A regular meeting for the membership will be held on Weds. Aug 10th at 2:00 pm at the Curling Rink. Discussions to include info about the Junk in Your Trunk sale, ongoing fundraising efforts and support from community groups and the recommendation of the Board of Directors to proceed with the chosen rental space for September 1st.
Things are happening! New members are welcome to join at the meeting.

In spite of the rain and slower than expected turn out, with a donation of $500 from the NMI Car Show, we managed to raise over $1000,00 for the Shed. We will use what we learned from the event and are now planning a Fall Junk in the Trunk sale on a date to be announced.

A members only area has been added to this site that the general public can’t access. A password is required and if you ask a Director and you are a paid up member they will give it to you.
It is for privacy of lists and discussions around members and policies.
The general public can access the main site.
Member lists and more will be here.
A private Member’s Chat is here.
If you know the password, do not give it out to anyone who is not a member of the Stuart Lake Men’s Shed Society.
If you don’t know the password you can email mensshed@fortstjames,com and we will check that you are a member and send it to you.

A little over a week away!
MEMBERS: be sure to show up yourself on Aug.9 and you can visit the Classic Car Show – there were over 100 cars to see last year. Tell your friends and neighbours about it, bring them with you when you go, make it an outing for the day!
People wishing to sell can do so from the trunk of their car, the bed of their truck, from a table or booth or a blanket on the grass. Vendors only pay a $10 donation to the Men’s Shed and many shed members will be donating things to sell or part of their earnings to the group.

If anyone asks you about the sale refer them to Rick M, Bob M, BIll H or the contact form on this website.

Don’t forget! Come SELL SELL SELL

Informational meeting Thurs. July 17th 2:00 at the Curling Rink. Find out the latest news regarding the Men’s Shed and what is happening.

Show up early with a $10 donation to set up a table or your vehicle and now you can pre-register for a spot on the CONTACT page of this site.
We will contact you.

Next meeting Thursday July 10th, 7:00 pm at the Curling Rink

Stuart Lake Men’s Shed
MINUTES
June 25, 2025
Curling Rink

Agenda accepted 7:04 pm1

1– Business Cards:
Rick will provide logo business cards for Directors
next year issue membership cards when dues paid

2 – Website status: All revisions done, up to date. Activate online contact forms.

3 – Bank Account status:
Motion by Rick Montemurro to get one bank card only, for deposit purposes only
Seconded Tyler Graham.
Passed unanimous.

4 – Discuss Short/McDougall building
Too much work required
Bad location
Unanimous decision NO at this time, may reconsider

5 – Mall and other location discussion
Mall location acceptable pending details re: use of power tools, heat costs, lease length and rates as well as any other restrictions. Will continue looking at other locations pending funds and negotiations with property manager.
Tyler mentioned possible Men’s Shed Canada grant to obtain a location. Will look into details.

6 = Garage Sale
Planned for Sat. Aug. 9* in co-ordination with Car Show. “Junk in your Trunk”
Private sellers can set up a table, trunk or pickup bed for $10 donation to Men’s Shed
Shed members will be selling from theirs to donate sales to Men’s Shed
Food sales? Not hot dogs, Car Club will do that.
Bob Motion will look at Mens Shed aprons for some of us to wear for publicity.
Ralph Willick will look at signs and posters.

Meeting adjourned 8:04 pm

IN ATTENDANCE:
Rick Montemurro – Rick Slorstad
Ken Kerr – Bob Motion
Terry Houghton – Jim Dunkley
Ralph Willick – Bill Howell
Keith Gordon – Tyler Graham
Mike Bird

* CORRECTION: date was originally in error as July 16

Regular meeting is scheduled at 7:00 pm at the Curling Rink

Online forms are being added to the website that will enable people to join the Men’s Shed and request services of the Men’s Shed. They are not yet working but previews of the forms will be there on the CONTACT page of this website.
If any members have suggestions to add or alter the forms you can send them to stuartlakemensshed@gmail.com or speak to Rick, Tyler or Mike directly.