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With food prices rising, two local ladies have decided to show us how to eat fast, healthy meals on a dime. Every week, Lorna Moreau and Barbara Laflesche will turn fresh, seasonal fare into delicious food and they will share their expertise for $1 a class.

With a lifetime of experience and a fantastic sense of humour, the pair will make you sputter over your soup with laughter. The ladies will share stories of living on a shoestring food budget. They will show you that low cost does not mean low quality. They promise to out-compete any pre-made meal for taste and price.

Lorna’s Kitchen is a place where ideas grow.  Already there has been chatter of shopping excursions, bulk food purchases, and farm visits.

Join them every Wednesday for the class, lunch included. There is often enough food to take home and share with your family. Please don’t worry if you have food allergies. The ladies are happy to accommodate people with special diets.

WHERE: Delta United Church Kitchen
WHEN: Wednesday mornings, 10am – noon
Nov. 16, 23, 30 and Dec. 7th.  Break for holidays, resumes Jan. 11
For more details contact Lorna at 905-545-9533

If you want to discover one of the Crown jewels of the east end, join us for a walkabout!   The theme will be “WALKABILITY” as McMaster students and Crown Point community members share some history of Crown Point, highlight our community walking gems and talk about challenges to active transportation.  Share your thoughts on how to make our community friendlier for those on foot, on bikes, in wheelchairs and in strollers.

Meet at the Ottawa Street Tim Hortons
Sunday, December 4^th, 2 – 3:30 pm!
Rain or shine – dress for the weather

Click on the SOCCER button above for details!

Neighbours and Nurses working together to make our neighbourhoods a better place to live, work and raise a family.

Hello, my name is Sandra Penner, co-chair of the Crown Point Community Planning (CPCPT) team and your neighbour. During the next few weeks you may get a knock n your door from me and a team of nursing students from McMaster University. In a joint effort with McMaster School of Nursing, Homestead Christian Care, Wesley Urban Ministries, and the CPCPT, we are interested in engaging residents in a conversation to hear your opinions of issues in our neighbourhood and how these issues may affect health and happiness living here.

Issues such as safety, access to food, environmental concerns, access to health services and access to social spaces for a variety of interests, are among some of the possible conversations. We really want to hear what you think. This is your opportunity to have your say, share your ideas and contribute to shaping an action plan for the future of our neighbourhood.

Unfortunately, we may not find you home when we come to call but your thoughts are important to us.  Please feel free to contact me by email to share your ideas if we are not able to connect with you in person.

My email address is son1@mcmaster.ca

LICHEN TELL IT LIKE IS IS! by Ann U. L. Barkcrust

As I worked my way up Cope Street, a homeowner stuck his head out of his door to yell, “Hey, what’s wrong with my tree?” I tell him I’m not looking at his tree. I was perched on a snow bank, my nose an inch from the bark, looking for lichen – the crusty, colourful growth on tree bark. This lichen study is part an Environment Hamilton air-quality monitoring project.
Lichens are a great gauge of air quality. They attach themselves to trees and rocks and are exposed to the elements 24/7. They don’t take a break from car exhaust, summer smog or fallout from industry. Environment Hamilton was impressed by a study by McMaster University professor George Sorger that showed the relationship between lichen presence and Sulphur Dioxide and Nitrogen Dioxide levels in the air. They used his methods for their own study.
When I learned about this program, I jumped at the chance to take part. I’ve only lived in the area eight years but I want to know about the air quality in the place where I chose to raise my family. It’s also a great way to learn about my community, street by street. And playing “citizen scientist” is pretty cool.
We started our session by learning to identify maple and ash trees. It was surprisingly easy despite winter having stripped the leaves away. Then we learned to identify two species of lichen which are the focus of the study and record their quantity on tally sheets.
Despite the chilly temperatures that February day, I had a great time learning about this overlooked bit of nature in the city.  As the weather improves, I’ll be out learning more about my neighbourhood and the air we are breathing.

If you’d like to join Environment Hamilton’s volunteer lichen-watchers, contact Katie Stiel at 905.549.0900, kstiel@environmenthamilton.org or join the next training session:

Sat. March 19^th, 1:30 – 3:00pm Location: Kenilworth Library, 103 Kenilworth Ave. North

Saturday March 26th – 2:00pm – Gage Park – Corner of Main St E and Gage Ave S

Smiles all around!  Youth photographers proudly show off their work at the Crown Point Youth Photography Project gala.  If you missed their perspective at Arts Hamilton in the fall, be sure to see these photos at the Kiwanis Boys and Girls club this winter!