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Depave at Rossbrook House – Removing concrete –

by Josep Seras Gubert | Jun 17, 2022

Start: July 9, 2022 9:00 am
End: July 9, 2022 3:00 pm

Venue: Rossbrook House
658 Ross Ave winnipeg Manitoba R3A 0M1
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Calling on volunteers!
Rossbrook House and Green Action Centre have teamed up with Depave Paradise project to remove the concrete in front of Rossbrook House to create a beautiful garden/green space for all to enjoy. The new frontage will be called Maamaa-Ahki Gizaagi-igoo: Mother Earth, We Love You.
“Every scrap of earth is precious, and we are standing on sacred treaty 1 territory,” said Phil Chiappetta, Executive Director of Rossbrook House. “We cannot thank the Green Action Centre and The Winnipeg Foundation enough for making our Depave Paradise project possible.”
We’re inviting the community to help with this inspiring project. Volunteers can be involved with the tearing up of the concrete as well as the planting.
The beautiful new green space will not only be enjoyed by the young people who drop-in to Rossbrook House but by our neighbours, as well. There will be new spaces for anyone to rest or admire the plants as they walk past.
“The community is our main reason for doing this project. We want to bring nature back into this urban area. There are many benefits of depaving spaces: it reduces the heat island effect, it helps to drain storm water, it provides biodiversity and beauty in a place where the community comes together. Ultimately, this is a project by and for the community,” said Josep Seras Gubert, Sustainability Projects Coordinator from Green Action Centre.
A Blessing Ceremony was held in front of Rossbrook House in November. The Anishinaabe name for the project is pronounced Maamaa-Ahki (mama aki) Gizaagi-igoo (Gih saa gee goo).



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