Over $100K and skilled work still needed at N.B. Habitat House
The keys may have been handed over, but not only is there still physical work to be done; $100,000 is still needed to pay for the Habitat for Humanity House in North Battleford.
After over a year of delays two families have now been living in North Battleford’s first Habitat for Humanity house for three months now. The delays in getting the duplex fit for living created a snowball of problems which are still being dealt with by board members.
Cathy Richardson is on the board for the project. She thanked everyone who helped get the house to the point where families could move in, but doesn’t want the community to forget about them as there is still quite a bit of work to be done including the outside fence and trim inside the house.
“At this point, with these finishing touches we need skilled volunteers to help out,” Richardson said. “Maybe not so much for the fence as we would need a crew, but we want to make sure we are doing it right. I was given some direction on how to finish the fence by our site foreman but I’d like someone with carpentry experience to make sure we don’t waste any materials.”