There are places we go because there is a specific goal, there are others it is by habit, then finally there are those where we go because we feel good. For me, La Patente has successively become these places over the last two years. Initially, coming out of a short carpentry training at the Center Jacques-Cartier, I wanted to keep trying to create, it was the moment when I was trying to no longer enter …
Sorry, this entry is only available in French. For the sake of viewer convenience, the content is shown below in the alternative language. You may click the link to switch the active language. C’est par notre hôte de couchsurfing à Ottawa, que nous avons entendu parler du premier projet que nous allions rencontrer. Pas encore préparé, mais déjà le projet en tête, c’est ainsi que nous allions en direction du Makerspace North à Ottawa. Dans …
On a Wednesday night of late April, we arrived at the Toronto Tool Library (TTL) on Danforth avenue. There were about 10 people there : volunteers, members and people who were seeking information about the service. Later in the evening, we also learned that the basement was also full of people attending the carpentry workshop. We were welcomed by Lawrence Alvarez, who is the president of The Institute for Ressource Based Economy (IRBE), which is …
