Construction students building up the community

“The great thing about working with Sask. Polytechnic is these men are in, usually, their second year of carpentry so they have an idea of what they need to do and they can do it really quickly and with good quality as well,” said Adamson. “It’s just a wonderful partnership.

“Looking at the great progress of this build and how well it went. I think that’s a good indicator of how this partnership will go from now on.”

Future home owner, wife and mother of two, Lu Paw, was there to see her home’s debut.

“I think her just wondering around the house, you can really see it on her face that it’s really settling in—this is their home,” said Adamson.

Jeff Chow, head of the carpentry program at Sask. Polytechnic said they started plans for the partnership a year and a half ago. After discussion, Chow said he decided he didn’t want to pass it up.

“We just realized that it was going to be a win-win for a lot of people,” he explained. “It’s really good training for our students, it’s real-life training, so it’s a really advantageous.

“To help the community build a house for a family in need is a really good opportunity.”

Chow said it’s a good break from their usual work, which they build up in class and have to take down.

“The nice thing about this project is that they get to do stuff they would actually do on the job sight and that’s what we really like to emphasize,” said Chow.

Overall he said he’s happy with how the house turned out.

“I’m very proud of the effort the students put in,” he said.

Once the house is moved to the site in the spring, it will be up to volunteers to step forward and finish the basement and all the final touches.

Adamson said the family should be able to move in to their new home by mid-summer 2016.

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by Alex Soloducha

Construction students building up the community

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