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The Ripple - ThINC Newsletter

In celebration of ThINC’s 10 year anniversary we are beginning a new tradition: newsletters! Our newsletter, ‘The Ripple’, will serve to...

ThINC Now Charitable

We are pleased to announce that the Charities Directorate of the Canada Revenue Agency has granted ThINC charitable status. This means we...

Community Composting System in the Works

Hello Thetis Islanders, Last week, a small group representing ThINC, TIRRA, the Islands Trust, and Jollity Farm gathered to discuss the...

A Valuable Lesson in Plant Identification from the People’s Apothecary Garden

What we’d originally thought to be Corsican mint (Mentha requienii; right) last Fall has turned out to be a lookalike plant called...

ReGen Participant Interview

ReGen students, Saffron and Erica interviewed their fellow teammates about their Project -Re- Generation experience and learnings. Happy...

Project -Re- Generation Week 8: That's a Wrap!

After nearly two months of exploring, engaging, and collaborating, the inaugural session of Project -Re- Generation has come to a close....

Project -Re- Generation Week 7: Putting it All Together

This week the ReGen team worked on finalizing their projects. The bee house is up and ready to rock (or maybe for next year’s masons),...

Project -Re- Generation Week 6: The Art of Observation

With only a couple more weeks to go, the students worked on wrapping up their projects. The bee house was decorated Tudor-style and more...

Project -Re- Generation Week 5: Annnnd Action!

Both projects are now well underway, thank you to the help and guidance of many community members. Pivoting from the original goals of...

Exploring the People’s Apothecary Garden

It was a rainy day and the ReGen group was all at the Apothecary Garden with site coordinator, Aislinn Cottell. We split up into...

An Overall Good Beach Experience

It was noon one chilly spring day. The wind was harsh on my cheek. The hot sun beamed down on the necks of myself and the others. The...

Project -Re- Generation Week 4: Messy Learning

After much planning and re-planning, I think we now have our project goals clearly laid out and on track. Team RG ("Rain Garden") met...