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Durham: Curbside Giveaway Days
2025-06-14 07:00 - 19:00 (America/Halifax) | Ontario
Curbside Giveaway Day events are organized in cooperation with the local municipalities, where residents place unwanted items in good condition—clearly marked FREE—on their curb for anyone to pick up. At the end of the Giveaway Day, residents return unclaimed items to their home.
Please ensure items whether new or used, are safe and meet current regulatory requirements. It is important to only place items that are in good condition. The Region is not responsible for quality of items placed out for the Curbside Giveaway Day.
Spring Event:
Saturday, June 14, 2025
7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Fall Event:
Saturday, September 13, 2025
7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Details: https://www.durham.ca/en/living-here/special-events-in-waste-management.aspx

Mississauga: Join the GLE big bike ride and BBQ!
2025-06-07 | Ontario
Join the GLE Movement (Grow-Lead-Excel) for their fifth annual ride and BBQ on June 7th, 2025. Cyclists should pull up at 10am to get wristbands for the free BBQ and ice cream! The ride is family-friendly and starts at 11am sharp, with BBQ (and vibes) from 12pm onwards – meet in the Malton Community Centre parking lot and be sure to dress for the weather! Water fountains and washrooms will be available on-site.

Brampton: Bike the Creek
2025-06-07 | Ontario
One of the best cycling events in Peel is coming soon – and registration is filling fast! Bike The Creek returns on June 7th, 2025 celebrating 11 years of rides across Peel Region. Rides range from 6 – 68km with staggered start times. There will be a free BBQ, prizes and lots of organizations to connect with at the central area outside Jim Archdekin Recreation Centre.
Details: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/bike-the-creek-2025-tickets-1221011952619

FAIR FASHION FESTIVAL YORK: Fossil Fuel–Free, Feminist, and Built for Us.
2025-06-01 11:00 - 16:00 | Vaughan Studios & Event Space, 200 Apple Mill Road, #3rd Floor, Vaughan, Ontario, L4K 5Z5, Canada
Canada’s Biggest BIPOC Youth-Led Event in Fair Fashion, rooted in community care and sustainability.
We’re back, GTA — transforming fashion, one thread at a time. The York Fair Fashion Festival is a BIPOC youth-led event rooted in community care, sustainability, and resistance to a system that exploits people and the planet. This all-ages gathering brings together youth, families, artists, organizers, and everyday people to imagine what a just, circular future can look like, starting with what we wear.
At FFF, we center the stories and leadership of Black, Indigenous, and racialized youth and women who are too often excluded from sustainability conversations, even though we’ve been doing the work all along. Through clothing swaps, mending zones, workshops, community quilting, and real talk with change-makers in the space, we’ll build skills, share stories, and take action together.
✨ Last year, we kept 2,000+ pounds of clothing out of landfills, created jobs for youth, and brought 200+ people into conversations on fashion justice and circular economies. ✨ This year, we’re going even deeper — more hands-on workshops, more space for connection, more power in our communities.
Bring your friends. Bring your family. Come ready to swap, stitch, mend, and thread a future that’s rooted in equity, sustainability, and joy.
This is the circular fashion movement — and you’re invited.
Components:

Massive clothing swap, bring 1-10 gently loved items to swap and exchange for new beloved treasures.
Workshops: Learn about Extended Producer Responsibility with Threading Change and join Uptown Climate Conversations for a discussion about Climate, Healthy, Anxiety, and Fashion’s Link to it All
Take part in TC’s Community Quilt: What do you want to change in the fashion industry?
Join Oxfam Canada for a Keynote Presentation outlinning the social implication and the current situation on the ground in garment producing countries and TC will host a panel discussion “Threading Circular Futures: Youth Power Leading Community Action”
Network inside our Museum of Changemakers: A Dedicated Space for NGOS and youth-led movements committed to taking action towards achieving the UN’s 17 SDGS
Also in the Museum of Changemakers space we will have Oxfam Canada’s Stitch for Change Challenge!

How to get there: Metro: Line 1: Vaughan Metropolitan Centre Subway Station: yes it it wheel chair accessible!
Bus: 20, 501, 77
Parking: There is no free on-site parking available as the building does not have a parking lot. There are many paid parking lots available within the vicinity such as: short term on-street parking around the perimeter of the building; there is also parking available at TTC Commuter Lots, KPMG building, etc.
Notes:
To save time at the swap, pre-fill out the clothing audit form. We collect data on the clothing at our events to better understand the consumption patterns of consumers. It takes 2 minutes, promise!
This is a child-friendly event: we have plenty of space for strollers, but we will not be providing childcare services on site
Bring a refillable water bottle, but we will have some refreshments available
Tickets: $10 each, or bring a friend and get 2 for just $16!
(Save $4 when you come together!)
Register for the event via EventBrite.ca

Oshawa: Repair Café
2025-05-31 13:00 - 16:00 | Ontario
Saturday, May 31, 2025
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
John Aker Northview Branch
Give new life to your broken small appliances, electronics, jewelry, clothing, and more. Our skilled volunteers can show you how to make repairs to keep items out of landfill and save you money!
Drop-in.
If you have a flair for repair, please consider volunteering as a member of our Repair Café team. For more details, call 905-579-6111, ext. 5279.
Details: https://oshlib.bibliocommons.com/events/678a722a08738767c12558e9

Mississauga: Tour De Carassauga
2025-05-24 10:00 - 13:00 | Ontario
Bring your family, friends and neighbours on Saturday, May 24th from 10am-1pm for a pre-season Community Ride with the Tour de Carassauga! Rides depart from the Frank McKechnie Community Centre and will take you on a loop in the surrounding community. After the ride you can enjoy shows, food and beverages from a variety of cultures! The Carrasauga Festival of Cultures runs from May 24 & 25 and participants of this community ride get a Carassauga Passport (booklet) for free included with this ride.
Join and learn more: https://www.mississauga.ca/events-and-attractions/events-calendar/11752/

Mississauga: Bike Mentorship Program
2025-05-14 | Ontario
In our Mentorship Program, newcomer participants receive a free bike loan, lock, helmet, accessories and safety training as well as a match with volunteer mentors who commute regularly by bike. Together, mentors and newcomer participants organize and participate in a variety of group activities throughout the city.
Deadline to sign up as either a volunteer Mentor or newcomer Mentee: Wednesday, May 14th, 2025
Sign up as a volunteer Mentor (any resident who has a bike already and wishes to guide newcomers): http://bit.ly/MCmentor25
Sign up as a newcomer Mentee (a newcomer who has a bike or needs to borrow one, and has not joined our Mentorship Program before): http://bit.ly/MCmentee25
