All over NL Repair Cafes are sprouting. Usually held at neighbourhood centres, here you can bring your broken CD-player, toaster, lamp, fridge. Volunteer technicians will grab the gizmo from you and will – often – fix it. There are people with sewing machines too, to repair clothes etc.
For locations and dates see this website.
This is an awesome idea, I wish we had these in Toronto! Maybe a good start up idea!