We meet the first family! The house finds a new address. We have a drone flying around getting wonderful footage! Get your first look at the ‘Our House’ home on the new site as the modules leave CVCEC by truck, get lifted by crane and placed into position in Ormstown. WHAT A DAY!!! You can’t...Read More
The big day has arrived for our four modules to leave our centre and start their journey to their new address. Join us for “The MOVE” (part 1 of 2) as the modules get loaded onto trucks in preparation for the big day. Our staff and students talk about this milestone day in the Our...Read More
What a day, what a day, what a day!!! A day full of skill, perseverance, pride, lots of emotions… and oh yeah, we can’t forget the extreme cold. Today the ‘Our House’ CVCEC (New Frontiers School Board) team and our partners secured the two Habitat pour l’humanité Québec homes at their new address in Ormstown. Congrats to everyone involved....Read More
YOU ARE INVITED! We have a new moving date. Starting at approximately 7:00 am on February 10 (weather permitting), the modules of the multi-dwelling home that CVCEC has been building for Habitat for Humanity, Province of Québec will be moved from CVCEC to the building site. Come any time during the morning; watch the procession...Read More
The reality of finishing the exterior of a building is often complex. Having to deal with previous errors that drags on and often amplified from task to tasks. Dealing with modifications, materials, hardware, and tools issues, precaution and protection after installation but also weather and temperature. Often, in school, that reality is not a big...Read More
Ok, imagine your first day of school in carpentry. Maybe you have already some experience under your belt, but, like most of the students, it might be one of your first opportunities to work with wood. Most of what you will do, you will be doing it for the first time. Then, imagine one year...Read More
James and Simon, two Carpentry students, let us know why they are so excited and grateful to be getting their education and helping out the community at the same time. And if you’ve missed our previous episodes, be sure to check them out in our: “Our House” Video Gallery – where you’ll find the first...Read More
***LISTEN TO HIS INTERVIEW HERE*** Our Carpentry teacher John Hodges was interviewed by CBC Radio, to talk about the Our House Project. He did a masterful job, to explain the project and the progress he, the other teachers and the students are having during the build of our LEED & Habitat for Humanity project. Read More
The OUR HOUSE PROJECT can only happen with the help of our corporate sponsors and our community partners. CORPORATE SPONSORS: ROXUL INSULATION Roxul offers insulation solutions that help save energy and create quiet and safer homes. DELTA COSELLA- DORKEN The brand that experts use for moisture management in foundations, walls, and roofs LEGALETT Legalett Canada...Read More
