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From Landfill! ♻️ |
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Thank you to everyone who came out to our Repair Café! Huge thanks to our incredible fixers who volunteered their time, our host Zibi, and Dream Community Foundation for sponsoring! Wouldn't have been possible without their support. ✅ 52 items were fixed!
✅ 9 partially fixed items
19 items unable to be repaired
7 forms not filled out, so might be fixed as well
✅ total of 87 items were registered! Save the date for the next Repair Café:
📍 Zibi - La Ruelle, 15 rue Jos-Montferrand, Gatineau, PQ
📆 Saturday, September 9th from 10am - 3pm |
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We are pleased to announce that we’re hiring for a full-time (35hr/week) eight week summer position thanks to the Canada Summer Jobs program!
Become a Tool Librarian! You'll be working with the best folks around the city, handle front desk services, meet awesome members, clean up our inventory of tools, assist in our Tinkering School Summer camps, and more. Tool experience not mandatory.
Application deadline: May 31st.
Start Date: July 3rd. |
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Thanks to High Demand:
an Extra Week of
Summer Tinkering School |
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| We pulled some strings and are happy to be able to offer another week of Summer Tinkering School! Do you want your kid(s) to learn skills AND have fun this summer? Sign them up for an exciting week of woodworking projects. |
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 | We will be at the Great Glebe Garage Sale! All our tools have been tested by our tool doctors, so you know what you're buying works. 📍 388 Third Avenue (corner of Chrysler St.) 📆 Saturday, May 27th 8am - 2pm |
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June Events and Workshops |
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| Garden Tool Maintenance
and Sharpening Night
Let's be honest, sometimes we don't give our garden tools the attention needed to keep them clean, sharp, and ready for work. Sign up for this workshop and bring a couple of your garden tools for some TLC! |
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| WorkSpace Safety 201
for Women+
This woman-led workshop is for women+ who want to learn the safe use of these power tools: router, planer, jointer, and table saw.
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| Bike Maintenance Workshop
Bring your bike to OTL, put it on one of our bike stands, and learn how to assess its road safety. We will go over basic tune-up tasks and how to maintain it for fun riding! |
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| WorkSpace Safety 101
and 201 Workshops
Introduction to different power tools and a required course for anyone who wants to use certain tools in our WorkSpace.
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| Simple Frame
and Sign Workshop
In this fun workshop, you will get to create a rustic sign and add some vinyl to it! We will use the miter saw to create the sign but we'll also show you the "no power tools" needed alternative! |
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| Make a Live Edge
Charcuterie Board for Women+
This laid back workshop will allow for lots of socializing and discussing future projects. If you're intimidated about starting a woodworking project, this is the chance to get the instructor's input. |
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| Bike Maintenance Workshop
for Queers 🏳️🌈
Bring your bike to OTL, put it on one of our bike stands, and learn how to assess its road safety. We will go over basic tune-up tasks and how to maintain it for fun riding! |
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| Knife Sharpening Workshop
Like most things, knife sharpening just takes some guidance, time, and practice. In our two-hour class, you will learn to hand sharpen your knives on whetstones! |
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| Intro to Woodworking for Women+:
Make a Keepsake Box!
This woman-led workshop will introduce you to the basics of measuring, layout, sawing, joining, and finishing wood. Perfect for those who want to dip their feet into woodworking in a safe and inclusive environment! |
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| Introduction to Drywall Repair
This workshop is designed to equip participants with the essential knowledge, skills, and confidence necessary to successfully repair their own drywall.
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The Latest Buzz at the
Tool Library |
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We Acquired an Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) ⛑️ The safety of our volunteers, members, and visitors is very important to us. Be it in the WorkSpace or the tool library area. We're ready to help.
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