Welcome to the Re/New Festival!

What is Re/New Fest?

The Re/New Festival is a three-day event drawing together community members who are interested in Kenora's sustainable economic, social, and environmental development.

• a two-day series of workshops on the creation of sustainable, affordable housing. These workshops are aimed at professionals, policy-makers, and community groups working in the area of affordable housing
• a Saturday community festival, a celebration of local initiatives related to economic, social and environmental sustainability. It will be held in and around Beatty Park in Keewatin. All community members are invited to this family-friendly, fun, informative day.

What are our goals?

Re/New Fest is about identifying and showcasing pre-existing skills and knowledge within our community, and using these assets to create a healthy, vibrant local economy based on diversity and interconnection. It is also about having fun as a community, celebrating our strengths, our wisdom, and our resilience while building capacity for a bright future.

Re/New Fest will be a forum for exchanging ideas, for learning about sustainable living, for connecting with groups and individuals who share the common vision of a sustainable future for Kenora.

We anticipate that Re/New Fest will launch an on-going seminar / speaker / workshop series surrounding sustainability issues and it is our hope that working groups will emerge to take on projects of importance to our whole community.

Registration for the event is now open!