Geoff Squires is considered a handyman by his grandkids, so much that they gifted him a shirt reading, 鈥業f grandpa can鈥檛 fix it, nobody can.鈥�

Seeing a notice in the 91原创 Advance Times paper, the recently retired Murrayville resident decided to lend his hands and skills to help repair people鈥檚 treasured items.

鈥淚 think that there are too many things sent to the landfill when it鈥檚 not necessary. Some of these possessions have a special meaning to people,鈥� he said.

91原创 Environmental Partners Society (LEPS) held its second repair cafe of the year at the Aldergrove Library, on Saturday, March 16.

In only the first half hour of the cafe, Squire said he鈥檇 fixed two light fixtures people had brought in.

鈥淭he first lamp鈥檚 switch was broken, so I glued the two pieces together鈥� the second one鈥檚 light was flickering when the dimmer was used, but [it turns out] dimmer switches are specific to incandescent or LED bulbs, and this one can only use an incandescent,鈥� Squires said.

About 10 volunteers participated throughout the event, estimated environmental educator Garima Wilsonoffering their various skills to fix people鈥檚 items.

鈥淭hank you to our volunteers for helping us with this event, we cannot do it without them,鈥� she said.

REC for Kids Society also came out to offer its bike repair services.

Nichole Marples, executive director at LEPS, called the repair cafes have been an 鈥渙verwhelming success.鈥�

鈥淩epair cafes encourage people to work together, share knowledge, and learn from one another. This helps people engage with like-minded community members, practise teamwork, and build relationships from a place of reciprocity, trust, and sustainability.鈥�

Details are still in the works, but there will be another repair cafe in the coming months.

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