Events

Is there something on your bike that you’ve been meaning to have looked at? Brake pads bare, a chain that needs lubing, or some strange noise you can’t identify? Bring it down to GIRR’s second instalment of our Repair Workshop Series: Bicycles! What is a Repair Workshop Series? We invite a local repair person to …

GIRR is very happy to be launching our new Repair Workshop Series in the summer of 2022. What is a Repair Workshop Series? We invite a local repair person to set up a temporary workshop on a Saturday afternoon at GIRR, and we invite you to bring in items that need minor repairs. Onsite repairs …

Galiano Island Recycling Resources Society’s AGM will be held virtually this year by Zoom on Sunday May 29th at 3 pm. The link for the Zoom meeting is below, and will also be emailed to members who currently have an email address on file with us. Please make sure your membership is in good standing …

Are you a repair person in the areas of clothing/textiles, bikes, or small motors/appliances? Are you interested in helping us support the community to keep items in use? We are looking to recruit skilled local repair people to launch our new GIRR Repair Workshop Series. Selected repairers will be paid for their time. And yes! …

January 6th UPDATE:  In support of those who are currently feeling the need to reduce their number of trips out of the house, we have changed the format of our Pop Cans for Penelakut fundraiser. Please stay home if you are not confident about being on the road, or if you are feeling unwell. We …

Please join us on Sunday June 6th at 3pm for our 2021 Virtual AGM. The AGM is open to all members in good standing. Please find the Zoom meeting details at the bottom of this post. The Zoom waiting room will be open 15 minutes prior to the meeting. Please be patient as we check …

Do you have any CANS to spare this summer? The Galiano Preschool Society was founded in 1998 by a group of island parents to encourage playful activity for young children in a safe, happy environment. Their mandate is to support children with play-based learning as they develop their creative abilities, social and motor skills, and …