Last week, Teri Towner, one of our favorite city councillors asked us if we could do a little work for someone who really needed help. There were two tasks, so this is a 2 for one deal. First we had to consult the tea leaves. This is done by putting some dry leaves into a container, […]
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Inactivity report for May 2019
Well my friends it has been quite a month, it started with a BIG cheque curtesy of Vancity Credit Union. The cheque was to update our tools. Wow! Now we had to decide on priorities. As usual everyone came around to my way of thinking in the end. Susan Devlin of Vancity Credit Union presents […]
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A Visitor from Winnipeg
On Tuesday the 14th. August 2018 we had the pleasure of a visit from Doug Mackie the founder of the first Men’s Shed in North America, the Woodhaven Men’s Shed in Winnipeg. Over breakfast Doug (with the white moustache) filled us in on what is happening with Men’s Sheds in Canada and around the World. […]
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Farmers Market
Today we were given the use of a Booth at the Coquitlam Farmers Market thanks to The Coquitlam Farmers Market Society. This was the first time we have done this so we really didn’t know what to expect. We put 60 brochures together and printed a couple of Coquitlam Men’s Shed Society signs (all very […]
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Orval had a massive stroke December 1, 2014 which affected his left hand function physically and more significantly, major changes in his cognitive functioning. This was a man who was a “jack of all trades” -all self-taught. He lost all of this and, more significantly, his memory of this. He had been actively working until […]
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Bird Houses
December 20th was our last meeting for 2016, and we met at Dan’s place to make some bird houses. We used a couple of cedar planks, and made these two: It was a team effort. Everyone was involved from selecting the design, measuring cutting, re-cutting, drilling, nailing to management and quality control. The boxes will […]
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Our last meeting at the Poirier Sports and Leisure Complex was a great success. We could each choose the activity that works best for us (gym, walking track, pool) and the coffee shop lounge provided a pleasant atmosphere for the meeting afterwards. I have to admit that I was so enthused about going for a […]
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Visit to VE7SCC
August 25th, the Coquitlam Men’s Shed visited the Coquitlam Amateur Radio Club. Our host Paul, VA7JHW was there to give us the tour, explaining all about their new antenna towers that were completed this spring. There is a lot in common with the Coquitlam Men’s Shed and the Coquitlam Amateur Radio Club. The focus in […]
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‘Men’s Shed’ Coming To Coquitlam
An Australian-born men’s health movement is making its way to City of Coquitlam. The concept behind the growing Men’s Shed movement is to give men of all ages a place where they can socialize and work on projects of their choosing. The idea began in Australia but quickly spread to New Zealand, Ireland and the […]
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