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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Shed Plans
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 […]
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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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Roadmap Update
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 […]
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What’s in a name?
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 […]
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The 10th. May 2016 Meeting was held in spectacular Blue Mountain Park as usual. We meet there by the tennis courts every Tuesday at 10am. This week the knives came out once again and the whittling started. Duncan brought a fresh block of wood but he has yet to find out what is lurking inside. […]
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New Facebook Page
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.
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CMS First Bocci Contest
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.
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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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