Bed Bug Prevention Kits

Our bed bug prevention kits are now available. These kits are free and include mattress covers, traps and information on how to prevent and remove bed bugs.

Also available is our bed bug steamer for rent. There is no charge for the steamer, however a $50 deposit is required when renting it.

If you have any questions or would like to rent the steamer or have a bed bug prevention kit, please call Sharon at 204-927-2340.

Planting Days

Come join us for two planting days this weekend! The first will be held at Salter Streets Community Garden which is just North of St. John's Avenue on the East side of Salter Street. It will be on Friday June 7 at 4 pm. Urban Eatin staff will be on site to answer any gardening questions. There will be a dinner at 6 pm afterwards at Ralph Brown Community Centre.

If you need any seedlings, please contact Sharon at 204-927-2340. 


The next day, Saturday June 8, we will be planting the centre planter in Machray Park. Registration is requested but not required.

Upcoming Workshops at the St. John's Library

One upcoming workshop is the Metis Genealogy. Randy Ranville of the Métis Resource Centre will present the various resources available to anyone interested in researching their Métis ancestry. These resources include census data and records kept in archives and genealogical societies. This will be offered on May 28 at 500 Salter Street from 6 - 8 pm. It is free of charge though the library does require you to register. You may do so by calling 204-986-4689.

The second upcoming workshop is Personal Safety on June 3rd. Whether it be safety at home, when walking, or in your vehicle, it is important that you incorporate personal safety strategies into your lifestyle. Information will also be provided by the Winnipeg Police Service in this hour-long presentation. It will start at 6:30 pm and to register you can call 204-986-4689.

Questions? Head down to our local library!

Giveaway weekend - NEXT weekend

The first giveaway weekend of 2013 is this weekend on May 11 and 12. Be green and let others use items that you are no longer using. The tips or 'rules' of the giveaway the City of Winnipeg sets are below:

Tips if you are giving away items:

·         Place unwanted household items at the curb on your front street.

·         Label each item with a FREE sticker or sign.

·         Keep any items safely stored away that you don't want to give away.

·         Remove leftover items from the curb by dusk on Sunday.

Examples of giveaway items include:

·         books, CDs and DVDs

·         furniture, electronics and small appliances

·         sports equipment and toys

·         yard and gardening tools and equipment (e.g., lawn mowers, snow throwers, rakes, shovels)

·         kitchen gadgets, dishes, cutlery, pots and pans

·         unwanted gifts

·         construction material (e.g., nails, paint, wood)

·         clothing

Please do not put out:

·         items that could be unsafe

·         items infested with bed bugs (e.g., mattresses, furniture, bedding)

·         toilets (with a flush volume of 13 litres or more)

Tips if you are cruising the curbs looking for treasures:

·         Take only the items at the curb marked "FREE.”

·         Respect other people's property – don't walk or drive on people's lawns or gardens.

·         Don't discard any items on another person’s lawn.

·         Obey the traffic laws at all times (e.g., don't block traffic, park illegally or block people's driveways with your vehicle)

·         Watch out for children.

For more information on the giveaway weekend, including what to do with leftover items:

·         visit winnipeg.ca

·         contact our 311 Centre, open 24 hours every day, by phone at 311 or by email at 311@winnipeg.ca

·         download the mywaste app at Winnipeg.ca/mywaste

For information on items that aren’t safe to give away (e.g., baby walkers, lawn darts), visit: http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/cps-spc/pubs/cons/garage-eng.php

Ever want to be notified of whats being put on by the City of Winnipeg? 

They have a Facebook page (facebook.com/cityofwinnipeg) and a Twitter (twitter.com/cityofwinnipeg)

*New* Gardening Workshop - Pallet and transplant

The next gardening workshop in the 2013 series is going to be held on Friday May 17 from 1 - 3 pm. It will be held at Ralph Brown Community Centre 460 Andrews Street; through the McGregor Street entrance). 

You will be able to make a pallet garden to grow flowers, vegetables or herbs. Its a neat way to grow greens the green way! You'll also get some handy information on how to transplant your seedlings to your garden (pallet or otherwise). 

If you plan on coming, we'd appreciate you letting us know for planning purposes, but it isn't required. Feel free to contact Sharon, our new Community Development worker at 204-927-2340 or Madelaine at 204-290-4214 or send us an email at stjohnsra@gmail.com.

Workshop coming up next.. Planting day!

April 5 Seed Starting Workshop

The second workshop in the 2013 Gardening Workshop series is a seed starting workshop! You will be able to learn which seeds can be started early, the best time to start them, how to start them and be provided with seeds of your own. Any questions? Give us a call, email, Facebook message, or leave a comment!

Nobody’s Perfect Parenting Program for Newcomer Parents

When: Tuesday 9:15 - 11:15 PM, Feb 5 -Mar 26 2013

Where: Turtle Island Neigbhourhood Centre, 510 King Street 

What: Rhymes and Songs in English and your language and time to talk about being a parent in Canada

Parenting Books, Childcare and Snacks provided.

To register:

Call Erna Andersen (204) 582-9091 

Nisw1wwra@gmail.com 

or Jean Tinling (204) 794-6796 

jtinling@mosaicnet.ca

Language support in: Karen, Kinyarwanda, Swahili

Free Parent Skills Cooking Class

Every Monday afternoon from 1-3 PM starting February 4, 2013, come down to Ralph Brown Community Centre to learn to make nutritious meals for your family.

You will get to bring your meal home so please bring a casserole dish or Tupperware container!

Ralph Brown Community Centre is located at 490 Andrews Street, with the entrance on the McGregor Street side.


To register or for more information please call or email:

Jasmine at North End Food Security Network:
204-927-2342 | jasmine@necrc.org

Neah Kee Papa

“I am your Father”

A parenting enhancement program designed to support the well being of children and to encourage and promote the parenting role of fathers as well as the bonding between both parents. When both partners participate in the program it builds and strengthens the “Parenting Partnership.”

Couples and women welcome.

Place:                   Ralph Brown Community Centre

                            460 Andrews; Machray and McGregor Entrance                 

Length:                6 sessions of 2 hours each

Start:                   February 20, 27, March 6, 13, 20 and 27 

Time:                  Wednesdays 1:30 – 3:30 pm

Cost:                   Free

This program has been canceled due to lack of enrollment.

Check out all the awesome stuff going on at Ralph Brown!

Ralph Browns February is absolutely packed with great stuff to do every day (except Sunday). 

From Start to Plant - First Gardening Workshop of 2013

From feedback received, current gardeners and newbie gardeners (which I still seem to fall into after three years of attempts) would like to see more direction and information offered by the Residents Association. This year we have developed almost monthly workshops that will take you step by step from planning to planting to harvest to winterization.

The first workshop will take place at Ralph Brown Community Centre on Sunday, February 17 from 2 - 4 pm. Registration is not required, but is requested, as we would love to know who is attending!

This workshop will have:

- An exercise to plan the layout of your garden
- Information on companion plants (ie. what plants will help others and which ones aren't so good for others)
- A brief 'how to' care for plants once in the ground (ie. how much work this plant will actually be)
- Information on when to start the seed for plants (This will have its own workshop in the early Springtime where seeds will be started, but some may need to be started earlier/later than that workshop)
- Select the plants you would like and we will be trying our best to get you those seeds

If you have any questions, or would like to register, please contact Rachel at 204-927-2340 or Madelaine at 204-290-4214.

Money Management Training - St. John's Library

Would you like to know about the basics of budgeting, banking, credit and being a smart shopper?

Join St. John's Library for four Monday evening workshops. This set is an opportunity to build on what you know, share your tips with others living on a low income and improve your money management skills.

The workshops are presented by SEED Winnipeg.

Attending all four dates is expected. It is free and you can call 204-986-4689 to register. They will be held at the library (500 Salter Street) on Mondays running on January 21, 28 February 4 and 11 starting at 6 p.m.

Community Consultation - January 26 from 1-4

2013 is upon us in a big way and we want to make this one of the best years for the Community yet! We need your help to do it.

We will have a day of input on January 26 from 1 - 4 at Win Gardner Place (363 McGregor Street). We will have a wide array of poster boards asking for your ideas on everything from Financial Sustainability ideas to meeting locations to workshop ideas and more! We will also have various committees and groups to sign up for.

We would really love to expand our online base and be able to send you information on upcoming St. John's Resident Association events, meetings, Community events and initiatives. Our email is stjohnsra@gmail.com and we would love to hear from you!

Not only will the day be one that we will use to plan our 2013 year, but we will also have information for you. We will have what we have done over the past year, what we have planned this year so far, our board on hand to meet you and answer any questions you may have, Service Canada will have information on pensions, student loans/bonds and EI/maternity leave information.

To top it off, we will be having food and prizes. Not just any food but perogies, bannock, cabbage rolls and desert. Best of all, its local! Prizes and food will be held nearer to 3 and everyone is invited.

We will have paper copies available of both our business and resident surveys, but in case you missed the links the resident survey can be found at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/QRR765S and the business survey can be found at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/QRST886.

Need help getting groceries?

Check out this awesome program!

Winter Programs at St. John's Library

Looking to stay out of the cold this Winter? Head on down to St. John's Library where there is some great information and skill building programs going on. 

Starting January 21, running until February 11, join the Money Management every Monday night from 6-8 p.m. Visit the branch or call 204-986-4689 to register!

Homework Club will recommence sometime in January.  Students can enjoy an after-school snack with fun games &activities once homework is done! For school-age up to Grade 9. This program runs on Tuesdays from 4 - 5:30 p.m. Again, you can either visit the branch or call 204-986-4689 to register. The date is to be determined for the January start  up.

Two great computer skill building courses are being held this February.

The first, Computer Basics 2, is a great opportunity for someone to expand on their understanding and use of computers. You will learn more about using a mouse, expanding your typing skills, and how to navigate in Windows. This course is on February 21^st at 6 p.m. Visit or call 204-986-4689 to register.

Then there is Computer Basics 3. This course will teach you the basics of organizing files on a Windows computer. You will learn about using external storage devices (and what the terminology means), some tips for keeping things organized, and other useful info.  This course is on February 28^th at 6 p.m.  Visit or call 204-986-4689 to register.

What's up at Ralph Brown?!

Check out whats going on in December at Ralph Brown Community Centre!

Winter events at St. Johns Library

There are two very exciting events running at St. John's Library in the next few weeks plus the winter session of family story time is coming up!

The events are:

Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas -
Come to St. John's Library for a holiday celebration of seasonal stories and festive games. You will get to make a Christmas ornament to keep or to give as a gift. This evening is designed for families. It will be held at St. John's Library on Tuesday, December 4 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Call 204-986-4689 to register.

Experiments in Sound -
Scott Senior and Amber Epp join forces to present "Experiments in Sound." Weaving melodic vocals and exotic rhythms from around the world, this unique duo was formed to excite and inspire the children of Winnipeg on the Library Travlin' Tour. St. John's Library Friday, January 4 at 2 p.m. Call 204-986-4689 to register.

Registration for Family Story time winter session runs from December 7th onwards. It is held on Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. from January 8 to February 26.

Homework Club - Ralph Brown Community Centre

Got some extra homework? Wanna hang out with some cool people and get er' done?

Homework club is tonight, Thursday October 4 at 6pm at Ralph Brown Community Centre.

Everyone is invited.

Ralph Brown Community Centre is at 460 Andrews Street on the West side of the building, closer to McGregor.

August Activities at Aboriginal Visioning for the North End

Aboriginal Visioning has some great activities this month! On top of that its all free!

Friday August 3 feel free to drop in for coffee or tea anytime!

On Tuesday August 7 Picnic in the Park planning meeting is being held at 10 a.m. at St. John's Park.

A Housing Gathering is at 586 Selkirk Avenue at 5 pm on Thursday August 9. Bus tickets and a FREE dinner are provided.

The North End Community Helper's Network meeting is on Friday August 10 at Kildonan Park at Noon.

Saturday August 25 is Picnic in the Park from 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. at St. John's Park.

In addition to all of these awesome events, every Wednesday from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. is Women's Gathering where you can share in yummy food, meet people, do fun activities and get involved!

August 1 - Lunch is Garlic Sausage and Perogies and you can make keepsake boxes
August 8 - Sandwiches and Soup are lunch and the activity is Money with Maia!
August 15 - Lunch is Burgers, Fries and Coleslaw and enjoy a visit from Pathways
August 22 - Its' Breakfast for Lunch! Make Jewelry with Jessie later on :)
August 29 - Enjoy Sandwiches, Veggies & dip and then do beading with Gladys

Questions? Head on down to 586 Selkirk Avenue; give them a call at 204-586-5940 or check our their website at www.aboriginalvisioning.com.

Capturing Food Projects with Photographs

A free photography workshop is being offered by local photographer Duncan McNairnay on July 25. The workshop will be held on the Wednesday from 1 - 4 pm at the Murdo Scribe Centre at 510 Selkirk Avenue.

If you wish to attend, please RSVP by calling 204-943-0822 or emailing dayna@foodmattersmanitoba.ca.

Also, if you have a camera, please bring it :)