Tag Archives: Parkdale-Cromdale
Muttart Urban District will change Cromdale
Groundbreaking featured tons of expected development within six years
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Get ready for a Taste of Parkdale Cromdale
Upcoming event is meant to celebrate diversity and culture
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Beginner sewing class packed with students
Local resident will teach students to sew a variety of patterns
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Celebrating winter with a Danish concept
Parkdale Cromdale League invites people to enjoy community
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Sheila Bowker Park slated for redevelopment Community is working with the City on early stages of design
Local league offers microgrant program Four grants will soon be available for community projects
Collective kitchens make food affordable Community members socialize and prepare food together
Our community loves to cook together.
The newly renovated kitchen at Alberta Avenue Community Centre is already host to the Mennonite Centre’s Global Cooking program on Tuesdays, where new immigrants cook dishes from different cultures together, then sit down, socialize, and share a meal. Others in the neighbourhood are also taking advantage of the new kitchen. Continue reading Collective kitchens make food affordable Community members socialize and prepare food together
Growth is in the future for community gardens Expansion of current community gardens is needed
What goes into a meal that feeds 80 people with leftovers to spare? Parkdale-Cromdale’s community garden volunteers from last year’s pilot project can tell you: construction skills, a big pile of dirt, lots of seeds, and a little tender loving care.
Last summer, Parkdale-Cromdale’s Grower’s Dozen Community Garden tested their chops with four 3-by-7 foot raised-bed boxes that yielded enough food for a harvest meal for over 80 people, all grown from donated seeds and plants.
