Past Events
Celebrating 2,000+ Native Plants Planted!
CARL, CARL Field Notes, Events, Past Events, Uncategorized
🌿A heartfelt THANK YOU to everyone who joined us in the field for our spring and fall planting days this year – and to all who donated plants, offered support, or helped behind the scenes. Together, we planted over 2,000 native plants! Your efforts are helping to restore ecosystem functioning (erosion control), reduce wildfire risk,…
Read More Repair CafĂ© – November 8th
Events, Lighter Living, Past Events, Repair Cafe, Uncategorized
The next Repair Café is coming up on Saturday, November 8th, 2025 at Meaden Hall. Start time 10:30 am, last intake for repairs 1pm Stations Available: NEW! Workshops/Demonstrations Bring the items you would like to work on, no registration necessary.
Read More Call for Native Plant Donations for CARL!
CARL, Past Events
We are hosting a community restoration planting on October 17 & 18, and we’re looking for donations of native plants to help restore and strengthen our local ecosystems. Here’s our target plant list: Ocean Spray (Holodiscus discolor) Red Elderberry (Sambucus racemosa) Pacific Willow (Salix lucida) Baldhip Rose (Rosa gymnocarpa) Red Alder (Alnus rubra) Blackcap Raspberry…
Read More Fall Clothing Swap! October 24 & 25th
Events, Lighter Living, Past Events, Swaps, Uncategorized
Clothing Drop-Off Items accepted: Freshly laundered and odour-free, male/female/kids baby clothing (outerwear, shirts, sweaters, coats, pants, dresses, pyjamas). Items excluded: Underwear, socks, shoes, accessories, items with noticeable stains or holes. We would really appreciate pre-sorting by size and type before arrival for donation. For Example: Kids – 0-1, 1-2T, 3-4 Women’s – t-shirts, sweaters, skirts…
Read More Maxwell Creek Planting Days – October 17 & 18
CARL, CARL Fire and Drought, CARL Healthy Forests, Events, Get Involved, Past Events
The Climate Adaptation Research Lab is calling on your green thumbs and gardening expertise once again! This past spring, thanks to the incredible efforts of our volunteers, we successfully planted hundreds of native species in the Maxwell Watershed. Your contributions made a real difference – and now we’re building on that success with another round…
Read More The Repair Café Returns on Sept 20th!
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Did you miss the last Repair Cafe? Do you still have broken items lying around your house that you don’t want to toss out? The Repair Cafe is a great place to meet new friends, reduce waste and save money. When: Saturday, September 20th, 10:30am – 1:30pmWhere: Meaden Hall, 120 Blain Rd (below the Legion)…
Read More Simple Food Preservation:Â Fresh Storage, Easy Freezing & Dehydrating
Food and Agriculture, Past Events, Uncategorized
Upcoming Webinar with BC Bestselling Author Linda Gilkeson, PhD Want to make the most of your garden harvest without expensive equipment or complex processing? Join acclaimed organic gardening expert Linda Gilkeson, PhD, for a practical, photo-rich online workshop focusing on simple food storage methods that anyone can use. WHEN: Sunday, September 14th, 2025,TIME: 3pm –…
Read More Neighbourhood Wood Chipping Pilot
Advocacy, Fire and drought, News, Past Events, Uncategorized
One of the greatest accelerators of wildfire is woody debris. The good news is, this is a manageable problem with a fairly simple solution that’s already in practice in many regional communities: chipping. Chipping the debris reduces fire fuel, creates valuable chips for gardens and farms and provides an alternative to burning, thus reducing air…
Read More Repair Cafe – May 4th, 2025
Events, Past Events, Uncategorized
Here comes the next Repair Cafe! Bring in one clothing/textile repair & one general repair per person The event is FREE, but donations are always welcome! Thank you to our sponsors: CRD, 100 Men Who Care, Country Grocer, Windsor Plywood & Mouat’s Home Hardware
Read More Grow the Most Food in the Smallest Space All Year Round
Events, Food and Agriculture, Past Events, Uncategorized
Take Control of Your Food Supply! Learn how to plant at the right time, protect crops from extreme weather and extend your harvest through every season. What You’ll Learn: About Linda A. Gilkeson, Ph.D. Linda earned a Ph.D. in Entomology from McGill University in 1986, then moved to British Columbia to work for Applied Bio-Nomics…
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