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Saluting Our Volunteers: Elaine Orser By Juanita Black In October 2008 Elaine Orser started volunteering for a community QHZVSDSHU WKDW KDG QR QDPH 6KH ZURWH DQ DUWLFOH IRU WKH ¿UVW LVVXH and was featured in an article in the Telegraph-Journal introducing the QHZ FRPPXQLW\ SDSHU +HU ¿UVW VWRU\ IRU WKH &UHVFHQW 9DOOH\ SDJH ZDV DERXW WKH &UHVFHQW 9DOOH\ &RPPXQLW\ *DUGHQ Elaine has been a constant volunteer ever since. She has delivered papers in &UHVFHQW 9DOOH\ RIWHQ WDNLQJ KHU VLVWHU Karen with her. She has written many stories on different subjects over the last three years. She continues to participate in layout and design meetings and the wrap up meeting we have after every issue. Elaine sometimes has health issues but this does not prevent her from GRLQJ YROXQWHHU ZRUN IRU $URXQG 7KH %ORFN DQG KHU FRPPXQLW\ (Photo courtesy of Vibrant Communities)

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Never Too Old To Learn Coordinator’s Comments: Focus On Learning

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By Juanita Black, Coordinator, Around the Block. Phone: 647-4850. Email: sjcommunitynewspaper@gmail.com $W $URXQG WKH %ORFN ZH KDYH D WKHPH IRU HDFK LVVXH WKH WKHPH IRU WKLV LVVXH LV ³/HDUQLQJ ´ 7KLV JLYHV HDFK FRPPXQLW\ D FKDQFH WR KLJKOLJKW what they are learning from each other and for our community partners to celebrate. /HDUQLQJ GRHV QRW RQO\ WDNH place in school or universities. ,W LV D SDUW RI RXU HYHU\GD\ OLIH from the time we get up to time we go to bed. The ‘Celebrate’ cake from the ‘Celebrate Our Successes’ event at Rockwood Park in June. (Photo courtesy of the Saint John Learning Exchange)

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Colourful Additions To Main St.

Changing Me And My Community

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I Love Learning

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Summer Arts In The Square

Left to right: John, Cherie, Louise and Michael take part in a cooking class. (Photo courtesy of Erin McNeill)

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Learning Military Style

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The South End Community Garden in Rainbow Park is a huge success this year. Pictured here is Sandie Gagnon`s bed. On July 24, there was a community barbecue at the garden (Photo by Mark Leger)

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Alicia McLaughlin; Connor Day (hidden), Aiden Day, Shidanna Bennett, Katherine Miller; Chandler Bennett, Justin Shepard; Meghan Grey, Bryston Grey, Alyssa Grey. (Photo courtesy of Alicia McLaughlin)

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Celebrating New Brunswick Day

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By Megan James Summer Heat is a program that provides an opportunity for children in the community to participate in fun activities and meet new friends.

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Shannon Adams & Adam Dunn are Summer Student Youth Workers, Teen Vibe.

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Affordable Housing: More Than A Roof Over Your Head Affordable housing addresses a basic need in communities across Canada—the need for safe, stable and suitable places for families and individuals to live. But affordable housing does more than provide a roof over your head - it makes our communities better places to live, work and grow. While affordable housing has the greatest impact on occupants themselves, its benefits for the broader community are varied and far-reaching.

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Affordable housing projects can help communities make more efficient use of land and existing infrastructure. The City of Ottawa, for example, worked with the owner of a single-detached home on a double lot to build a three-storey, eight-unit infill building on the property. This project not only contributed to the City’s urban intensification policy but also created affordable rental housing for students and lower-income workers in the neighbourhood. Five years later, rents remain affordable. Existing buildings can be reclaimed and reused for affordable housing, rather than falling victim to the wrecker’s ball. Converting a surplus or vacated building into affordable housing makes good use of existing infrastructure, is often less costly than new construction and can help maintain the character of a neighbourhood. A good example is the Îlot Saint-Mathias project in Jonquière, Quebec, in which a former school constructed during the Second World War was converted into a residential building, thus increasing the supply of affordable housing while preserving a piece of the city’s architectural heritage. For occupants themselves, affordable housing often means more than shelter—it means greater independence, new opportunities and new hope for the future. In Charlottetown, parents of high-functioning adults with intellectual disabilities became concerned about the lack of housing options for their children, who were able to live on their own but required some support with daily activities. The parents formed a non-profit corporation, Life Bridge Inc., which built a 12unit supportive housing project. Life Bridge Inc. also worked with community groups to find job training and employment opportunities for residents, allowing them to participate more fully in the community. Throughout Canada, communities are benefiting in many ways from projects to create more affordable housing. Individuals and local organizations are at the heart of these efforts, but Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) is there to help. CMHC’s team of experts offers first-hand knowledge of approaches that have been implemented by private companies, the not-for-profit sector and municipalities to develop affordable housing in communities across Canada. In addition to offering project-specific expertise, CMHC can help determine if a housing project is financially viable, identify resources and other potential partners, and share information on what has worked in other communities. To find out how you can engage a CMHC expert in your project, or to learn more about people and projects assisted by CMHC, visit www.cmhc.ca/affordablehousing.

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