January 20th UPDATE: We will be closed Saturday, January 20th. Having assessed the conditions at the depot this morning, there is still too much snow on the ground for it to be safe to open for the public. With the warm weather and rain in the forecast, we fully anticipate being open our regular hours …
The recycling depot is open this morning, and if all goes well, we will remain open until our regular time of 2:30 this afternoon. The ReDirectory remains closed until next week when we anticipate returning to regular hours. Our Shoe Shine event has been post poned to Saturday, January 20th from 10 am to 1 …
Due to the extreme cold and arctic outflow conditions, GIRR operations will be closed today, January 12th, 2024. With temperatures expected to improve tomorrow, we are preparing to be open as usual on Saturday the 13th. Service notices will be posted here to help keep you informed. Stay warm and safe!
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 …
An invitation from our device revival specialist, Stephen Akins: Do you have an older device that is broken or unused? Do you want to learn how to fix it or recycle it for something else? Join me, Stephen, for an Older Device Revival workshop and get some help. I’ll do my best to help you …
Please take note that GIRR will be closed for the day on Saturday, November 11th for Remembrance Day. Both the recycling depot and the ReDirectory are open for regular hours on Friday, November 10th and we will reopen the following week as normal. Best wishes to you and your family for the long weekend.
That’s right folks, as we go deep into fall weather we’re here to help you manage a little more comfortably with the shorter days and cooler temperatures. For our next free repair workshop, come visit us at the South Hall with your lamps and heaters in need of servicing. Galiano South Hall at 141 Sturdies …
We are looking to expand our on-call list for Recycling Assistant at the depot. Having people we can bring in when staff need time off due to sickness, holidays or unforeseen events helps us to keep things running smoothly. A brief outline of the job includes: assisting community members with their recycling, processing of materials, …
Next on the repair roster, we’ll be offering Axe & Knife Sharpening. Visit us outside the ReDirectory at 220 Sturdies Bay Road on Saturday, October 14th from 10 am to 1 pm with your goods. For those of you who attended our Tool Sharpening event in spring, you may remember we were somewhat overwhelmed with …
GIRR will be closed in observance of the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation on Saturday, September 30th. By taking a day off of our routines, we invite the opportunity to listen, learn, and educate ourselves through reading, listening to Indigenous-created content or perhaps engaging in a local event. We’ll back back to our regular …
