ARE YOU A WORKING FAMILY EARNING BETWEEN $25,000 TO $62,000** A YEAR? If yes, then you may be eligible for “Our House” (semi-detached home) with a 0% interest mortgage from Habitat for Humanity Province of Quebec.  Two families will end up owning their own home in Ormstown. Are you curious? Want to know more? Come...Read More

In this episode of “Our House” we introduce to you our team of carpentry teachers from CVCEC. They talk about their role and the excitement of being involved in such an amazing project. You also get another LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) tip of the day. If you missed the first episode of...Read More

Habitat for Humanity House Build Jamboree Highlights  – a personal perspective Last Friday evening’s concert in support of  the CVCEC led Habitat for Humanity – LEED House Build Project has already received many accolades, but I would like to talk about the two aspects of the event that were most meaningful to me. First of all,...Read More

Are you a working family that would love to own your own home? That reality is closer then you think. The Carpentry Program (teachers and students) from CVCEC along with its partners will be building a semi-detached Habitat For Humanity Home for two families (0% interest mortgage with monthly payments set at 30% of your...Read More

The Community Jamboree fundraiser for the Habitat for Humanity (“Our House Project”) has come and gone but the positive fallout from this collaborative project continues to resonate in our community. One such example is the story of Grade 5 and 6 students from Ormstown Elementary (O.E.S.).During the week of the Jamboree students from O.E.S. volunteered...Read More

Check out the first episode of “Our House” the series. The carpentry program at CVCEC, along with its partners, will be building a Habitat for Humanity Home in the beautiful municipality of Ormstown for two families. You can watch all year long, in order to find out the latest updates and see how this amazing...Read More

What’s the Buzz? Things are really buzzing in Carpentry at CVCEC these days. We just started the fourth group of 2013 and are anticipating the start of another evening group in November. This will be the first time we run a fifth group but this year has been full of firsts; the place is abuzz...Read More

At the New Frontiers School Board (NFSB), we look to the future in technology and innovation, providing outstanding state-of-the-art education to both our youth and adult students. As we move forward, we remain aware of our rich history and the role we have taken in supporting our families and communities throughout the years. Keeping all...Read More

The evening group of the Construction Carpentry Program at CVCEC is closing in on the end of their year and is presently working on the Roofing module of the program of study. Although the project is a complicated one, it can be very rewarding when the hard work starts to make sense as the project...Read More

Mr. Poya Saffari graduated from the CVCEC carpentry program in 2010. Poya has since gone on to complete a bachelor of arts and is completing a masters at Concordia University. Poya returned to us as a carpentry teacher in the spring of 2013. He has a quiet demeanor, he is patient with the students and...Read More