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Thank you

Marc Olivier Ducharme — Fri, 21 Jul 2017 19:52:01 +0000

Thank you, thank you, thank you… Thank you to all of you, without whom this adventure would have never been possible, or would have never been as fun! Honorary mention 1 Monique Chartrand, the pilot and initiator of the project Communautique’s team and especially Geoffroi Garon-Épaule, Guillaume Pelletier, Florence La Rochelle, Guillaume Picard, Philippe

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Small Form Factor Mobile Fab Lab Equipment List

Marc Olivier Ducharme — Fri, 21 Jul 2017 18:20:15 +0000

So you're into the mobile Fab Lab business... Or just thinking about creating one? You have been asking us advice on what machines to get or somebody sent you this link to help you. Context We have been traveling with tools for twelve weeks, for over 19 000 km of winding roads, dirt roads,

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BBQ Fab day at Saskatoon Makerspace!

Phonesavanh Thongsouksanoumane — Fri, 21 Jul 2017 17:23:12 +0000

How about a little fun? Why not give passers-by the opportunity to stop by a collective workshop? A wide open garage door, the familiar smell of BBQ and people having a conversation in front of a laser cutter, right outdoor. Neighbours, from all walks of life, meet (some for the first time) with Kendra

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On our way back East…

Phonesavanh Thongsouksanoumane — Fri, 14 Jul 2017 17:04:53 +0000

Driving back East was full of emotions after seeing, hearing feeling so much. We took huge breaths. We filled our lungs with the ocean fresh air from the Pacific, aware of the importance of the next 5000km we would drive in the next two weeks. Still wanting to meet more people, from more Fab

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A brief snapshot of a Fab Lab and a Makerspace in Vancouver

Guillaume Coulombe — Wed, 05 Jul 2017 23:02:11 +0000

On our first steps towards home, through the West Coast, a chat with Jason Wang, from FabLab Vancouver, and Derek Gaw, from MakerLabs, was the order of the day! During this insightful meeting, we found out about their vibrant and creative local ecosystem. With the founder of FabLab Vancouver, we visited the MakerLabs (est.

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Moving slowly through westward water

Marc Olivier Ducharme — Fri, 30 Jun 2017 22:36:11 +0000

We drove through the mountains. The snowy peaks of Jasper, the deep valley of the North Thompson near Clearwater until we reached the arid slopes near Kamloops. This winding road down the Rockies to North-Vancouver, was quite something. We had to be in Powell River by 7PM so we hopped on the first ferry

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Winnipeg’s NorthForge

Marc Olivier Ducharme — Thu, 29 Jun 2017 18:26:33 +0000

Today, we had an amazing meeting at Winnipeg's North Forge. Thanks to Emilia Nyarku that set up that meeting. Present that day were : Emilia Nyarku, North Forge coordinator Robert Elms, Tour and Outreach coordinator for the North Forge Fabrication lab Kerry Stevenson, North Forge Board member and co-founder of the Fabrication

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A great surprise, passing through Saskatoon!

Marc Olivier Ducharme — Tue, 20 Jun 2017 22:57:15 +0000

We literally passed through Saskatoon. We arrived late in the evening and on route to our hotel, making a right then left we passed a pickup truck with the word MAKERSPACE in the back window. Stop. Back. A business card under the wiper.

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The Dying Light in the Midst of Tar Sands

Phonesavanh Thongsouksanoumane — Tue, 20 Jun 2017 21:45:37 +0000

We arrived in Edmonton, the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta, June 19th, after what seemed like a long ride from Winnipeg where we had to stop for a single night in Saskatoon, the Lands of Wheat Kings. The road took us through to the wide-open prairies, full of vibrants colours, from

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Ontario does indeed stop at Windsor ;)

Guillaume Coulombe — Tue, 13 Jun 2017 18:45:34 +0000

In Windsor, we rapidly learned that its inhabitants sometimes feel isolated from the rest of Ontario. We heard many times “Ontario does not stop in London.” In spite of the long road to the most southern city of Canada, we felt a warm welcome from Sarah Morris, coordinator of Windsor’s Hackforge workshop. Considering the

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