{"id":471948,"date":"2024-02-27T05:00:24","date_gmt":"2024-02-27T13:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.familyfuncanada.com\/vancouver\/?p=471948"},"modified":"2024-02-29T19:26:46","modified_gmt":"2024-03-01T03:26:46","slug":"repair-cafe-vancouver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.familyfuncanada.com\/vancouver\/repair-cafe-vancouver\/","title":{"rendered":"Repair Cafe Vancouver"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Don&#8217;t throw it away! Why not get help fixing an item and keep something out of the landfill? Repair Caf\u00e9s are community gatherings where fixer volunteers help visitors repair their broken household items &#8211; electronics, small appliances, textile, jewellery, woodwork, bikes &#8211; anything that can be carried in is welcome. It&#8217;s free, and you are helping the environment by fixing something rather than pitching it and getting a new version.<\/p>\n<h2>Repair Cafe Vancouver:<\/h2>\n<p><strong>When<\/strong>: March 24, 2024<br \/>\n<strong>Time<\/strong>: 9:30am-1:30pm<br \/>\n<strong>Where<\/strong>: Trout Lake Community Centre<br \/>\n<strong>Address<\/strong>: 3360 Victoria Drive, Vancouver<\/p>\n<p><strong>When<\/strong>: April 20, 2024<br \/>\n<strong>Time<\/strong>: 9:30am-1:30pm<br \/>\n<strong>Where<\/strong>: City Hall<br \/>\n<strong>Address<\/strong>: 453 W. 12th Ave., Vancouver<\/p>\n<p><strong>When<\/strong>: May 18, 2024<br \/>\n<strong>Time<\/strong>: 9:30am-1:30pm<br \/>\n<strong>Where<\/strong>: Killarney Community Centre<br \/>\n<strong>Address<\/strong>: 6260 Killarney Street, Vancouver<\/p>\n<p><strong>Website<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/spec.bc.ca\/waste\/repair-cafe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.spec.bc.ca<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Don&#8217;t throw it away! 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