SOHO Community Association - June/July 2021

 It is a time for transition for the SoHo Community Association. James

Shelley, who has been serving as the president of the community

association since February 21, 2019, is moving out of the neighbourhood

and therefore stepping down from the board. Upon his resignation, Jessica

Justrabo, who was elected Vice-President on February 21, 2019, has

assumed the role of Acting President, effective June 23, 2021.

Soho Community Association

Board Transitions


Jessica will continue to work with Laurie Bursch (Treasurer) and Leia

Beland (Secretary) as acting president until such a time as pandemic

restrictions allow for community elections to be held safely in order to

appoint a new president. Jessica can be reached at info@soholondon.ca.


The Vision SoHo Alliance is holding a virtual public meeting to share

information about the 650-unit mixed-rent apartment community planned

for the Old Victoria Hospital Grounds II. You are invited to learn more

about the project, ask questions, and share you feedback with the team.

Pre-register for the meeting through this link <


https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIsfuyvpj4tH93eHBD-

QlM4IhON7uRvK4KQ> . You can also learn more about the development


and the alliance partners at www.visionsoho.ca <

http://www.visionsoho.ca/> .

Tuesday, June 29, 7:00-9:00pm

Vision SoHo Community Meeting


Register to receive Zoom link <


https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIsfuyvpj4tH93eHBD-

QlM4IhON7uRvK4KQ>


< https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIsfuyvpj4tH93eHBD-

QlM4IhON7uRvK4KQ>


Reforest London is offering free trees for kids again this spring! See

reforestlondon.ca < https://reforestlondon.ca/> for all the details.

More Trees for Kids!


ReForest London is delighted to share our upcoming Neighbourhood Tree

Depots with you. This month, we are doing free tree giveaways for

London families with children under the age of 18. We have secured

special funding this year to partner with kids and their families to plant

trees here in the Forest City, and we are excited to provide children with

the opportunity to connect with nature and plant trees for a leafy future.


At this time, this tree giveaway is only eligible for families with children


under the age of 18 and is only offered to London residents. Due to COVID-

19, all trees must be pre-ordered through our online form and picked up


at Reforest London Offices (944 Western Counties Road). Pick-up dates will

be from May 12th to May 20th, so order quickly before we run out! You can

find more information and order your trees at reforestlondon.ca <

http://reforestlondon.ca/> .

Trees for kids!


Attached is a poster with some of the information about these depots.

Please share this with any other organizations or families in your

networks who may be interested. You can also find posts on our Facebook

page and Instagram to share!

Thank you and Happy Spring!


Warm regards,


Rachel Rensby (she/her)

Planting Program Coordinator

ReForest London

519-936-9548 x 229


All the data collected in the Food Access Survey now publicly available at

soholondon.ca/food-survey


Thank you to everyone who participated in the survey!

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