Synergy Foundation invites designers, contractors, builders, artists, and innovators in the Cowichan region to an interactive community session exploring solutions to one of our region’s biggest sustainability challenges: construction, renovation, and demolition (CRD) waste.
🚧 What: Cowichan Valley C&D Waste to Resource Community Session
📅 When: Tuesday, November 25, from 7 to 9 am
📍 Where: Duncan Garage Cafe & Bakery
CRD waste is one of the largest contributors to landfills in British Columbia. Still, many materials can find a new life using the principles of a circular economy, creating opportunities for cost savings, innovation, and local job growth. Synergy Foundation is looking to do just that through the development of a circular hub for CRD materials in the Cowichan region. Their upcoming workshop is your chance to help shape solutions that benefit both the environment and the economy.
Join Synergy Foundation’s Project Zero team for a complimentary breakfast and learn about their plans for a circular hub in our region. Guest speakers Dave Bennick (Founder of the Building Deconstruction Institute) and Beverley Dondale (President of The ReUse People of Canada) will share strategies and success stories from across the reuse and circular economy movement. Then roll up your sleeves for a facilitated discussion, material-matching activity, and a tour of Live Edge Design, a local business putting circular principles into action.
If you’re a Cowichan-based designer, contractor, builder, manufacturer, local artist, innovator, woodworker, welder, or simply passionate about reducing waste and building a circular economy, this event is for you.
Don’t miss this chance to network, share insights, and help shape local solutions for CRD waste. Together, we can turn waste into opportunity and make the Cowichan region a leader in sustainability.
Space is limited. Register now to secure your spot at 👉 https://cvrd-waste-to-resource-workshop.eventbrite.ca
Circular Economy Hubs
The workshop is part of a larger effort to develop tailored Circular Economy Hubs in qathet, Cowichan Valley, and Alberni-Clayoquot Regional Districts. These hubs will reflect local priorities and create real impact by driving economic growth, diversification, and long-term resilience. Learn more about the circular economy hub project on Synergy’s website.
This project is made possible thanks to the support of the Province of BC, the Cowichan Valley Regional District and other community partners.
