December 2013
Parkallen News
In this issue… • Letter from the Editor • Meet your Community League • Hall Happenings • Coloring Contest • Classified
A Community Made of Stories A Letter from the Editor Looking back through the newsletters of 2013 I am reminded why I chose to volunteer for this job. Even though I still don’t know my neighbour’s last name (I know his first name) I have met many wonderful people in Parkallen, and learned sometimes surprising things about this community. I won’t call them highlights,
but some stories stick out for me. My afternoon with Deborah, Anthony and Mike of Anthony at your Service; having tea and cookies with the Parkallen Knitters; talking about art with Katherine Sicotte; having hotdogs at Snowfest and enjoying, vicariously due to my dread of all things icy, skating fun with children at the rink; the
sunflowers in the community garden and, of course, pub night! My list barely scratches the surface of course. And we have only just begun to get know each other. In the year ahead I hope to meet many more people, and hear many more stories. Canadian writer Thomas King says “The truth about stories is, that’s all