Improving quality of life in our neighbourhoods thanks to horticulture
Once again this summer, the SHDM renewed its commitment to support its horticulture program, which is implemented in a number of its rental properties in order to mobilize the SHDM community and enhance its living environment. This year, it was mainly in the Côte-des-Neiges-Notre-Dame-de-Grâce borough and in the Saint-Michel-Villeray-Parc-Extension borough that the SHDM focused its efforts.
In order to do things right and maximize the scope of its investments for the benefit of the tenants, the SHDM has once again mandated Sentier Urbain and its experts on mobilization for social greening, as well as its own horticulture team.
And what was achieved? With hundreds of tenants volunteering and actively participating in greening, horticulture and urban agriculture projects, the tenant population as a whole benefited from the transformation of its living environment, which is becoming more and more beautiful as summer progresses.
It should be emphasized that SHDM’s horticultural projects make it possible, with the logic of sustainable development, to contribute concretely and simultaneously to:
- Fostering good neighbourhood relations.
- Strengthening the sense of belonging.
- Creating a knowledge sharing space.
- Building residents’ awareness of environmental issues.
- Offering new tenants an opportunity to integrate into their community.
- Beautifying the living environments.
- Improving the health of participants.
These projects undoubtedly make young and old happy!
The SHDM wishes to acknowledge the professionalism demonstrated by its team of horticulturists, Sentier Urbain, the Société de développement et d’habitation communautaire (SODHAC), Les Habitations Sherbrooke Forest Inc and Habitations Terrasse Saint-Michel, external managers for the SHDM, in the execution of their respective mandates under the program.