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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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GIRR’S AGM

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 …

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TOOL AUCTION

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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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Have you got a gadget that won’t turn on? Is your toaster on the fritz? Bring us your small electrical appliances (sorry, no gas-powered equipment) and we’ll do our best to get things running again. To help us prepare, drop an email in advance to galianorecycles@gmail.com to let us know what you’re bringing in and …

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R E S C H E D U L E D ! Following a couple of weekends back to back of lousy weather, we feel confident to reschedule our shoe shine event to Saturday, January 27th. Bring us your DRY footwear to the ReDirectory between 10 am and 1 pm and we’ll show them some …

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