half the enclosure rather than all the way around as we described it. It was our intention to ask that the full amount be paid despite this discrepancy in our understanding. With this, as with so many conversations about money and value, there were arguments on both sides about whether the Co-op should follow through with the full amount or not. In the end, the full donation has been made. To provide transparency to the membership, we wanted to give the background information about those conversations that allowed for this decision's arrival.
How the mural came to be
The Sunnyside Murals Project (SMP) sprung up this past summer, inspired by many of the fence and garage murals painted in Sunnyside over the years. The Project is run by Dexter Bruneau, who is the coordinator of the artist collective. One of our members, Debbie W., reached out to SMP for more information and approached the Grounds Committee about completing a mural at SHC. She presented this at the Grounds meeting on July 6th and received the support of the committee. Following this meeting, we moved forward with a petition to the Board to discuss this item at the July 28th General Meeting.
After a site visit, the SMP picked the northeast enclosure, by the garage, as their preferred mural location. They also designated artist Sarah Johnson to do the mural upon approval by membership and chose the August long weekend to complete it.
Before the July 28th meeting, we received this information from SMP:
SMP had requested a public art grant from the city
The artist would paint the entire enclosure
Previous examples of Sarah's work
We presented this at the July 28th meeting, which was done by Zoom. The following motions were passed:
To approve the Sunnyside Mural Project to paint the garbage enclosure by the Sunnyhill Garage
To make a $500 donation from the Grounds Committee budget to Sunnyside Mural Project
Sunnyside Mural's Project would choose the design for the mural
The following weekend, July 30-August 3, Sarah painted the two sides of the garbage enclosure that face the bluff.
Following the completion of the mural
The Grounds Committee received feedback from members that while they generally were pleased with the mural, they were disappointed that it was on only two sides, not four, as promised. Following this feedback, we communicated with Dexter to inquire about the garbage enclosure's completion. Dexter explained that Sarah felt what was completed fit the scope and timeline of the Project.
Following this discussion, Grounds decided to release only half the donation amount ($250) until we could further investigate how to move forward. After reviewing the artist's previous work, it became apparent that this size project would have cost us thousands of dollars had we commissioned it ourselves. It was now clear that the Co-op receiving local artwork for a mere $500 was a bargain, and we should show our support in valuing our local artists' work by releasing the remainder of the funds. We recommended this position, with our full arguments and support to the Board, who followed our recommendation.
Moving forward, we have discussed the possibility of Sarah returning to complete the remaining sides of the enclosure. SMP said this was a possibility; however, it would be considered a new project and most likely not occur until next year if taken on. There is also the option of members participating in painting our enclosures ourselves, which could be fun.
We appreciate your time and energy in this process and welcome any questions or concerns that members would like to address. Please send any thoughts you have to our email: SHCgrounds@shaw.ca, and we will be happy to discuss them either directly or in future newsletters.
Grounds Committee Update
Submitted by Yvonne Sabraw on behalf of the Grounds Committee
The colder weather has seen us move our meetings from out in the common space to indoors and onto Zoom, and we've slowed down from meeting every 2 weeks to monthly for the winter. But we are still basking in the glow of that glorious and productive summer.
The focus for the fall has been:
1. Getting the Yardworx contract underway. We've received several kudos and a couple of suggestions on the job Yardwox has done so far. Please continue to provide feedback on how the snow clearing is going- just fire off an email to shcgrounds@shaw.ca.
2. Planning the Grounds budget. It's in the draft stages for SHC budget discussions, so it's not too late to weigh in on Grounds priorities for the upcoming year. Let us know if there is something near and dear to your heart that we should be planning for. For example, we are hoping to start digging out and replacing cotoneaster starting in 2021, but the first round we are proposing is to provide members with the funds to purchase new shrubs if they are prepared to take on the digging-out of the cotoneaster themselves.
3. Gardening tools that need sharpening will be taken from the shed soon for their annual schlep to the sharpening shop (say that 5 times fast!)
4. Bartlett's, our arborists, have done a fine job of pruning and otherwise caring for all the trees we targeted from our proposal this summer.
5. New maps to replace the aging and damaged "You Are Here" signs at the entrance to the 3rd Street parking lot and at the sidewalk where 4th street turns into 7th Avenue, will be up very soon.
6. We still have an opening specifically for a Pest Management coordinator, and we welcome anyone who would like to come onto Grounds in any capacity - the next meeting is Monday November 23rd. Drop us an email and we will send you the Zoom link for the meeting.
-Sunnyhill Grounds
Buildings Committee Update
Submitted by Heidi Mithaug-Cook on behalf of Buildings Committee
Hello Sunnyhill!
A few updates of our current activities on the buildings committee:
The one-bedroom units have been inspected for mould, the results showing a few units with potential mould which will be tested and treated accordingly. In regards to the one-bedroom dryer vent installations, we are waiting for possible dates.
Please ensure you turn off your outdoor water faucet from inside the unit. Righty-tighty, Lefty-Loosey. To do this you open the outside faucet, then turn off the inside faucet, and then turn off the outside faucet. This allows all the water that is inside the line to drain and therefore not freeze in the lines.
Happy Halloween from Buildings!
Education Committee’s Prospective Member Orientations
Chris Taylor on behalf of the Education Committee
Two “Prospective Members’ Orientations” were held on the Thursday evening of Oct. 22/20 and the afternoon of Sunday, Oct. 25/20. Being our first ZOOM orientations, they were quite successful! (Especially considering the cold, snowy weather). Between the two sessions, we had approximately 20 attendees.
Using the format of a ten-minute committee presentation with questions after each, there was a smooth and informative package of information provided. The “Question and Answer” idea also worked well. Thank you to Andrea for representing the Buildings Committee and Office Manager …and setting up all of the prospective member attendees… and setting up ZOOM; Jane, for talking about the Finance Committee; Sarah and Lisa for explaining the Member Selection Committee and Bob for representing The Planning and Development Committee. The first-hand knowledge of each is much appreciated.
Depending on the wait list, our next PMO will probably be no later than November of 2021.
Hail Hydrant! But hang on to the water for a bit.
Submitted by Richard Harrison
Hi everyone,
The water is back in the pipes. Excellent. The work on the hydrant is done. However, I've been talking with the same worker today who gave us the heads up about the previous delay, and he points out that, given the problems with the spring in the hill, and the need for the water table to reestablish itself after the hole around the work is filled in, etc, there is still a chance that some mishap or leak might appear in the system.
So his advice is for everyone to keep the water that you have on hand for another day just in case there's another stoppage.
It's been great to see the communication coming through on other platforms, and some of that is in more detail than I need to share right now, but there are going to be some things that we as Co-op alone, and along with our neighbors, will want to be doing to see if we can help mitigate if not solve the water issues around Sunnyill Lane in particular at this point, and McHugh Bluff in general in the long term.
Thanks.
All the best,
Richard.
End of October Grounds’ Activities
Submitted by Yvonne on behalf of the Grounds Committee
Update October 23
Hi everyone,
As we could all guess, the leaf raking plan for Saturday is cancelled.
Thanks!
Yvonne
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Mark Saturday, October 24th, 1:00-3:00pm as the Co-op Rake-a-thon. We’ll fill as many bags as we can, and will have them taken off to the City compost. Brown compostable bags will be in the shed for members to use For leaves in their own backyards and in the common space.
We will also do a post-Halloween pumpkin pickup for the City compost - details in the November Voice.
Grounds Priorities 2021
We are putting together the budget for next year, and need membership input into things that members want to prioritize.
If you have a tree stump that needs to be removed, if you are concerned about a garbage enclosure door, etc., please let us know BEFORE Thursday October 22nd , when we will be starting to draft our budget. No guarantee that all the requests will be prioritized by the membership, but we need to cost out the work as the first step.
We expect that Bartlett’s will be on site October 26th and 27th to prune trees. Please be aware that your vehicle may need to be out of your driveway for access and safety if you have a tree that was on the list for being attended to. Another reminder will be sent closer to the date the work is being done.
Before the Light Fades and More Snow Falls ...
Submitted by Richard Harrison
Hi everyone,
I've just heard from the crew working on the hydrant that it's possible they won't finish until tomorrow, and until the work can be completed, they can't turn the water back on, so we're probably looking at another night without running water.
I hope you're all well. See you by the water wagons.
All the best,
Richard.
A Bulletin Board Happy Thanksgiving
Submitted by Richard Harrison ob behalf of the Board
Dear friends and neighbors,
It's been a while since I wrote you, though we've been meeting quite often, so I feel like we haven't been completely out of touch. Still, it's good to pause every so often and think together the way a letter lets us do. Likewise, it's good to pause and share a feast of thanks themselves.
That's what I want to do now, 3 months in to the first year of this Board's work.
The Spaceship has Landed: First, thanks to everyone who participated in any of the ways open to us to figure out what we the building we were going to build should be. That has been a big and complex decision, not without dissent, not without its drawbacks and sacrifices. But in the end, we made a collective decision, one that will become one more step in the Co-op's survival. Not just that. In the maintenance of a thriving housing co-operative in the centre of Calgary
Co-op Meaning: Thanks to Herta and Kevin who joined me a few weeks ago at the SACHA AGM. I came away from that meeting with a renewed sense of how important co-ops are as options for housing in the future. And how unknown. I'm looking forward to working with both SACHA and my fellow Co-op'ers in helping to craft a renewed narrative to describe and promote Co-op life. Thanks to those on the Board, the Buildings Committee, Grounds, P&D, and all the other members who have already contributed to this project. Just as the co-operative movement is, the project is ongoing. I welcome any thoughts on this that you might want to send me.
Thanksgiving Dinner: Anyone looking for an example of what Co-ops mean need only look to Yvonne's invitation to all to join her for a Thanksgiving dinner. Yvonne, we all know this isn't the only time you have extended your time and efforts -- and food -- on our behalf just because that's what it means to you to be here. Thank-you for always keeping all of us as close as a plate away.
The Yards are Fully Pruned: Thanks to the Grounds Committee and all the volunteers who pulled, sawed, chopped, pruned, and carried (I'm thinking of you, small army of the next generation of Co-op kids who I hear at play every day outside my window) all that needed to be pulled etc from our shrubs and trees and yards at the beginning of this month. It was, quite literally, thousands of pounds of work, and it was great to do it together. Thanks for the refreshments, too, Zahurel and Belle.
Bridge Under Troubled Walkers: Congratulations and thanks to the Grounds Committee again on the completion of the access bridge behind unit 746. It's a beautiful piece of carpentry and I love it as a sign of a good thing done and good things to come.
Guests, Speakers, and Writers of Letters: Thanks to those of you who have written or spoken to the Board about the matters that concern you in response to my earlier request for your priorities in the coming year. Some things have been done now, as you can see; others are still in the works.
Yardworx: Thanks again to the current and past Grounds Committees for their work on the recommendation of Yardworx as our new grounds maintenance team. We are looking forward to a busy season with them, and we'll review the decision at the end of their current contract.
I'm realizing this list is long, it's not complete, and I haven't got to the big news of the week: So let me say this. While I haven't yet formalized the relationship between the Board and the Committees in the form of some kind of round-table discussion, over these past few months it has been a great pleasure to have spoken with -- in voice and letters -- the Grounds, Buildings, Member Selection, P&D, and Social Committees and our Privacy Officer to ensure that people know what is going on in areas of overlap, solve problems as they've arisen, and both make and see plans come to fruition to support the Co-op as a progressive, beautiful (I'm thinking of you, mural of honeybee and clover) and inclusive place. Recently, I read an essay by Vancouver writer Jessica Barrett. In it she said that a home isn't just a place you want, it's a place that wants you. I like that. I know we are not all in that place with this place all the time. Maybe no one ever is with where they live. There is more work to do. But I believe that if we keep that idea front and center, and do the work that it asks of us, we will be a place where the people in it want to be.
And second-lastly, I want to thank and express my admiration to Andrea in the office and the members of the Board for all the work that they are doing on the Co-op's behalf.
And now, We've Got Big News, and I'm going to turn this over to the people who brought it to us: Take it away!
(Thanks Richard) Planning and Development is very happy to announce that Sunnyhill has been awarded $112,765 from The Federation of Canadian Municipalities Green Municipal Fund. Talk about harvest season! These funds are for the work we began in the spring. We will share details at an upcoming GM. Deep gratitude to the membership for your trust, thoughtful participation, and enthusiasm. (P &D Committee)
Happy Thanksgiving, Sunnyhill!
The Board meets this week. I'll have more to tell you soon.
All the best,
Richard.
Halloween Decorations Grant
Submitted by Tyla Cosgrove on behalf of Social Committee
Neighbours,
With the persistence of and concern for the Coronavirus, we the social committee are looking for fun and creative ways to amplify a holiday that normally depends on close contact, Halloween! We are trying to plan ahead in case it doesn't end up going to plan as many things in 2020 have not!
So, here's the deal. We are accepting proposals from membership of how you will decorate your car port to make it extra fun and exciting. From the proposals we receive we will select our favorite two and grant $100 each to spend on your decor. We encourage you to make as much on you own decorations as possible. If part of your design requires you to purchase a store-bought Halloween item, so be it, but the grants are meant to help you see your vision through, not pay for a full haunted house. (As one social committee member mentioned, store bought Halloween items are pricy!
Pro Tip: We will be extra encouraged by entries that involve collaborations with your neighbours and children in the co-op.
Please have your proposals submitted to the office by October 15th, they will come through to the social committee anonymously (which means the social committee members are allowed to participate) and we will choose two winners with $100 dollars towards their installation! We will need you to keep and submit all your receipts for payment. Winners will be announced on October 19th. Even if you aren't selected, we encourage everyone to participate in decorating this Halloween!
We are looking forward to making it a special one no matter what the circumstances.
Stay safe Sunnyhill!
New Grounds Contract
Submitted by Mahlah Hansen on behalf of Grounds Committee
Greetings Sunnyhill!
The Grounds Committee is happy to introduce our new contractors Yardworx. They have signed on for the Winter of 2020 and the Spring/Summer of 2021. You will see them onsite next week as they aerate the grass.
For the Winter, a 2” snow fall will trigger plow services for the 3rd Street Houses. For the sidewalks, a 1” snow fall will trigger clearing. If you notice any ice build up please let Grounds know ASAP. For the Spring/Summer they will be here on a weekly basis taking care of our lawns.
If you have any questions or concerns, please email Grounds at SHCgrounds@shaw.ca
Included here is a little information about them:
“The staff and crews at Yardworx want to say thank you very much for allowing this opportunity! It is greatly appreciated!.
Yardworx is a Progressive Company Following these Values and Desired Behaviours
DEPENDABILITY – Value of showing Reliability and Trustfullness
ACCESSABILITY – Be Accessible and Approachable in all Thoughts and Actions
GENEROUS – We are Generous with our Time, Money and Resources
PERCEPTION – To Always be Aware of how our Action Affect Others
Yardworx has been in business for over 30 years, with experience in residential and small to large commercial properties. We take snow removal very seriously. We are a leader in the industry because of our processes and many benefits we offer to our customers. We manage your site, not just service it! There is a difference.
Our service providers are automatically dispatched and are monitored during all snow events. While on site our service providers time in and out of all sites on a mobile app on their cell phones. This ensures that orders are completed with live time information. Another benefit to live time posting is that we can accurately track when each site is being completed to ensure our customers are getting serviced in a timely manner. Along with live posting, the service provider will add any tech notes regarding the service for the day or any problems on site such as a leaking eaves trough, broken window, etc. When it comes to plow and graveling sites, we take a before and after picture at every service that gets completed.
Our production manager and office staff are available outside of regular business hours such as weekends to address any concerns or requests, we want to make sure you are getting the best possible experience.
Yardworx offers many value added services such as:
-Regular site inspections – Our Production Manager and team will visit sites to make sure the maintenance and services being performed are up to Yardworx standards. We ensure all sidewalks are cleared from edge to edge and down to concrete. Snow Pile locations are kept away from any high spots, drains, handicap parking stalls, roadways, and entrances to ensure drivers and pedestrians can get to their destination safely.
-Yardworx and our service providers are fully insured and WCB insured.
Any service related issues that may arise, please do not go through us directly, rather, contact Grounds @ SHCgrounds@shaw.ca and they will contact us directly.
We look forward to keeping your site safe hopefully next summer, really pretty!!”
Thank You For Choosing Yardworx.ca!
Grounds Update
Submitted by Yvonne Sabraw on behalf of Grounds Committee
What a busy and productive season! The Grounds Committee has consistently had more than 15 items on its agenda and we’ve been meeting every 2 weeks through the summer. Here are the highlights:
Grounds has 8 members, but what we don’t have is a Pest Control go-to person. This role involves keeping our pest supplies (primarily ant traps, mouse traps and wasp spray) available in the shed, helping members use these effectively when they ask, and contacting our pest control contractor, Poulin’s when the job is too big for the member. Let us know if this is role that you would like to play. Ideally 2 people would share this position
The Sunnyside Mural project. We were as surprised as everyone that our enclosure was only covered on 2 sides. For our committee this is the now an exercise in Transparency and we’ve been on a fact-finding mission. Members will receive a full written explanation with some carefully considered thoughts on the matter soon. So far we have only released a cheque for half of the donation ($250) that the membership voted to give to the Sunnyside Mural Project at the July 28th meeting. We’ll be seeking members thoughts at a general meeting before releasing further funds.
We are going forward with our arborist, Bartlett’s, recommendations for much of the tree management. Thanks to membership for your feedback when we sent out their report in August. No date has been set for their visit but we’re expecting it in October.
The Playground inspection was performed. The report is available to members, just email us. There are some items which could involve a Playground-focussed working-bee and will also show up in our budget request for 2021.
Our winter snow-clearing contract has been a big focus as we will be going with a new contractor. We will be looking for feedback from the membership to help us evaluate the new contractors. Information will follow once the contract is signed by the Board.
Access to the back yards of #742-#746. You will be seeing a contractor building a raised path at the south side of the Food Forest in the next month.
SHC Gardening Club: we are excited about this new idea! Members are responsible for taking care of the common spaces in our coop, other than grass cutting and major tree management. We want to test out a new approach starting next spring. Details will be coming your way in the next few months, and we hope that many members are inspired to dream of the days when they will be weeding gardens and trimming hedges as they get down to scraping ice off their windshields!
Remember, we always welcome your suggestions and concerns (also, thanks for the kudos received from members over the summer - much appreciated!!) you can reach us at shcgrounds@shaw.ca. If you’re thinking about joining Grounds, our next meeting is Monday October 5th, 6:00-7:30pm. It will be a virtual one so email us for the Zoom details.
Recycling Tip
Submitted by Peter Clyne on behalf of Education Committee
Hello,
Here is this month's recycling tip from the education committee:
Please dispose of gloves and disposable face masks immediately after use into the garbage. They are not recyclable and if put into the recycling bins, they can jam the sorting machinery.
Propane tanks less than 30 lbs are taken at the landfill or designated fire stations (between 8 and 5). Vehicle tanks are not accepted, but alberta's recycling hotline ( https://recyclesearch.com/profile/recyclinghotline ) lists private companies that can take them at a price.
The whole list of waste items can be found at https://www.calgary.ca/uep/wrs/what-goes-where/default.html
- The Education Committee
Join the Blue Apple Kids Art Collective
Submitted by Gabriela Orban on behalf of Blue Apple Kids Art Collective and the Social Committee
Hey co-op kids aged from one to one hundred and nine (110 year old’s need not apply) there is a new art club that you can join if you’d wish. The Blue Apple Kids Art Collective has a mailbox in the V of the tree beside the bench of our little local library and if you have the time you can take the time to put your art in the mailbox. It will then be viewed and some thoughts will be shared back to you and maybe you just might get prizes too! This is only for kids who love or are interested in art class.
Here’s how it works:
• Once or twice a month (maybe more if you kids dig it) we will post an art project on the website and the Facebook page with a start and end date. You will have until that date to drop your art project off in the blue apple mailbox.
• You don’t even have to leave your name on your art, but make sure you leave your unit number.
• After that date your art art will be returned to you with a message and perhaps a prize too in your own mailbox at your unit.
• Your masterpieces will be returned to you in the exact same way that they were when they were delivered to the mail box but your art may be used or replicated to create more art so know that other folks outside of the coop might see your masterpieces someday.
So if you like to write or draw or paint or appreciate the postal service then I think this club is for you.
Here’s your first project:
Draw or paint or write about your favorite mammal. It might be a cat or a whale or my favorite mammal which is a “knotted back carpet shark” which is a mammal that lives in the sea and in carpeted living rooms and only eats barbecue brushes. Imagine that!
This project starts on October 1 and the deadline for dropping your art off is October 9.
I can’t wait to find out about what you kids can imagine. So let’s have fun and art.
The Social Justice Film and Book Club
Submitted by Rachel Rose on behalf of Social Committee
The Social Justice Film and Book club would like to invite you to participate in our first exploration into the experiences and perspectives of Indigenous peoples. No need to formally opt in or out, just a willingness to learn.
Please choose to explore as many (or as few) of the following sources to deepen your own learning about the experiences and perspective of Indigenous peoples. This is a bit of a different book club in that you can choose the content most interesting to you and most relevant to your learning!
We will meet as a group late-October to chat and connect about our questions, learnings and insights. We will then invite a guest speaker late-November as a culminating exercise in our learning. At the end of this we intend to have a conversation about what action and steps we need to take as a co-op to bring our insights to meaningful action.
A few copies of the Fiction and Nonfiction books will be purchased. Please email Rachel at rachelroseconsulting@gmail.com if you would like to access one!
1. Nonfiction
· Seven Fallen Feathers by Tanya Talaga
2. Fiction
· Medicine River by Thomas King
3. Film (Documentary)
· Trick or Treaty by Alanis Obomsawin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAGHDrSRd4k
Or available through the NFB
Covering a vast swath of northern Ontario, Treaty No. 9 reflects the often contradictory interpretations of treaties between First Nations and the Crown. To ...
4. Film (Fiction)
· The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open
Streaming on CBC Gem
5. Essay #1
· Jagged Worldviews Collide by Leroy Little Bear
https://www.learnalberta.ca/content/aswt/worldviews/documents/jagged_worldviews_colliding.pdf
6. Essay #2
· All Our Relations Askîy maskihkiwiwiskwew by Tiffany Freeman
Available in the Sunnyside School Centennial Yearbook or as the attached image here.
Member Selection Update
Submitted by Jaime Muneoka, on behalf of Member Selection
Member selection is pleased to welcome several families to our community:
Jessi Taylor and her family have returned to SHC, unit 779 as of September 1
Buzz Viberg has moved into 827, leaving a vacancy in 805, which Paul Stephens and Emma Thursby have accepted (also September 1)!
With all this movement, we bid farewell to members Bruce Eason and Suzanne Desmeules (779), Karen Johnson (827)
Lots of news this month, welcome to all our new and returning members!
Updates from the Grounds Committee
Submitted by Jennifer Peters on behalf of Grounds Committee
Just a friendly reminder to please sign out and return by the end of the day anything taken from the shed. This will ensure that everyone has access the the tools when needed and keep things fair,thanks!
An update about the mural project on the garbage enclosure on 3rd Street. It was our understanding from the Sunnyside Mural project that the entire enclosure was to be painted, that is what was presented at the meeting. So we were just as surprised as everyone else to see that only 2 sides were done. This matter is being looked into and hopefully a resolution that will satisfy both parties will be reached.
The grounds committee is looking for one or two volunteers to take over the pest management position, this would mainly included helping members with minor pest problems anything big would be handed over to Andrea.
We have scheduled our Fall Clean up of the Food Forest and Common space for Sept 26, we look forward to seeing a good turn out to get our grounds ready for fall!
Lastly we have the winners from the last clean up, they are:
Heidi #26 - Regal Cat Cafe
Belle #825 - Espresso Cafe
Rachel #802 - Oolong Tea House
Buzz #827 - Higher grounds
Congratulations guys great job!!!
Sunnyhill Grounds
Outdoor Movie Night
Submitted by Tyla Cosgrove on behalf of Social Committee
Come one come all to our humble outdoor movie night held in the common area behind units 44, and 42 Sunnyhill lane. Please bring your own blankets, chairs and whatever you might need to be comfortable for the duration of the two-hour movie. We also ask that you bring your own popcorn and snacks due to the ongoing Covid concern.
The social committee is looking for someone to help with setting the projector up before we start. Please reach out to Tyla if you can help! faerae@live.com
Lets keep our fingers crossed for good weather and a nice fall evening!
