The Saskatchewan Waste Reduction Council organized Repair Cafes cities across the province including Yorkton Saturday with help from their major sponsor Affinity Credit Union.
The Repair Cafes were in conjunction with Waste Reduction Week which was declared by Yorkton Council in October.
Residents of Yorkton were invited to bring in household items to be fixed for free by one of the five volunteers in attendance.
A Repair Café was an event where the public was encouraged to bring broken items to be repaired by an experienced volunteer. This encouraged people to reduce the amount of waste they are putting in the landfill and an opportunity to have them fixed.
The items might include small electrical items such as a lamp that may need some soldering or a new electrical end.
Other items may have needed some sewing, gluing or maybe even bicycle repair.
The event attracted 16 people with more than 20 items needing some attention.
The Repair Cafe was held at the Yorkton Victory Church
