We’re in the process of setting up the Stuart Lake Men’s Shed here in Fort St. James. Any interest there to forming one? It’s a growing movement these days.
Nothing comes up if I do a search.
Great idea if you’re retired to socialize and share any stories and skills among others and give back to the community.
There was apparently some meetings last May/June about getting one started with some presentations from the folks in Fraser Lake. I haven’t seen anything online since. There is one on the associations website though: https://bcmensshed.ca/sheds/prince-rupert-mens-shed/
We’re holding our Official Inaugural meeting here on Tuesday to formally vote in a Board, Constitution, Code of Conduct and ByLaws. These are necessary to register as a non-profit society. Will be done by the end of the month.
All previous meetings were disorganized free for alls with volunteer chairmen, treasurers, etc. Like dreaming about renting a warehouse shed with $20 from a handful of members and great projects we could do…
We;ve grabbed the name Stuart Lake Men’s Shed and once registration is complete we can get a mailbox, a bank account, etc. and really start fundraising and applying for grants.
I do the publicity, posters, website, etc. but only put meeting and event notices on Farcebook. Had to take over the geeky stuff as 90% of members can’t handle govt online sites, been in a Society or heard of Roberts Rules.
3 guys with dedication, you can start a Men’s Shed
BTW if you’re ever in Vanderhoof they have a great one. Huge chunk of a building full of tools and refurbed things for sale.
We’re going for just a small place first, somewhere with a table and a coffee pot when men can meet, talk, have a game of crib or hearts show a presence in the town. Projects can be done on site, bring own tools for now.
Registered our Society and I spoke with Men’s Shed BC contact to get us listed on theirs and the Men’s Shed Canada site today.
He told me they’d made a presentation in Rupert, but only one enthusiast and couldn’t get the ball rolling.
Maybe someone would like to give it another try? Little more publicity? The BC Association will grant $1000 to cover startup costs.
I just posted the first verse of Pink Floyd’s TIME as a big reason to join ours on FB and quickly got a lot of Likes.
We’ve got 25 paid members already in this tiny town.