Celebrate Dad and create a handmade gift at Rona+ Children’s Build Workshop!
Join us for a fun and creative children’s build workshop! Kids can craft a special gift for Dad and make a card at our card-making station. This event is completely FREE and just in time for kids to create and show their love for Father’s Day.
📅 Date: Saturday, June 8th
🕒 Time: 10AM – 2PM
📍 Location: Rona+ (Interior Centre Rona+ Access)
Activities include:
🔨 Building a unique gift at the Rona+ workshop station*
✂️ Crafting a personalized card at the card making station*
*First come, first serve. While supplies last.
*Parents must remain to supervise children.
*Participants open to children under 13 years old.
Let’s spread our wings for World Bee Day on May 20th!🐝🌼
World Bee Day was created for a purpose, it is not just another day. It is a reminder of the important role bees and other pollinators play in our world. Sadly, bees and other essential creatures have been declining in numbers.
Let’s come together for World Bee Day and protect our furry winged friends.
NNTC is handing out packages of bee (and butterfly) friendly flower seeds! Buzz on over to centre court and find the bee flower stand! Grab a package of flower seeds. Helping the bees can bee as easy as planting these seeds!
🐝Centre Court at the Flower Stand
🌼Friday May 17th 10AM-12PM*
🐝FREE packages of bee friendly flower seeds
*while supplies last
PLANTING INSTRUCTIONS
🐝Seeds can be scattered by hand.
🐝Place your seeds directly onto the ground.
🐝Seeds must come into direct contact with soil to germinate. Do not cover seeds by more than 2-3x their thickness.
🐝Keep the seeded area as evenly moist as possible to help the seeds germinate and the young seedlings become established.
🐝Once growing, the seeds do not require watering unless there is a particularly hot & dry period
🐝Flowers will regrow each year
Please note if planting into an existing lawn, seeds may not take into lawn as thatch can prevent wildflowers from growing.
FLOWERS INCLUDED: Aster (Native to the area), Columbine (native to the area), Chinese Forget-Me-Not, Siberian Wallflower, California Poppy, Purple Coneflower, China Aster, Corn Poppy, Lance-Leaf Coreopsis, Blue Flax, Baby Blue-Eyes, Globe Gilia, Indian Blanket, Tidy Tips, Plains Coreopsis, Sweet Alyssum, Lavendar Hyssop, Fleabane Daisy, New England Aster, Bergamot
OTHER WAYS TO SAVE THE BESS
Avoid Pesticides and Herbicides
Support local beekeepers – by buying local honey & bee by-products
Get your shred on and join us for Rotary Daybreak’s Paper Shredding & Bottle Drive! ♻️🔒
🗓️ When: Saturday, May 25th
🕙 Time: 10AM – 2PM
📍 Where: South Parking Lot [Enter Near McDonald’s & Sears]
♻️$10 per bankers box or equivalent
🍾Bring your empty bottles for recycling
Bring your confidential documents for shredding and help protect your privacy while benefiting the environment. It’s just $10 per bankers box or equivalent.
Don’t stop there! Bring your empties for recycling and contribute to a greener community.
In celebration of Fair Trade Day, Global Village Nanaimo is opening a short-term pop-up shop at NNTC! Shop a plethora of organic and Fair Trade goods from around the globe! Global Village Nanaimo’s pop-up is located near Centre Court in unit 125. The Global Village pop-up shop is open May 4th – June 1st!
Fairtrade is a global movement aimed at promoting equitable trade practices and ensuring fair wages and working conditions for farmers and workers, particularly in developing countries. It involves a certification system that guarantees producers receive a fair price for their products, often agricultural goods like coffee, cocoa, and bananas. Fairtrade also emphasizes sustainable farming practices and community development initiatives, striving to empower marginalized producers and improve their livelihoods. Through consumer support and awareness, Fairtrade seeks to create a more just and sustainable global economy.