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Merry Month of May Fundraising Campaign
People, Problem-Solving, and Practical Projects: ICAN launches first ever funding drive to support our work on Quadra. For the month of May, ICAN is asking you to consider making a charitable donation and/or giving your Tru Spirit Points to #315. Your support will...
Donate Your Tools
Spring Cleaning? Consider Donating your Tools! It doesn’t make sense to fork out big bucks to purchase tools or equipment you rarely use. Nor does it make sense to store and maintain these infrequently used items. If you are downsizing, moving, or just decluttering...
Water Systems Study Update
Water sustainability on Quadra Island was the topic at the Quadra Community Centre on March 9 with a progress report on the projects undertaken by the ICAN Water Security Team and the We Wai Kai Nation. About 60 people attended the presentation, some coming from...
Generating practical solutions
Photo credit: Roy HalesWhat does “a space for the community to talk about practical solutions to ecological challenges” look like? Quadra ICAN created such a space at the Quadra Community Centre on February 11th. We cooked up some delicious food, hired some...
An Example of a Rainwater Harvesting System
ICAN Practical Water Solutionsby Jan Brettnacher Heading into the fifth year of the Rainwater Harvesting Program on Quadra, we would like to introduce you to two community members who have set up a workable system with IBC tanks. The food grade plastic 1,000 litre...
ICAN to host a Community Engagement Session with a focus on practical solutions
The Quadra Island Climate Action Network (ICAN) will host a Community Engagement Session at the Quadra Community Centre on Sunday, February 11th, 11am – 3pm. This is an opportunity for community members to come together to brainstorm solutions and plan next steps in...
Quadra ICAN is Growing
We received charitable status in 2022, and this has allowed our revenues to increase. We are also moving out of the many restrictions imposed by covid protocols, and this is allowing us to expand our horizons. In addition, severe effects of climate change are already...
Microgreens Kits Available
The GC/ICAN Food Security team will be at the Winter Market at the QCCfrom 10am-2pm Saturday, November 4, 2023 We will be selling microgreen kits. The kit includes a top and bottomtray, starter soil, a spray bottle, instructions and enough seeds tomake 2 trays each of...
Further Reading: Wood or Electricity?
“Wood or Electricity?”, a discussion of CO2 emissions and home heating strategies, appeared in the Discovery Islander, Issue 807, pp. 14–15: https://www.discoveryislands.ca/news/. Here are a number of links to further reading on topics mentioned in the article. David...
CSWM “Weigh In On Waste” Survey
ICAN’s Live Lightly Team (Reduce, ReUse and Recycle) has been asked by Comox Strathcona Waste Management to promote their online survey “Weigh in On Waste”. Over the next few years, CSWM will be renewing the Solid Waste Management Plan regarding how CSWM manages...