Jasper Treasures: Lynn Wannop
April 23, 2021 In:
Lynn Wannop owns Coco’s Café with her husband Andrew and volunteers for the Jasper Pride Festival. | P.Shokeir photo
Peter Shokeir | editor@fitzhugh.ca
Lynn Wannop, who owns Coco’s Café with her husband Andrew, has endeavoured to not just serve coffee but also serve her community through volunteering.
Born in 1976 to Barb and Mel Parcels, Wannop originally heralds from Edmonton, specifically south of downtown along Whyte Avenue.
“Whyte Avenue is very different now, but when I was growing up, Whyte Avenue was a very, very heart-of-the-arts scene, very alternative, early ’90s, kind of when I came into my own and worked at all the cafés and nightclubs,” Wannop said.
Volunteers honoured through new digital hub Posted by: fitzhugh Posted date:
April 19, 2021 In:
A Facebook page has launched to honour Jasper volunteers just in time for National Volunteer Week, which runs April 18-24. Pictured, Jasper Food Bank volunteers. | Supplied photo
Peter Shokeir | editor@fitzhugh.ca
Local volunteers are being celebrated and recognized on a new Facebook page, “Jasper Volunteers,” which recently launched in time for National Volunteer Week.
Running from April 18 to April 24 this year, National Volunteer Week celebrates and thanks Canada’s 12.7 million volunteers.
“We definitely decided to take this to social media and help celebrate in that matter,” said Ginette Marcoux, one of the organizers behind the Facebook page.
Community Ninjas provide stealthy support Posted by: fitzhugh Posted date:
March 02, 2021 In:
Leanne Pelletier and Chris Woo, community development co-ordinators with Community and Family Services, whooshed snow into the air by the provincial building on Feb. 18. They invited folks to sign up for help with snow shovelling and much more through the newly-formed Community Ninja program. | J.McQuarrie photo
Joanne McQuarrie, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter | reporter@fitzhugh.ca
Need help with errands or shovelling snow? How about meeting someone for a chat or a walk around the neighborhood? The Community Ninja program helps with all of that and more.
It’s a newly-formed program through Community and Family Services (CFS), which replaces the Snow Angels program.