PROJECT IMPACT

Here are all the wonderful projects funded by the community through Project Impact 2024

Read the results of the community vote here. 

Healthy Food for All (New Roots Collective)
Community members used no-till gardening to grow healthy produce for low-income, undeserved and underrepresented communities. Regular ‘pay-what-you-can’ markets were held in the community of Wanup (where there is no grocery store).  Food was also donated to Better Beginnings Better Futures.  

Renewing garden beds at Minnow Lake Community Gardens -dog park site (Minnow Lake Community Gardens)
Garden members and other community members repaired and rebuilt garden beds at this thriving community garden. 

York Street Tot Lot Pollinator Garden (Katie Hahn and Christine Caveen)
Trilingual plant markers were created for the native pollinator garden in the York Street Tot Lot.  An educational sign will be added in the spring to connect families to plants, pollinators, food, and gardens

Herbology Garden – Learn to do by Doing (Sudbury 4-H Club & Westmount 4-H Club Community Garden)
A spiral Herbology Garden was created and planted within the Westmount 4-H Club Community Garden beside the cozy cedar greenhouse. This is a space for all to connect hands-on with the earth, seeds, plants, and water. 

Ollas! Saving water and growing more (Delki Dozzi Community Garden)
After a trial last year that showed in increase in water conservation of over 75%, a reduction in time watering of 10-fold, and improved plant growth, 22 ollas were built for 11 community garden beds at Delki Dozzi.  Delki Dozzi Garden Lead Nadine Law delivered a hands-on workshop building garden ollas to provide other Sudbury community gardens with the materials and expertise to trial ollas in their respective gardens. Westmount, Twin Forks garden, Wanup , Walden, Better Beginnings and Glad Tidings community gardens participated.

Windows for Wildlife: A Bird-Safe Campus (Laurentian University Environmental Sustainability Committee)
A window mural by student artist Sam Bénard-Barry helps to reduce bird strikes against a portion of clear and reflective glass windows at the Vale Living With Lakes Centre. This art installation is a mingling of art and science, bringing awareness to the importance of bird species and biodiversity. Ideally, the artwork will inspire similar projects across campus.

Free Little Art Gallery (Sarah Moreau)
Inspired by the beloved concept of free libraries, our project aims to revolutionize access to art through a simple yet powerful idea: Take a piece of art, leave a piece of art. Our mission is clear: to democratize art and spread joy far and wide. The gallery is located in front of The Okalita (601 Kathleen Street), where there’s plenty of foot traffic and love for local art.

Manidoo Bineshii Dreams Plant Identification Project (Manidoo Bineshiinh)
This project is all about community connectivity. During this project you can help make plant markers for the Manidoo Bineshii Dreams garden and edible forest. We will take a tour through the edible forest to identify trees and get inspiration for the plant markers. We will learn the different names of plants in anishnaabemowin and any other languages each individual wishes to share. We will have deeper connection to ourselves, land, and each other by sharing our lived experiences.  You will also have an opportunity to add to the dream catcher dedicated to the every child matters movement and tie an orange ribbon with your personal message.

Azilda CAN Community Bird House Project (Azilda Community Action Network)
This project will place hand-painted birdhouses around Azilda. This will bring some fun and colour to our community and a safe home for our small birds.

New Sudbury Historical Trail Fire and Ice Walk (New Sudbury West Community Action Network)
In collaboration with Rainbow Routes, successful lantern walks were held along the New Sudbury Historical Trail in March 2024 and February 2025. The aim was to build community through the events, and promote active living and trail use. 

Birkdale and Camelot Village Community Beautification (Live Love Louder)
Interactive pavement games, art, murals, and other beautification were added to Birkdale and Camelot Village community neighbourhoods, with volunteers and community members.

Junk Mail Reduction  (Canadian Federation of University Women Sudbury-Environment & Climate Change Interest Group)
This project enhances awareness of a little known Canada Post program: by applying a red dot on a mailbox, Canada Post will no longer deliver unrequested or junk mail to an individual or community group mailbox. Presentations were made to Community Action Networks and red dots were distributed.

Twin Forks greenhouse enhancements (Ward 8 Community Action Network)
A potting table and drying table were built by community volunteers for the new greenhouse at the Twin Forks Community Garden. We envision a community gathering space that offers workshops and other learning opportunities which is a place to connect neighbours and the community, where people can come to lean how to grow food and connect with each other.

Camping Porta-Potties (Holland Marshall )
Twenty bucket toilets were built and distributed to encampments (with assistance from the Go Give Project).

2 in 1 compost- water barrel (BBBF Indigenous-led)
At the Better Beginnings Better Futures Community Garden, we will build a raised water barrel stand with a built- in compost on the bottom. A mural will be painted on the water barrel. This project will be used as a teaching tool to teach community members how to use resources in an environmentally friendly manner.

WIL’s Giant Pumpkins (Whinnying In Life)
We built raised garden beds at Whinnying In Life farm, where group homes and special need daycares planted and tended giant pumpkins. A Hallowe’en event and giant pumpkin contest was held in October, and everyone was a winner. 

Four Lakes Community Association Garden Box Replacement (Four Lakes Community Association)
We replaced and planted the three-level garden box at the Four Lakes Community Association welcome sign (at Desmarais & Frenchman Lake Rd), to showcase a warm and welcoming community.  

Birkdale & Camelot Tenant Association neighbourhood events (Birkdale Village & Camelot Drive Tenant Association)
A successful Hallowe’en event was organized for around 200 families in the neighbourhood, with pizza, pumpkin carving, a magician, and activities. Draws for gift cards were also made to encourage beautification of the neighbourhood by tenants.   

Peace Pole (Violet Lanthier)
A hand-painted peace pole was erected at the Delki Dozzi Community Food Forest. The word peace is on the pole in 17 different languages. Each language was offered by individuals in the city. Over 55 people gathered for a unifying participatory ceremony to mark this symbol of justice-based peace.  After the ceremony, food was shared, and a tour was given of the food forest by Sudbury Shared Harvest.