Events

We are happy to invite Galiano community members to the Annual General Meeting of the Galiano Island Recycling Resources Society on Sunday, May 25th, at 3 pm. Our meeting will be held this year at the Galiano South Hall at 141 Sturdies Bay Road. Light refreshments will be served. Those attending the meeting are required …

Welcome to the start of the 2025 GIRR Repair Series! With funding in place through the CRD’s Rethink Waste Community Grant program, we’re delighted to announce the spring lineup for free repairs on Galiano. We’re kicking things off with something new this year. Rather than hosting date specific events throughout the year, Small Electrical Appliance Repairs …

Every December we adjust our regular weekly openings for our ICI (Commercial) sector, to a biweekly schedule. This helps to keep the cost of operating the program down, thus keeping the recycling rates for our local small businesses low. Our 2024/2025 winter ICI schedule will be alternating Thursdays from 10 am to 12 noon, open …

In September GIRR’s Repair Series started up again, with a Small Electrical Appliances repair event on Saturday the 14th at the South Galiano Community Hall. Paul K set up with his tools between 10 am and 1 pm, ready to repair nearly any electrical item that has a plug on it and is small enough …

GIRR is hosting Tire Stewardship BC for a one-day tire drop off at the Galiano recycling centre. Bring in your old tires on Saturday, October 5th, between 9 am and 1 pm, and they’ll be hauled away at no charge. On and off-rim tires are accepted. For more information about tire recycling in BC, visit …

We are happy to invite Galiano community members to GIRR’s Annual General Meeting on Sunday, May 26th, at 3 pm. The meeting will be held this year at the Galiano Community Library, 1290 Sturdies Bay Road, #2. Light refreshments will be served. Those attending the meeting are required to hold active memberships with GIRR. Your …

The ReDirectory’s fundraising Tool Auction will be held on Saturday, May 18th beginning at 11 am outside of the ReDirectory. We’ll have a variety of woodworking and garden tools on the auction block. Items range from chop saws to chains saws (cleaned, oiled and sharp!), to weedeaters and pumps, with an array of hand tools …

Dust off your bike and bring it down to the ReDirectory to get it ready for summer! We’ll have three repairers on hand to tend to flat tires, lube chains, make brake & gear adjustments, or even give maintenance tips. Outside the ReDirectory, 220 Sturdies Bay RoadSaturday, May 11th from 10 am to 1 pm …

We’re hosting a Spring Clothing Swap with Textile Repairs and Hand Mending Demonstrations! This all-ages event is for kids, parents, and all community members. We welcome volunteers too. Bring freshly laundered, lightly worn clothing to trade. Think spring & summer attire for sharing. Remaining items will be donated to a local charity. Anna Keefer will …

With spring right around the corner, the focus of our March sharpening event will be on pruners, sheers, secateurs, or whatever you might need honed to get your garden into shape (with the exception of serrated blades or saws). As with our other repair events, we will prioritize one item per person to start, and …