Edmonton Bicycle Commuters Society

Posted by Chris C
Saturday, June 26, 2010
Begins: 10am-3pm

The Strathcona Centre Community League invites you to bring your unwanted household items to our Reuse Fair.  EBC will be doing free bike tune-ups and accepting used bicycles and parts.

Reuse Fairs are one-day community events where everyday items are collected and redistributed to groups and individuals who will reuse them. Waste is reduced, reused and diverted from the landfill. We encourage you to join in, clean out your clutter, and drop it all off at the Reuse Fair.

This Reuse Fair will be collecting items for the City of Edmonton’s Reuse Centre, Canadian Red Cross and the Edmonton Bicycle Commuters (EBC) – see wish lists below. Check for Reuse Fair updates on the websites of our league http://www.strathconacommunity.ca and the City of Edmonton http://www.edmonton.ca/reuse

The one-day event will also feature the following activities for fair-goers to enjoy:
 Free “junk” tables (dig for your own treasure!)
 Book and magazine swap
 Perennial plant exchange
 City of Edmonton Waste Management Branch displays
 Composting and rain barrel demonstrations
 Cycling resources & free tune ups courtesy of EBC
 Rip ‘N Shred on-site document destruction service - bring your personal papers to shred
 Front Yards in Bloom and City of Edmonton Parks Branch forestry displays

Come and see worms in action and possibly get some free worms;
Sandi Harcourt presenting bags from shopping bags; and,
Pat Hill presenting brooches from old watches - old watches spring back as jewellery.
The Muttart Conservatory is donating a limited supply of marigolds for children to take home to plant.
Possible presence from the Go Green Team (Alberta Beverage Container Recycling Corporation) and the
CommuniTEA Infusion Wagon (Edmonton Learning Community).

Items to Collect and Bring:
Beads, Bells, Buttons, CDs & DVDs, Clay (modeling, pottery & play dough), Crayons (pencil & wax), Egg cartons, Glitter, Glue (white, sticks & craft), Googly eyes, Green berry baskets, Ice cream pails (4L with lids), Jewellery (incl. broken), Lapel pins, Markers (highlighters, Sharpie, dry erase, etc), Medals, ,Pipe cleaners, Plastic spinach containers, Prize ribbons, Records, Scissors, Styrofoam balls, Tape (duct, masking, packing, scotch, etc), Video tapes (not home recorded), Watches (incl. broken), Yarn, Fabric material, Sewing supplies, Used bicycles, Bike parts & tires

Event Location: Strathcona Community Hall (10139 87 Avenue)
Event Admission: Free
Contact for More Info: Dilshad, event organizer, 780-463-4864
Event webpage/website: http://www.strathconacommunity.ca and http://www.edmonton.ca/reuse