Events

We’re throwing a Back-to-School Clothing Swap with Repairs and a side of Hand Mending Demonstrations! This all-ages event is for kids, parents, and all community members. Your attendance as a volunteer is most welcome too! For the swap, bring a maximum of 10 articles per person of freshly laundered lightly worn clothing to trade. Our …

GIRR is delighted to be collaborating with the Yellowhouse for a recycled art workshop as part of their Art with Youth Program. On Friday, June 9th come to the ReDirectory between 11 am and 1 pm. Please plan to drop off and pickup as parking spaces will need to remain available for ReDirectory users. Ages …

World Oceans Day is coming up on June 8th. To honour this day of care for our oceans, GIRR invites community members to participate in a self-organized beach cleanup event. For one weekend in June, GIRR will accept all beach litter found on Galiano beaches, collected and delivered to us. Here’s how it works: • …

We are happy to invite Galiano community members to GIRR’s Annual General Meeting to be held on Sunday May 21st, 2023, at 3 pm. The meeting will be held at the Galiano South Community Hall, 141 Sturdies Bay Road. Light snacks and refreshments will be served. Those attending the meeting are required to hold active …

In time for summer, we are hosting our second while-you-wait bike repair workshop outside the ReDirectory, with three trusty repairers on hand to service your bikes. Flat tires, chain lube, brakes & gear adjustments – we got you covered! Bring your bike to our mechanics outside the ReDirectory and we’ll get you ready for some …

After much anticipation, the depot expansion got underway this week. Excavation has begun! Recycling will resume with our regular hours on Friday, April 21st. However, this Saturday we will need to close the depot early. Please note our hours for this week: Friday, April 21st 9:30 to 2:30 Saturday, April 22nd 9:30 to 12 noon …

For this month’s Repair Workshop series, we’re hosting a clothing swap alongside our clothing repair station. Bonus: minor alterations will be available too. For the swap, everyone is invited to bring a maximum of 10 articles of clothing from your closet. Kids clothes are welcome too. Choose items that you would be happy to receive, …

Dig out your dull and dusty hand tools for our first repair workshop of 2023. On Saturday March 11th from 11 am to 2 pm we’ll be set up outside of the ReDirectory. Bring us your tools: knives, axes, shears, pruners, scissors (pretty well any blade that is not serrated) and our repairer Ian Maday …

After launching our GIRR Repair Workshop series in 2022, we are happily making preparations to host more workshops. Our goal is to offer a theme specific repair session in the spring months of March, April and May, with more to follow in the fall. At this time, we are seeking community members who are experienced …

Our final 2022 instalment of GIRR’s Repair Workshop Series is on the theme of textiles! Bring your articles of clothing and textiles in need of some mending love to the Galiano South Community Hall. Sit in on the repair and learn some tips from our expert sewers & repairers, Linde Zingaro and Anna Keefer. What: …