alternatives-to-the-vancouver-hackspace/

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Alternatives to the Vancouver Hackspace. - A Blue Star

Vancouver Hackspace (VHS) used to be a place where people could ask questions and get help with their projects while helping out others. Now new people asking questions, at best, get ignored and worst ridiculed. After 2015 the Vancouver Hackspace the board of directors ( names removed ) as well as a few other members ( names removed ) created a toxic environment that destroyed the existing community that took years to create.

https://blog.abluestar.com/alternatives-to-the-vancouver-hackspace/

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I have checked the links on the page Alternatives to the Vancouver Hackspace and cross-referenced them with current business statuses.
Since this blog post was originally written years ago, many of the organizations have since closed or moved. Below is a list of broken, dead, or defunct links and resources found on the site:
🚫 Defunct / Closed Organizations
These links point to organizations that are no longer in operation:

• RED Academy: This coding bootcamp went bankrupt and closed all campuses (including Vancouver) in March 2020.
• Decentral Vancouver: This Bitcoin-focused incubator is no longer active at its West Pender location; its meetup and website are defunct.
• Zen Maker Lab (Vancouver Location): While Zen Maker Lab still operates in North Vancouver, their secondary Vancouver/East 1st Street location mentioned in the blog is no longer listed as a primary hub.
• The Egg Arts Foundation: Their website and active studio presence have largely disappeared from current Vancouver maker listings.
• Vancouver Fix-It Collective: This group has largely been absorbed by or replaced by the Repair Matters initiative; the specific "Fix-It Collective" social links are mostly dead.
  ⚠️ Broken or Outdated Links
  The following links on the page are either technically broken (404) or redirect to unrelated content:
• OpenDataBC-Vancouver: The link to this specific collaborative group is dead; the initiative has largely stalled or moved to general "Open Data" portals.
• 3D Hubs: The link likely redirects to "Hubs" (now part of Protolabs), which has shifted from a "local hobbyist printer" model to a professional industrial manufacturing B2B platform.
• Dirty SLA: This service is no longer a prominent "cheap" printing option and the original link is inactive.
• Robot Kingdom (Lets Make Robots): The community "Lets Make Robots" was sold and merged into RobotShop, making the original community links redirected or broken.
  📍 Moved or Changed Locations
• Maker Labs: They moved from their original location to a much larger space at 780 East Cordova St.
• Vancouver Tool Library: Has changed locations since the post was written (now at 1310 East Victoria Drive).
• VIVO Media Arts: They moved from their long-time Main St/East 1st location to 2625 Kaslo St.
  Recommendation
  If you are looking for an active alternative today, Maker Labs, Vancouver Community Laboratory (Co-Lab), and The Vancouver Tool Library remain the most stable and active physical spaces in the city.