Bulkley Valley Tool Library

08/30/2026

We had such a great time at our second ever Reuse-a-palooza! Thanks so much to all our incredible volunteers who dedicated their morning to helping us repair, upcycle, and swap the things we already own. We love this community and are so happy to see the demand for these types of events. We hope to do more of this in the future, so please hold onto your broken items and we look forward to more fixing and reusing! ♻️

08/30/2026

We ❤️ the Smither’s Men’s Shed. Thanks so much to Werner and Dan for coming out and sharing their knowledge. This is such an amazing group in our community!

Come join us today at Ranger park for the annual Reusepalooza. Our VP (the ICON) would love to chat you up and maybe even help you fix something

08/28/2026

Tomorrow is the big day!! A couple final reminders:
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Repair Cafe:
➡️ We will have people to support with woodworking repairs, small appliance repairs, bicycle repairs, and mending of all sorts (sewing, felting, darning, outdoor gear patches)
➡️ Please BYO-mug for cozy repair cafe tea and coffee
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Lino-printing:
➡️ 9-11am only, please bring a plain or stained shirt you’d like to upcycle with a new 2026 exclusive Linoprint
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Birkenstock Cork Sealing and Leather Footwear Conditioning and Polishing:
➡️ Bring your Birkenstocks to get resealed for $20 or your leather footwear for conditioning and polishing for $30 all by Webb Boot Company. Extend the life of your shoes!
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Produce Processing:
➡️ Extra cabbage, apples, or beets around? Get a head start on processing them with Groundbreakers Agriculture Association!

Other than that, please refer to our original post for more details! We can’t wait, see you at Ranger Park tomorrow morning!

08/27/2026

Friendly reminder of the amazing “swaps” we will have as part of Saturday’s Reuse-a-palooza festivities! What if the best new thing is something someone else already owns? ♻️
Swapping keeps good stuff in use, saves money, reduces waste, and connects us with our community. This Saturday at Reuse-a-palooza from 9am-1pm at Ranger Park, we will have a clothing swap, tool swap, and homeschool curriculum swap (newly added, supported by EdGE Learning Centre) !
Bring what you no longer need, find something useful to you, and give the things you already own a chance at a second life. 💚
Share. Swap. Reuse. Repeat.

08/24/2026

A big thank you to Wetzin'kwa Community Forest for providing the Bulkley Valley Tool Library with more than $900 to host a series of Repair Cafés and Tool Tinkering sessions this year!

This funding will help make it easier for people to learn repair skills and fix broken or well-loved items, giving them a second life instead of sending them to the landfill. Repair Cafés are a great way to foster connection and support a culture of reuse. It will also fund our tool tinkering sessions where volunteers fix tools that have been donated and need some love before they're entered into our inventory.

We’re excited to kick off the series with the first Repair Café at Reuse-a-palooza on Saturday, August 29, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.! See you there!

08/20/2026

It’sssssss baccckkkkk! 🎉♻️ Reuse-a-palooza 2.0 is just over a week away!

What is Reuse-a-palooza? It’s a celebration of all things recycled, reused, reduced and repaired! 🙌

📅 August 29, 2026
⏰ 9 AM–1 PM
📍 Ranger Park Building

Here’s what’s happening this year:

🔧 Repair Café
Bring your broken items and work with a volunteer to fix them! We’ll have community members with skills in woodworking, small appliance repair, bicycles and visible mending. A big thanks to the Men’s Shed for volunteering at our the Repair Café alongside other skilled community members.

🥕 Don’t let an abundant summer harvest go to waste
Got more cabbage, apples, and beets than you know what to do with? Bring some garden bounty and get started turning it into something delicious! Stop by Groundbreakers’ produce processing station to try out the tool library’s juicer, large batch veggie slicers, or learn the ins and outs of using a fermenting crock. Bring your questions, your produce, take home containers, and your ideas—and get inspired to preserve the harvest

👞 Birkenstock Re-corking & Leather Care
Join Matt from Webb Boot Company and get your Birks re-corked or bring leather footwear and learn how to condition and polish it. Have you been meaning to get something repaired? Matt also does repairs and is willing to take orders during Reuse-a-palooza (to bring back to his shop to work on).

👕 Linocutting Station | 9–11 AM only
Bring an old T-shirt or other piece of clothing and upcycle it with a fun, one-of-a-kind stamp! Stay tuned for a peek at this year’s design coming soon. 👀

👚 Clothing Swap | 9 AM-12 PM only
Bring clothes to donate at 9 AM and set them up on a table or rack, then do a loop and take what you want! Please don’t bring clothing you intend to sell—donations only. 😊

🔨 Tool Swap
Have tools you no longer need? Bring them along and see if you can find something you could use!

Come swap, fix, learn, tinker and give your stuff a second life. See you at Reuse-a-palooza! ♻️

08/14/2026

UPDATE: New date for the August tour! Instead of August 12 it's been moved to August 19!

The first tour was amazing - so informative and and an awesome chance to exchange tips and tricks (thanks Bryan and Alana)!

There are still a few spaces left for the August and September tours - email [email protected] to sign up!

08/12/2026

Do you have a knack for fixing, mending or tinkering? We’re looking for volunteers to help at our next Repair Cafe on August 29, from 9 AM to 1 PM.

We’re looking for people with skills in:�
🧵 Sewing & textiles�
🔌 Small appliances & electronics�
🚲 Bike repairs�
🪑 Furniture & household items�
🛠️ General repairs & tinkering
Anything other expertise you can bring!

Repair Cafés bring people together to repair, reuse and keep items out of the landfill while sharing skills and building community.

Interested in volunteering? Email [email protected] to learn more!

If you can’t attend the full 4-hour period, you can volunteer for a shorter shift!

08/12/2026

We had such a great time at the first of our 3 part garden tour series. Huge thanks to Bryan and Alana for sharing their incredible greenhouse and garden. There’s still some space in next week’s visit to Dani Z’s garden! We will meet at the Tool Library at 5:30pm and bike or walk over (very short bike ride) together! Email [email protected] to save a spot!

08/07/2026

Rotary Club is looking for volunteers for the Fall Fair! In exchange for volunteering, they'll donate $15/hr to your favourite non-profit (hint hint nudge nudge) 💚

Fall Fair will be here in no time & the Rotary Club of Smithers needs you!! We are looking for volunteers at our food booth (August 27-30). We will pay your club/group for your volunteer hours - so grab a friend and sign-up.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/508084FAEA828A3F94-64221744-2026 #/