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Spruce Pitch Salve Making Workshop
Join us for a hands-on, land-connected workshop where traditional plant knowledge meets mindful sustainability.
Participants ages 12–15 must attend with an adult.
Join us for a hands-on, land-connected workshop where traditional plant knowledge meets mindful sustainability. In this immersive session, participants will learn how to create their own spruce pitch healing salve, using respectfully gathered boreal forest ingredients and repurposed containers provided in partnership with Raven ReCentre.
Together, we’ll explore the teachings of spruce pitch, its cultural significance, and its many uses for wellness and everyday care. Participants will also learn simple ways to reduce waste, reuse materials, and honour the land through practical, low-impact crafting.
This is an interactive, community-centered workshop where we learn, create, share stories, and support one another in a good way. Everyone will leave with their own handcrafted spruce pitch salve and the knowledge to continue making it at home.
Come walk gently with us—connecting land, sustainability, and traditional wisdom along the forest path.
This is more than a workshop, it’s an opportunity to connect with the land, learn intergenerational knowledge, and experience traditional skills in a welcoming, community setting.
We will be led by Amy Genier, a local Indigenous artist born into the Southern Tutchone Clan, from the Ta'an Kwach'an Council First Nation. An everlearning master of her craft, studying traditional plant medicine for the past two decades.
There is an entrance fee of $25.00 per person, all proceeds go directly to Amy as our guide for this workshop and as a support to her craft.
Raven's Reuseful - $5 Bag Day Sale
Every last Saturday of the month, Raven’s Reuseful Thrift Store hosts a $5 Bag Day Sale for everyone.
Our store attendants will provide you a bag, and you can fill it in with as much clothing as you need for only $5 a bag.
The store is also decked out with cool Holiday decor, most of which are also for sale! Check with our staff and we might have the perfect decoration to complete your holiday set up.
Come on down at Raven’s Reuseful and find your next thrifted treasure!
Zero Waste Kid’s Crafting Club
Joined by kid crafters extraordinaire Nellie and Lutra, we'll be having another workshop with our Zero Waste Kid's Crafting Club.
This month, we'll be creating sock puppet characters and turning them into a short play!
All materials will be provided. Snacks and beverages included.
If you have any specific old and clean socks you'd like to work with, ribbons, and other crafty materials you'd like to add for your design, please feel free to bring them!
Specifically designed for kids aged 6-10. Adult supervision is required.
The event is donation-based, any amount is appreciated. All proceeds go to Raven's Zero Waste team to continue hosting more workshops in the future.
Visible Mending with Lyn Fabio
Celebrate mending, embrace imperfection, and resist fast fashion with Lyn Fabio!
Learn how to repair, add flair, and extend the life of clothes you love in this workshop on visible mending.
On November 5th, 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm. Sign up is by donation via Eventbrite.
Safe Tool Use 101
Learn to use a variety of power and hand tools in a
supportive environment while getting to know the
Raven Tool Library, a low-cost community tool-sharing
program based at Raven ReCentre!
Raven's Reuseful - $5 Bag day Sale
Every last Saturday of the month, Raven’s Reuseful Thrift Store hosts a $5 Bag Day Sale for everyone.
Our store attendants will provide you a bag, and you can fill it in with as much clothing as you need for only $5 a bag.
Come on down at Raven’s Reuseful and find your next thrifted treasure!
Zero Waste Kid’s Crafting Club
Join us in a fun halloween-themed crafting workshop led by Nicole Bauberger!
With the help of kid crafters extraordinaire Nellie and Lutra, Nicole will be teaching us how to create monsters, masks, and costumes using cardboard.
This workshop is designed for kids aged 6 to 10. Adult supervision is required for all the kid participants.
All craft materials will be provided, snacks and beverages included.
The event is donation-based, any amount is appreciated. All proceeds go to Raven's Zero Waste team to continue hosting more workshops in the future.
Raven's Tool Library Launch Party
Come and visit Raven ReCentre to celebrate the official launch of Raven’s Tool Library!
This is a drop-in session, there will be free snacks and beverages.
Learn more about Raven’s Tool Library — the function it serves, how it can help you, and how it reduces waste in the environment.
See you there!
Firesmarting Your Home
Learn about all the different firesmarting tools for your home with Raven ReCentre's Tool Library.
Get to know how the City of Whitehorse’s FireSmart program supports residents, with tools like FREE home assessments, Neighbourhood Recognition, and no charges for brush disposal.
Find at least 10 differences with the Wildfire Awareness Society between the 2 sides of a model of a duplex, where one side has been FireSmarted and the other hasn’t!
reNEWed Festival
The reNEWed Festival is an annual event showcasing creative repair, reuse and repurpose. The Festival aims to educate about repairing, and to inspire creative repair as a celebration of resilience and sustainability.
reNEWed Festival
The reNEWed Festival is an annual event showcasing creative repair, reuse and repurpose. The Festival aims to educate about repairing, and to inspire creative repair as a celebration of resilience and sustainability.
Plastic-Free July 2025
Raven’s Zero Waste team is promoting a plastic-free summer! Check out our events throughout the months of June and July
recycling club now open & survey launch
Registration now open for Recycling Club. Also, earn some extra points today by filling out our short survey!
Visible Mending with Lyn Fabio
Celebrate mending, embrace imperfection and resist fast fashion with Lyn Fabio! Learn how to repair, add flair to and extend the life of clothes you love in this workshop on visible mending.
On March 5th, 6:30pm-9pm. Sign up is by donation via Eventbrite.
Reuseful Grand Opening!
Raven’s Reuseful Store has a new (and bigger) home!
Come check out the grand opening at Raven ReCentre on Saturday, February 1st, 12pm to 4:30pm.
Do some thrifting, enjoy our refreshment table, and learn about Raven’s other programs and Zero Waste initiatives!
No Wasted Words Writing Contest
Zero Waste and Yukon Conservation Society are partnering up to host the No Wasted Words Writing Contest! Submit a short work of fiction, non-fiction, or poetry with a zero waste or conservation theme and get the chance to share your work at our Earth Day event and win a prize!
Create Cards & Decorations From Waste Stream Plastics With Nicole Bauberger
Join Whitehorse artist Nicole Bauberger where we explore ways to make decorations using clean coloured or silver film plastic from the household waste stream.
Reusable Gift-Wrap Workshop With Leslie Leong
Learn to make gift wrap for the holiday season using block printing with Leslie Leong and Furoshiki with Zero Waste Yukon!
Coiled Basket Workshop with Judy Tomlin
Join Judy Tomlin as she guides participants in the creation & hand stitching of a small coiled basket or bowl made from reused fabrics and other reused materials. Sign up on Eventbrite!
During this workshop, participants will be instructed in:
what supplies are needed and where they can be accessed from re-use sources
choosing and cutting fabrics
how to do the blanket stitch used in making the basket
how to begin and make the bottom of the basket
how to join in new fabrics & cores
how to make the sides of the basket
how to finish the basket
No experience necessary and supplies will be provided. Participants may however choose to bring their own fabrics, either a no-longer used or worn-out piece of clothing. It doesn’t matter if there are holes or weak spots in the fabric.
Sign-up is on Eventbrite, and tickets are by donation. Spots are limited, so sign up quickly!
VBY's Volunteer Expo
Come find us at Volunteer Bénévoles Yukon (VBY)’s Volunteer Expo at the Yukon University!
Plastic Parade
Join Raven’s Zero Waste team and artist Nicole Bauberger in our Plastic Parade! Bring your plastic-made costumes and any other bling you want to incorporate!
Parade-able Plastic Puppets and Costumes Workshop
As a part of Plastic Free July come join Nicole Bauberger in turning your clean waste stream plastic into parade-able puppets and costumes!
Parade-able Plastic Puppets and Costumes Workshop
As a part of Plastic Free July, come join Nicole Bauberger in turning your clean waste plastic into parade-able puppets and costumes!
Last day to sign up for our Plastic-Free July Challenge!
Today is your last chance to sign up for our challenge to go plastic-free for the month of July! Sign up online, fill out our survey and get ready to go plastic-free on July 1st! You could win a prize!
Plastic People: film & panel Q&A
Raven’s Zero Waste Team has partnered with the Yukon Film Society to host a showing of the documentary Plastic People: The Hidden Crisis of Microplastics on Tuesday, June 25th. Join us after the film for a Q&A panel of local plastic researchers.
Zero Waste at Riverside Arts Fest in Dawson
Raven’s Zero Waste team will be at Riverside Arts Fest in Dawson City as part of our Reuse Fair! On Saturday, June 15th, come check us out at the Arts Market, 11am to 4pm.
Raven AGM
Raven will holding our Annual General Meeting on Tuesday, June 11, 2024 starting at 5:30pm. The meeting will take place at Raven’s offices at 100 Galena Rd, Whitehorse. New members are welcome to attend.
Sign up for Plastic-Free July Challenge!
This summer we challenge you to go plastic-free for the month of July! Sign up online, fill out our survey and get ready to go plastic-free on July 1st! You could win a prize!
World Environment Day with Solvest & Lumel
Solvest is hosting a World Environment Day market at Lumel Studios on Saturday, June 8th from 12pm-2pm! Come say hi to Raven ReCentre’s Zero Waste Team at our booth!

