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L’équipe du jardin est aux côtés du maire Mario Zanth, du conseiller municipal Stéphane Fournier et de Helen Pace, de l’Indigenous Grassroots Circle. (Debout, de gauche à droite) Neil Boulianne, Stéphane Fournier, Stephanie Marcil, Jennie Wilson et Mario Zanth. (Assis, de gauche à droite) Helen Pace et Sarah Lacombe.
Les organisatrices Sarah Lacombe (en haut) et Stephanie Marcil (pas dans la photo )ont fait visiter le nouvel espace communautaire au maire Mario Zanth et au conseiller Stéphane Fournier, - photo Joseph Coppolino
The community garden came to fruition after Lacombe joined forces with Marcil and were inspired to give community members a place to gather and the opportunity to grow their own food. - photo Joseph Coppolino
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