About the ICS
The Institute for Community Sustainability (ICS) is a London, Ontario-based not-for-profit whose goals include:
- Developing and operating programs promoting the protection and preservation of the environment through re-use, reduction, recycling and recovery of waste
- Operating a Thing Library, Repair Cafés and related programs in order to preserve household items and to keep them from disposal in landfill
- Educating the public on the subjects of reducing waste, reusable and refillable alternatives to single-use products, supporting composting, and living more sustainably
Current Programs
Latest News
Feedback forms for Repair Café and the Thing Library
We’ve created feedback forms for Repair Café and the Thing Library to give you a voice in how we run these programs. Your feedback is crucial to ensuring that programs accurately represent the needs, interests, perspectives, and passions of our community.
You can also email us at info@communitysustainability.ca with any questions or concerns.
Fall 2024 event schedule
We have a fantastic lineup of events and workshops for Fall 2024, including Repair Café, cooking classes with the London Community Resource Centre’s Grow Cook Learn program, Circular Economy Month and more!
Our draft Strategic Plan 2025-2030 is here!
We’ve been working hard over the last few months to develop a draft strategic plan that clarifies our vision, mission, and values, and guides our decision-making and programming for the next five years - and it’s finally ready to share! Check it out below.
Your feedback is crucial for ensuring that this plan represents the needs, interests, perspectives, and passions of our community. Please consider leaving some feedback!
Introducing our new event space at Reimagine Together
We celebrated the launch of our draft Strategic Plan and newly renovated event space at Reimagine Together on June 26, 2024. There was food, music, fun activities for all ages, and generally good energy all around! Thanks to all the wonderful folks who came out to join us. Some highlights below…
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Repair Café is returning in September 2024!
After a short break in June-July, the ICS and London Public Library are running Repair Café again on the following dates:
- Wednesday, September 11, from 6 pm to 8 pm - Jalna Library
- Wednesday, October 2, from 6 pm to 8 pm - Beacock Library
- Wednesday, October 16, from 6 pm to 8 pm - Reimagine
- Wednesday, October 23, from 6 pm to 8 pm - Dorchester Flight Exec Centre
- Wednesday, November 6, from 6 pm to 8 pm - Thorndale Community Centre
- Wednesday, November 20, from 6 pm to 8 pm - East London Library
For more upcoming events, check out our Workshops & Events page!
Thank you to our partners and sponsors
