Repair Matters is a Vancouver-based initiative that empowers people to take part in repair and creative problem solving. Our aim is to bring people with different skill sets and experiences together, ranging from novices to experts, to share knowledge and collectively troubleshoot repair solutions. The act of repairing something is a great way to build creative confidence in all of us. A broken it
em can be fixed using different means and methods – we think there’s more than one way to repair most objects, so let’s put our brains to work and get our hands dirty! Repair does more than keep waste out of the landfill. It creates connections between different people within a city and allows knowledge to be passed on to the next generation. When we share our skills and experiences with each other we help build resilient communities. We believe that repair is an engaging and sustainable way to accomplish this. For many of us it often seems easier to buy a new version of an object when the old one breaks, instead of trying to get the old one repaired. In most cases where an item is broken, it’s worth considering the option of repair and either asking someone for advice or looking it up online or in a book. Oftentimes a repair is both easier and cheaper to perform than what initially might seem to be the case.
