Help with downsizing and clean-up project at my home near Cornwall, rural, eastern Ontario, Canada

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Availability

  2024 

 Min stay requested: at least 2 weeks

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  • Description

    Description

    A rural location- Farmland, some 20kms from Cornwall, On., Canada. Unfortunately there is no local transportation, so you will collected from the train/bus station.

    There is train (VIA) & bus service (Megabus) to Montreal(1hr), Toronto (5hrs). Bus service to Ottawa is only twice a week.!

    Our family residence for the past 47 years. -I am a retired educator and have been a widower for the past seven years. Taught Elementary, Secondary and University for 42 years. 76 years young.

    My four adult children & their children visit and friends are frequent visitors.

    Time to contemplate the next step on the journey. Initially I plan to downsize and minimize and then take to the road in my beloved and trusted "Maggie, a 24ft. RV/ Mobile Home. Eager to explore more of Canada - both East Coast and Central, before heading to settle on the West Coast.

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Gardening
    DIY and building projects
    Elderly Companionship
    General Maintenance
    Creating/ Cooking family meals
    Help around the house
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Life in rural, eastern Ontario, though somewhat isolated, is nonetheless active and enriching. Many local points of interest, and proximity to Canada's major Eastern Cities- Quebec City, Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto is exciting. Cornwall, On. is a mere 5 minutes from the U.S. border.
    As much as possible we try to be self-sufficient. Never a shortage of interesting projects, building, repairs (plumbing/electricity and our wood shop and workshop areas are extensive. A long list of volunteers have found the atmosphere interesting and challenging.

  • Help

    Help

    Help with the monster "downsizing & clean-up" project. Time to work on an accumulation of some 45 years of accumulated history and life.

    There is always on-going grounds & facility maintenance, brush clearing, fence line clearing, tree felling and inevitably, machinery maintenance. Maintenance of garden- flower beds - watering systems -swimming pool.

    Outside painting, etc. - milling logs - Seasonal activities- Maple Syrup Production - Vegetable & Apple harvest.

    Pretty laid back. No absolute fixed routines. Enjoying life and keeping the place ship-shape.

    Light housework, cleaning, and shared cooking.

  • Languages spoken

    English: Fluent
    French: Fluent

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    Own room in farmhouse. If needed there is always the summer cottage and the R.V.

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    Want to use a bike. We have some. And, two e-bikes. Fun. Long Sault Parkway is an interesting ride. Hydro Ontario's Saunder's Dam/Hydro Station is an interesting spot, as is Upper Canada Village and the surrounding areas.

    Time off can be as interesting as you want it to be. Time-on is "fun".

    Our schedule is pretty laid-back, and has to be fun and a learning experience. Lots of space for creative thinking and developing a special project.

    Previous helpers have joined me in the R.V. on trips through the U.S. to the West Coast, down to Florida and New Orleans, Toronto, Niagara, Montreal and Quebec City and whale watching off the Saguenay.

    I enjoy "relax", good conversation, a wide range of music and literature, an informative Netflix program, and the opportunity to learn about your adventures and stories. I like to share in an atmosphere of trust and spontaneity, of happiness and mutual respect. I hope to feel that my life has been enriched by your presence, participation and contribution and that I will have contributed to yours.

  • A little more information

    A little more information

    • Internet access

    • Limited internet access

      Limited internet access

    • We have pets

    • We are smokers

    • Can host families

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    Two

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    Hours expected

    Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week

Host ref number: 347483596136

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