Circular Infrastructure Summit

From community initiative to municipal policy.

A one-day convening to make tool libraries, makerspaces, and repair cafes essential to every neighbourhood.

Thu, June 11 9 AM – 3 PM MakeSpace North Park, Victoria In person + remote
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Full day · Morning only · Remote afternoon

BORROW REPAIR MAKE EVERY NEIGHBOUR- HOOD

Why we're meeting

Understand what circular infrastructure initiatives need to thrive and grow, so that every neighbourhood in our region is served by a strong set of them.

The Sharing and Circular Innovations Society brings together municipal planners, developers, tool libraries, makerspaces, and repair cafes to explore how circular infrastructure can be formally recognized and funded as essential community infrastructure.

The morning is a hands-on working session for Vancouver Island. Local organizations, planners, and developers do the policy work together. In the afternoon, the room opens up: provincial, national, and international voices join remotely to enrich the proposals and help build a shared statement.

01 / BORROW

Access to equipment

Every neighbourhood needs a way to borrow tools and equipment instead of buying them.

02 / REPAIR

A place to fix things

Somewhere to repair what breaks, and keep it out of the landfill.

03 / MAKE

Space to learn and build

A workshop to safely learn, design, and fabricate in an inclusive environment.

Made possible with support from the City of Victoria through the My Great Neighbourhood Grants program.

Who's in the room

A growing coalition

Morning9:00 – 12:15 · IN PERSON
Equipment Lending Libraries1
Victoria Tool Library
Makerspaces4
MakeSpace North Park · Victoria Makerspace · Makerspace Nanaimo · Port Alberni Makerspace
Municipal Planners4
City of Victoria · City of Langford · District of Saanich · Capital Regional District
Foundations1
Victoria Foundation
Afternoon1:00 – 3:00 · HYBRID
Equipment Lending Libraries4
Victoria · Vancouver · Guelph · Ottawa Tool Libraries
Makerspaces5
MakeSpace North Park · Victoria Makerspace · Makerspace Nanaimo · Port Alberni Makerspace · Vancouver Makerlabs
Repair Cafes5
Nanaimo · North Saanich · Fairfield · Our Community Bikes · Calgary
Municipal Planners7
City of Victoria · City of Langford · District of Saanich · Capital Regional District · City of Richmond · City of Vancouver · Metro Vancouver
Foundations3
Victoria Foundation · Vancouver Foundation · Vancity Community Foundation

How the day runs

Agenda

Morning · Local policy depth · In person

9:00Welcome and Overview30 min
9:30Defining Circular Infrastructure · Challenges & Vision45 min
10:15Break
10:30Exploring Circular Infrastructure Policy45 min
11:15The Power of Partnerships & Collaboration45 min
12:15Lunch

Afternoon · Provincial & national input · Hybrid

1:00Welcome and Overview30 min
1:30Defining Circular Infrastructure · Challenges & Vision30 min
2:00Break
2:15Exploring Circular Infrastructure Policy20 min
2:35The Power of Partnerships & Collaboration25 min

Save your spot

Help build the case for circular infrastructure.

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SCIS · Sharing and Circular Innovations Society · SharingCircular.org