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We are excited to announce that we’re hiring two summer positions thanks to the Canada Summer Jobs program! Spend your summer with our amazing team 😍💪🛠 

Application deadline is May 24th 2022.
More Info Here!
The summer heat has made its entrance this past week and it's time we switch to summer hours! ☀️😎

As of May 31st we're open: 
Tuesday - Friday: 6 - 9pm
Saturday 10am - 1pm

WorkSpace Opening Days as of June 1st:
Fridays 6 - 9pm
Saturdays 10am - 1pm
Come find us at the Great Glebe Garage Sale!
We will be selling second-hand tools.


Where: 388 Third Ave. at the corner of Chrysler St.
When: May 28th  

Ottawa's Intergenerational Day

On June 1st, we're celebrating Ottawa’s Intergenerational Day by officially opening up the Gathering Bench which we built it in collaboration with iGen Ottawa and Ottawa Community Housing (OCH).

Please join us at 11am at 1455 Clementine St.

 

June Events and Workshops 

SCRAP Documentary Movie Screening
 In collaboration with ReCycles and the Ottawa Outdoor Gear Library, we're hosting an evening to watch the documentary SCRAP, made by Canadian filmmaker Stacey Tenenbaum
 
June 5th

 
Intro to Woodworking for Women: Make a Floating
Shelf Workshop 

This women-led workshop will introduce you to the basics of measuring, layout, sawing, joining, and finishing wood.  
 
June 7th

 
Make Your Own Cedar
Planter Box Workshop 

Be ready for spring planting by making a beautiful cedar planter box! 
 
June 8th

 
Demo Night on Routers 
We will demonstrate several different uses for a router and show how a router can enhance the beauty of your project. 
 
June 9th

 
Chisel Sharpening
Workshop 

This workshop will teach how to put the best edge on basic edge tools such as planes and chisels. 
 
June 14th

 
Ask a Contractor Night:
Deck Building 

From permits to material selections, we will not only cover how to build your deck to code but also some tricks and tips to make installation easier. 
June 15th

 
Home Plumbing Demo Night 
This OTL demo night will show you how straightforward many common aspects of home plumbing can be and give you the confidence to tackle them
June 16th

 
Bike Maintenance Workshop 
In conjunction with Let's Bike Ottawa, a project of EnviroCentre, we're offering a tune up workshop at OTL. Don't miss the chance to also win a one-month membership to OTL. 
June 21st

 
WorkSpace Safety 101 Workshop
This is a required course for anyone who wants to use band saw, mitre saw, drill press, and drill in our WorkSpace. 
June 22nd

 
Demo Night:
How to Use a Multimeter

During this demo night, you will learn the basics of electrical circuits, units used in them, and how to measure them.  
June 23rd

 
Make our Own
Cedar Deck Chair

Participants will be able to customize and construct an outdoor chair suitable for sitting or dining.  
 
June 26th

 
WokSpace Safety 201
Workshop

This is a required course for anyone who wants to use a router, jointer, planer, and table saw in our WorkSpace.  
 
June 29th

 

Tinkering School Summer Camps Are Back!



Do you want your kid(s) to learn skills AND have fun this summer?

Sign them up for our summer camp where they will build their own cedar wood chair and make a custom cushion for it!

The Latest Buzz at the
Tool Library

Did you see that?!? 😳

705 lbs of metal kept out of the landfill by our Recycling Team. 👊

They’ve worked months to take apart broken donated tools which would otherwise have ended up in the landfill. ♻️

This is the work we do to help our planet. 😍

 
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