Coquitlam Men’s Shed Meeting of 11th. August. This meeting was in Blue Mountain Park, the weather was beautiful and we were in the shade of the trees. What a pleasant setting. At this meeting we were joined by a new member, Paul Cook. Paul is a ham radio operator and he has invited us to […]
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Walking Sticks
A simple project is making walking sticks. Here are some videos to help you get started: There are lots more videos on YouTube. If you find one you like, send a comment so we can add it here.
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Visit to Kawkawa Lake
Today the Coquitlam Men’s Shed went on a visit to the Men’s Shed at Kawkawa Lake near Hope, BC. It is situated on the East side of the lake, in a beautiful setting, amongst the trees. We were greeted by Fred, who took us around and showed us some great hospitality. Here is a view […]
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To Women
Men who are retired or are just getting started can go from working lives and good health to retirement and possibly poor health. They can experience sadness and depression that typically will go untreated. This is so because in large part, we men are less communicative about our problems than women. If you know a […]
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Bike Ride
We went for a bike ride, [color-button href=’/cycling-photos’]here are some photos:[/color-button]
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CMS Roadmap
The hard part is getting our shed from zero to established, so here is a 4 step plan. Each step has a goal, and cannot be achieved until the previous step goal is achieved. First we need enough members to form a society. With 10 members, we have enough to move on to the next […]
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Membership Drive
We need a minimum of 5 members, $100 and a constitution to form a society. Once we are past that point we can set up a bank account and go after funding and secure a place for our shed. If you are in the Tri-Cities area and you are interested in joining a men’s shed, […]
Continue readingLooking For a Place
We are looking for a suitable place for our men’s shed in the Coquitlam area. It needs to be secure enough for storing projects and tools and such, and with enough space to work on multiple projects. If you have any suggestions, please [color-button href=’/contact’]contact us[/color-button]
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