The landscaping team is hard at work, creating all of the foundation layers ready for planting, it must be Spring!

The foundations for the gazebo and the signs are going in today and we are preparing for the playground. The last of the kitchens are now almost finished in the 2 barrier free homes.

The heating and ventilation team is on site this week getting everything connected up. Our accessible kitchens are also starting to come together.

This week the exterior LED lighting has arrived for the carpark and sidewalk areas. Work continues on the footings for the gazebo and the base layer for the play area in about to begin!

Our thanks to Whirlpool Canada for donating the fridge and stove for eight of our ten townhomes at Bakerview Place, which arrived today. Local supplier Coast Wholesale Appliances is helping us out with the specific requirements for our two accessible units in the coming weeks. 

In other news the last of the countertops have been installed in the kitchens and we are getting close to finishing the paving and sidewalks. Footings are now being dug for the gazebo which will form the heart of the shared community space and play area.

Building homes can be a dirty job, especially in a wet Victoria Winter, so it's important to get things nice a clean before our new Habitat homeowners start moving in.  Balance Home Cleaning spent the weekend working on 4 of the 10 homes which are almost ready for families. 

This amazing team is volunteering their skills and time to make this happen and we cannot thank them enough! Nine people participated on Saturday and a further ten on Sunday with more to come in the next few weeks!

The team was busy outside today while the sun was shining, laying all of the paths around Bakerview place. These will give a smooth even surface for wheelchair access all around the development. 

Our habitat families were outside together on the build site this weekend, cleaning up, moving materials and building fences. This was a great opportunity for some more volunteer hours as our families work together to build their new community.

Paint, trim, carpets, kitchens and lighting! It's all go this week as each of our units start to come together. the focus is now on finishes and fitting all the internal components that make a house into a home!