Editor’s note: The print version of this story, published June 22, cited an incorrect location for the open house. It will be held at the MAC, 133 McMillan St., Parksville.
On July 1, Canada will turn 150 years old. The Oceanside Building Learning Together MakerSpace Club will be a newborn.
The Makerspace is a new membership club, created to provide a space that fosters creativity through sharing and developing expertise in a wide range of practical skills, for fun, personal interest and community enhancement,” according to its mission statement.
Makerspace will be introduced to the public with its first public open house on July 1, from 1-4 p.m. at the McMillan Arts Centre, 133 McMillan St. in Parksville.
Users are expected to represent a wide spectrum of hobbyists and artisans in computing, electronics, robotics, control systems, 3D printing, design-prototype-build,…