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At our recent meeting, our good friend and member Dan presented plans for our shed. Click on the image to see a larger version.It was drawn in pencil, and I took a photo of it with my ipad. I tried to adjust the contrast so it is more readable. It was based on a wish […]

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 […]

A while back I introduced our roadmap for getting our shed up and running. As of now we have reached goal #2, “Form a Society”. Thanks to the efforts of our friend and member Paul. This is awesome progress, as we are now a legal entity, incorporated effective September 26, 2016- the incorporation number is […]

A number of people, often women and even the mayor of our fair city, have said that the name should be changed to be more politically correct. I don’t think so and here is the reason why. First off, Men’s Sheds started in Australia about in 2007 and there are now Men’s Sheds in just […]

We added a Facebook page, you can find it here: Coquitlam Men’s Shed See if you can go there, and like it. It is another way to stay in touch.

February 23, 2016 – Blue Mountain Park, Coquitlam Results of the first Bocci Contest: 1st place Mike with 10 points 2nd place Duncan with 9 points 3rd place Jiri with 7 points Celebrations followed at a nearby Italian restaurant.

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 […]