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As we’re writing this month’s article, spring is still taking its time climbing up Depot Hill, and the cool air still lingers. The island, however, has shifted into its busy season, and there are noticeable increases in activity at the Free Store and the recycling depot. We are currently open, Fridays to Sundays, 9 am–1 pm. The…

Spring is taking its time climbing up Depot Hill, and as these notes are written, the cool air still lingers. The island, however, is already shifting into its busy season, with noticeable increases in activity at the Free Store and the recycling depot. Our standard hours are now in effect: Fridays to Sundays, 9 am–1 pm. The…

Spring is slowly making its way up Depot Hill. As always, the Herring Fest last month fired the starting gun for another busy season on the island. We’re already noticing the increase in activity at the Free Store and the recycling depot. We’re now on our standard hours: Fridays through Sundays, 9 am to 1 pm. The…

The winter has been mild this year, and, at least at the time of writing, we’ve been fortunate not to have any snow closures. As we’ve mentioned in previous articles, the high cost of liability insurance for snow removal means that HIRRA, the Recycling Committee, and management have decided to close the recycling depot whenever…

The winter season is still among us, and we are open, Fridays through Sundays, 9 am until 1 pm. Please note that due to the high cost of liability insurance for snow removal, HIRRA, the Recycling Committee, and management have decided to close the recycling depot during periods of unsafe snow conditions. Depot staff will…

The winter season has started and we are open, Fridays through Sundays, 9am until 1pm. Due to the high cost of liability insurance for snow removal, HIRRA, the Recycling Committee, and management have decided to close the recycling depot during periods of unsafe snow conditions. Depot staff will continue to clear snow to promote faster…

We have said goodbye to the summer season and have returned to our regular opening hours, Fridays through Sundays, 9am until 1pm. This means that we will not be open on any Thursdays until July 2026. “Catch Up Day” — often mistakenly referred to as Commercial Day — is primarily reserved for essential operational tasks…

The summer season and the warmer weather is upon us and so is the dust. Thus, we request that all visitors to the Hornby Island Recycling Depot maintain a speed of no faster than 10km/h when visiting the depot, to reduce the amount of dust that gets airborne and that everyone has to breathe. Your…

We hope everyone enjoyed the spring season and the warmer weather. At the time of writing this article we are still waiting for the CVRD’s contractors to complete the construction of the addition to the recycling building. As we mentioned in earlier articles, this space will be used to store old broken electronics and electrical…

We hope everyone enjoyed the easter season and the warmer weather. At the time of writing this article we are still waiting for the CVRD’s contractors to complete the construction of the addition to the recycling building. As we mentioned in earlier articles, this space will be used to store old broken electronics and electrical…