News Items tag as: Repair Cafe

Don't throw out your broken toaster or bike, take it to the Kamloops Repair Cafe
February 17, 2020 - 8:45 AM

Don’t send broken odds and ends to the landfill, take them to the Repair Cafe.
VIDEO: Repair Café comes to Kamloops
April 30, 2018 - 1:30 PM
Repair cafe offers a new approach to recycling
April 25, 2015 - 8:32 AM

PENTICTON - A Penticton group hopes a European recycling idea will turn Penticton's trash back into treasure today.
Don't throw it away, bring it to the Repair Cafe
April 17, 2015 - 7:03 AM

KELOWNA - Have you ever had a toaster oven or an old clock radio stop working for no apparent reason? Maybe you threw it in the landfill because everyone told you it’s cheaper to buy a new one and you've felt guilty ever since.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
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West Kelowna farm selling thousands of apples after fruit packers closure
Paynter’s farm is staying open later into the season to help move thousands of pounds of apples from local farmers after the BC Tree Fruits Cooperative shut down earlier this year. Jennay Oliver, Paynter’s farm owner and operato

Kentucky to help connect patients with medical providers as part of its medical cannabis program
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky will offer an online directory to help connect patients with medical providers as it prepares for the start of its medical cannabis program in 2025, Gov. Andy Beshear said Thursday. So far, 154 doctors a

Survey finds huge majority of British Columbians say homeownership now a luxury
A survey from Habitat for Humanity Canada shows 87 per cent of British Columbians view homeownership as a luxury. The online survey conducted by Leger for the non-profit asked 1,500 Canadians a range of questions about the housing cri

Don't throw out your broken toaster or bike, take it to the Kamloops Repair Cafe