For nature and animal lovers: join a family at peaceful Otter Lake, Canada

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  Description

  We are a family with 2 kids (15 and 17 years old). We live in the country in a 1300 acre bush land with 48 husky dogs. In the winter time we own a dogsledding business and in the summer time, we have a small vineyard and Orchard + accommodation. In the spring we do our own maple syrup.
  I am Sylvain (47). I study wildlife management and forestery. I work in the summer for the forest fighter departement and in the winter for our dogsledding business.
  Caroline (45) is a teacher for the kindergarden kids. She is a very good cook and love to make you taste food with maple syrup from our own trees.
  We are a very welcoming family and easy to get along with.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Gardening

  Animal Care

  Farmstay help

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  Help around the house

  General Maintenance

  Help with Computers/ Internet
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  UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  Stay in a good families in nature with animals in a clean and peacefull environnement. We are a french canadien family and would be happy to share our lifestyle.
  The people coming here are not working for us but with us so it could be sometime long hour day and other shorter depending on the weather and schedule. We are hard worker people and need people with the same working ethic and want to do things right.

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  Help

  In Summer and fall ,we need help to take care of the animals, help with the maintenance of the vineyard and general outdoor house maintenance. Painting buildings, give food and water to the dogs, take out wood from the bush for winter fire. We try to diversify the work so you can learn new things.

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  English: Fluent
  French: Fluent
  Spanish: Beginner

  This host offers a language exchange
  This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
  You can contact them directly for more information.
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  Accommodation

  Our guests have a room with two double beds, including a private bathroom at their disposal. It could be share if we have more then one workaway. Our guests rooms are on the commercial part of our house but there is just a door which seperate the commercial part from our private house. Everything is very clean and we make sure that you feel comfortable and like home. People from Workaway are having meals with our family. We like to taste new dish so if you want, you could cook sometimes for us and make us taste traditional food from your country. We always share meals together and like all kind of food (meat, fish, seafood, pasta). We will choose workawayers with the same diet who are open to try new food (deer or bear meat).

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  What else ...

  We like to have people stay for a period of 2 weeks to 1 month. We can provide all transportation, from Ottawa to here (1h1/2) Airport, train station or bus station. We go to the city every week to do grocery so you are welcome to join. If you did not visit Ottawa yet, we can make you visit.

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  A little more information

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    Internet access

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    Limited internet access

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    We have pets

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    We are smokers

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    Can host families

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  Space for parking camper vans

  This host can provide space for campervans.

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  Two

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  Hours expected

  Minimum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week. More time is giving to us, more time we can spend doing activities :-)

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