Saturday March 8 marks the one year anniversary of this joint venture of the Georgian Bluffs Climate Action Team and the Owen Sound North Grey Union Public Library. With a mantra of “throw it away, NO WAY”, this community initiative has kept close to 500 items out of landfill in its first year of operation. Free, completely volunteer run, the Repair Café is held from 1 to 4 pm on the second Saturday of each month. Volunteer greeters triage a wide variety of appliances, electronics, clothing, jewelry, furniture, clocks and more, directing them to twenty volunteer fixers at the ready, armed with an impressive collection of tools needed to dissect, diagnose and, almost always, repair. Patrons watch the repair, getting tips about what’s gone wrong and how to manage future issues.