'We couldn’t have asked for a better location': Men's Shed opening in Arnprior
What happens when a local man with a great shed and no one to share it with meets a global movement meant to encourage socialization in sheds? The result is the Arnprior McNab/Braeside Men’s Shed, opening Feb. 5. Jean-Guy and Judi Asselin with Darrel O'Shaughnessy, right, are looking forward to the Feb. 5 opening of the Arnprior McNab/Braeside Men's Shed. - Nahanni McIntosh photo The Men’s Shed, a program of the Senior’s Active Living Centre (SALC), will be a place for local senior men to “get together and do guy things.” It sounds simple enough, but in reality the Men’s Shed is so much more than that. The Men’s Shed movement was formally established in Australia in the early 2000s in response to a long-standing need for men to have somewhere to socialize and feel comfortable to discuss their feelings and well-being. Today, there are over 900 sheds in Australia alone and the movement has expanded globally. The first Ca...