food hub & Community workspace in New Denver, BC, Canada

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  • Valley Voice Article

    Valley Voice Article

    Fireweed Hub fills need for community gathering space during wildfires link to the complete August 8, 2024 edition of the Valley Voice Online The Fireweed Hub in downtown New Denver has quickly become the go-to community space during the wildfire emergency. “ It’s easy for the Fireweed to look like the hero in all this,…

  • Nelson Star Article

    Nelson Star Article

    Bill Metcalfe, Nelson Star Original article here Breakfast had to be ready by 6 a.m., but the cooks at New Denver’s Fireweed Hub were volunteers who had no idea how many people they had to feed. Some of the volunteers had already been forced to evacuate by nearby wildfires and were working with the stress of not…

  • Press Release Feb.8/24

    Press Release Feb.8/24

    Behind the construction paper and the window blinds, the Fireweed Hub on Main Street in New Denver has been inching closer to its launch. The interior space is now complete and the commercial kitchen has been installed and certified. Karin Dodds and Hannah Weisbrich-Collier have been hired and will be sharing the position of facility…

  • Our managers

    Our managers

    We are pleased to introduce Karin Dodds and Hannah Weisbrich-Collier who will be sharing the position of facility manager at the Fireweed Hub. The combined experience these two women bring to this project are an amazing asset to Fireweed and to our whole community. We are so thrilled to have them both on board. Karin…

  • Manager Position

    Manager Position

    Our new facility is downtown New Denver is seeking a part-time manager. For more information, including a detailed job description, please contact paula@fireweedhub.ca . Application deadline is September 29, 2023.

  • Air quality sensor

    Air quality sensor

    With wildfires burning in the region, the PurpleAir air quality sensor installed at Fireweed Hub is providing valuable information and insights. This link will take you right there, zoomed in on the New Denver sensor, although you can always just search up the main PurpleAir map and then navigate to our area if you don’t…

  • WiFriDays

    WiFriDays

    Every Market Friday this summer, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Fireweed will be open to visitors and drop-in users. A host will be on site to show you around, answer questions and provide the internet password for free if you wish to hang out and do some internet things at one of our front-garden…

  • Air quality monitoring

    Air quality monitoring

    Loading PurpleAir Widget… Fireweed now hosts real-time air quality monitoring for the local area. The PurpleAir sensor in New Denver will provide a much more accurate measure of local air quality than interpolations made from sensors in larger centres like Castlegar that are in entirely different valleys. The widget shown here gives a snapshot of…

  • Co-Work and Food Hub Full Steam Ahead

    Co-Work and Food Hub Full Steam Ahead

    Press release Aug. 21/21 The Silverton Co-Work Society has been moving forward in its plans for a multi-purpose community resource centre that will provide workspace for people who need part time office and meeting space, as well as support local food producers, entrepreneurs and community programming. However the project has hit a wrinkle with its…