By Andrew de Souza

Habitat for Humanity helps more families

Jun 2, 2011 | 6:26 AM

Habitat for Humanity continued the tradition of providing shelter and enriching the community on Wednesday.

The day began with the organization handing over the keys to the newly-built home for Garrett and Ann-Marie Wall and their four children.

The home was built in conjunction with the family getting the house and the Carleton Comprehensive High School carpentry class over the course of the school year.

The keys were given in a dedication ceremony where local politicians and habitat members addressed the crowds.

For Garrett Wall, officially receiving the keys meant finally having a place to settle down and call home.

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“It feels good, everyone loves to have a house,” he said. “We can finally settle down and concentrate on what’s important. My kids can grow up here and have a place to call home.”

Habitat ramping up efforts

Not only was the Wall family moved in on Wednesday, but Habitat for Humanity also broke the ground on not one, but two homes in the form of a duplex project.

The double homes makes for a total of 10 homes created in the city.

Habitat for Humanity President Morris Sawchuk said, it’s part of the organizations plans to step up on the number of homes built each year.

Sawchuk said the plan is to build three homes this year and go for as many as four next year. As well, he said they might branch out and help build Habitat for Humanity homes in other communities.

“There’s a tremendous need for housing in this town and in this province in general,” he said. “If we could build 10 houses a year, we would do that.”

Sawchuk said the only thing standing in the way of doing that is finding the volunteers and donors to do so.

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