Help with maintenance west of Williams Lake, BC.

Canada

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4
Last activity
29/03/2021
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Description
We are a middle aged couple with no children living on 17 acres in the beautiful Bella Coola Valley. Troy is self employed welder. Lorrein works in retail at the local family owned business called Kopas Store. We own two horses, a dog and a cat.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
General Maintenance
Help around the house
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
Greenhouse work and small gardens need tending to as well as flower gardens, lawn mowing. Small maintenance jobs as in fixing barbed wire fencing. Possibly light carpentry work.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Accommodation
There is a one bedroom cabin on our property with running water and power. It isn't rustic.
What else ...
Bella Coola is 480 km west of Williams Lake, BC. You can drive (if you have a car) or fly with Pacific Coastal Airline. BC Ferries comes to Bella Coola from Port Hardy mid June to mid September.
A little more information
- Internet access
- Limited internet access
- We have pets
- We are smokers
- Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two

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Feedback left by and about host (4)

01/06/2017

Left by Workawayer (Sonja) for host

I've spent 4 weeks at Troy and Lorrein's place in the beautiful Bella Coola Valley back in 2015 (yeah I know, I'm late with my feedback, but better late than never :-) ).
I had a wonderful time at their place and can highly recommend it! Lorrein and Troy are very warm-hearted and welcoming, even so their family and friends. Let's say the whole… read more

(Excellent )

17/01/2016

Left by host for Workawayer (Linda & Leslie)

Leslie and Linda are hard workers and will not pass up a challenge. They were very enjoyable to be around and fit into our home with ease. We would welcome them back to our home any time.

(Excellent )

16/12/2015

Left by Workawayer (Linda & Leslie) for host

We had such a great time with Troy and Lorrein. The workload was more than oke and there were a lot of different things to do. Lorrein is a great cook and enjoys feeding you here meals which are different every day. We saw a lot of great things, when possible Troy and Lorrein took the time to show us the area and we met a lot of nice… read more

(Excellent )

04/08/2013

Left by Workawayer (Daniel) for host

There's a lot of different work to do at Troy and Lorrein's place. Unfortunately we just had some days left to stay. You guys are very welcoming. Thank you for showing us around and helping us getting ready for the trip to Turner Lake. We really enjoyed the barbeque at your friends place and the very delicious spring salmon. By the way, Lorreine… read more

(Excellent )

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