Repair Cafes in the Media!
Maple Ridge Repair Cafes in the media, in the community, & awards:
WE WERE FEATURED IN A PODCAST!!
Check out the podcast UBC Journalism Students made at our March 16, 2024 Repair Cafe at the Maple Ridge Seniors Activity Centre!
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May 14, 2025: Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows NEWS article on Maple Ridge’s 50th Repair Cafe
https://www.mapleridgenews.com/community/50th-repair-cafe-comes-to-albion-8005891
Feb.19, 2025: Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows NEWS article on Year 8 Launch of Maple Ridge Repair Cafes:
https://www.mapleridgenews.com/community/repair-cafe-launches-8th-season-in-maple-ridge-7831057
Oct.6, 2024: Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows NEWS article on Oct.19 Repair Cafe Celebrating International Repair Day:
https://www.mapleridgenews.com/local-news/top-10-repair-cafe-celebrates-international-repair-day-in-maple-ridge-7568831
Sept.21, 2024: Maple Ridge Repair Cafes wins the Golden Ears Transition Initiative’s inaugural Community Spirit – Organization Award!
Aug.19, 2024: Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows NEWS article on Maple Ridge Repair Cafes listed on Repair Monitor’s Top 10 List:
https://www.mapleridgenews.com/local-news/maple-ridge-program-named-top-10-repair-cafe-in-the-world-7490273
May 8, 2024: Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows NEWS article on upcoming Repair Cafe:
https://www.mapleridgenews.com/local-news/repair-cafe-comes-to-east-maple-ridge-7355509
March 20, 2024: Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows NEWS article on Seniors’ contributions to Maple Ridge Repair Cafes:
https://www.mapleridgenews.com/community/maple-ridge-seniors-lend-expertise-to-repair-cafes-7331988
March 13, 2024: Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows NEWS article on upcoming Repair Cafe:
https://www.mapleridgenews.com/local-news/repair-cafe-comes-to-maple-ridge-seniors-centre-7329417
February 12, 2024: Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows NEWS article on the First Repair Cafe of 2024 & Year 7 Launch:
https://www.mapleridgenews.com/local-news/maple-ridge-hosts-first-repair-cafe-of-2024-7316786
January 29, 2024: Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows NEWS article on the upcoming First Repair Cafe of 2024 & Year 7 Launch:
https://www.mapleridgenews.com/local-news/a-new-year-of-repair-cafes-begins-in-maple-ridge-7303077
November 29, 2023: Leanne Koehn, Founder of Maple Ridge Repair Cafes, is a speaker & panelist for the Solid Waste Association of North America‘s “Making Reuse Work” panel at their annual conference.
November 10, 2023: Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows NEWS article on the Last Repair Cafe of 2023:
https://www.mapleridgenews.com/local-news/final-repair-cafe-of-2023-comes-to-maple-ridge-public-library-7103962
October 18, 2023: Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows NEWS article on Repair Cafe & Quilters Guild at the Maple Ridge Library:
https://www.mapleridgenews.com/community/quilting-experts-on-hand-for-repair-cafe-in-maple-ridge-5934440
July 18, 2023: Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows NEWS article on Repair Cafe at the Haney Farmers Market:
https://www.mapleridgenews.com/news/lots-of-new-people-introduced-to-maple-ridges-repair-cafes-2683373
June 7, 2023: Leanne Koehn, Founder of Maple Ridge Repair Cafes, is a speaker for Coast Waste Management Association’s Roundtable & Group Discussion event “”Repair Cafes: Best Practices”
April 15, 2023: Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows NEWS article on Repair Cafe at the Maple Ridge Earth Day festival:
https://www.mapleridgenews.com/news/get-items-repaired-for-free-at-maple-ridge-earth-day-celebration/
March 22, 2023: Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows NEWS article on the busiest Cafe ever!:
https://www.mapleridgenews.com/community/photos-maple-ridge-repair-cafe-reaches-records-busiest-day-ever/
March 15, 2023: Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows NEWS article on the second Cafe of 2023:
https://www.mapleridgenews.com/news/repair-cafe-comes-to-maple-ridge-library-on-saturday/
February 15, 2023: Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows NEWS article on the first Cafe of 2023:
https://www.mapleridgenews.com/news/photos-dozens-of-items-fixed-at-first-maple-ridge-repair-cafe-of-2023/
November 14, 2022: Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows NEWS article on the last Cafe of 2022:
https://www.mapleridgenews.com/news/maple-ridge-hosts-last-repair-cafe-of-the-year/
September 1, 2022: Maple Ridge Library welcomes back its first Repair Cafe since the Covid-19 pandemic:
https://www.mapleridgenews.com/community/on-the-page-library-gearing-up-for-a-busy-autum/
May 20, 2022: Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows NEWS article on upcoming Repair Cafe:
https://www.mapleridgenews.com/community/repair-cafe-event-saturday-in-maple-ridge/
April 22, 2022: Maple Ridge Repair Cafes is one of the inaugural Climate Champions awarded by the Maple Ridge Climate Hub during Earth Day celebrations! The award was accepted by founder Leanne Koehn.
April, 2022: A photo of Maple Ridge Repair Cafe volunteers & visitors wins 3rd Place in Volunteer BC’s National Volunteer Week Photo Contest!
February 23, 2022: Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows NEWS article about historic radio fixed at Feb.19 Maple Ridge Repair Cafe:
https://www.mapleridgenews.com/community/repair-caf-in-maple-ridge-breathes-new-life-into-a-70-year-old-family-treasure/
February 12, 2022: Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows NEWS article about upcoming Feb.19 Maple Ridge Repair Cafe:
https://www.mapleridgenews.com/news/repair-caf-back-in-maple-ridge-after-test-run-in-october-2021/
October 25, 2021: Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows NEWS article about October 23 Maple Ridge Repair Cafe:
https://www.mapleridgenews.com/community/first-repair-caf-sees-over-70-items-fixed-for-maple-ridge-and-pitt-meadows-residents/
October 19, 2021: Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows NEWS article about proof of vaccine required at October 23 Maple Ridge Repair Cafe:
https://www.mapleridgenews.com/news/proof-of-vaccination-will-be-required-for-repair-cafs-first-event/
September 15, 2021: Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows NEWS article about Maple Ridge Repair Cafes relaunching after COVID hiatus:
https://www.mapleridgenews.com/news/repair-cafs-coming-back-after-a-pandemic-mandated-hiatus/
February 6, 2020: Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows NEWS article about the launch of our THIRD year: https://www.mapleridgenews.com/community/ridge-meadows-recycling-society-celebrating-three-years-of-repair-cafs/
November 30, 2019: The Township of Langley is holding their first Repair Cafe!! Bring them your broken stuff! https://www.tol.ca/events/repair-cafe-2019
June 3, 2019: Very excited to help Port Coquitlam launch their first Repair Cafes! https://www.tricitynews.com/community/photos-poco-repair-caf%C3%A9-breathes-life-into-yesterday-s-gadgets-1.23842733
April 22, 2019: Maple Ridge Repair Cafes featured on CBC Radio’s Cross Country Checkup Blog: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/checkup/what-ideas-do-you-have-to-make-recycling-easier-1.5075856/how-3-canadians-are-finding-a-second-life-for-everything-from-socks-to-toasters-1.5106253
April 21, 2019: Leanne Koehn, Founder of Maple Ridge Repair Cafes, spoke live to a national audience on CBC Radio’s Cross Country Checkup about Recycling & the Repair Cafes (starts around 23:20): https://podcast-a.akamaihd.net/mp3/podcasts/checkup-1sc1DoOl-20190421.mp3
January 30, 2019: Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows NEWS article about Repair Café’s Second year: https://www.mapleridgenews.com/community/second-year-of-repair-cafs-for-maple-ridge/
June 14, 2018: Maple Ridge Repair Cafes featured on Metro Vancouver’s Blog to tie in with their “Close Up” video: https://metrovancouverblog.org/2018/06/14/maple-ridge-repair-cafe/#more-4685
March 2, 2018: BC Local News article on launch of Maple Ridge Repair Cafés: https://www.bclocalnews.com/news/need-some-help-getting-things-going-bring-it-to-a-maple-ridge-repair-cafe/
Black Press TV video taken at Maple Ridge Repair Café Media Launch event at the Maple Ridge Recycling Depot: https://blackpress.tv/video.php?id=29839&jwsource=cl