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We have a beautiful half acre property in Pointe de Bute, New Brunswick. We live in a rural area but it’s centrally located in the Maritimes of Canada. 30 minutes to PEI, and very close to the Nova Scotia border, 2 hours to Halifax. The closest towns are Amherst, NS and Sackville, NB, both less than 15 minutes by car. It’s a century home with a large flower garden that needs lots of maintenance in the Spring and Summer. We are primarily looking for outdoor help in the yard with yard and garden maintenance, as well as some light to moderate landscaping.
Tasks include, mowing lawn (ride on and hand mower), edge trimming, tree pruning, weeding , mulching, planting in garden, stacking firewood (we have lots of firewood) and some simple outdoor maintenance tasks such as painting and assisting with small building and repair projects. Someone with a more skilled background could do more for sure.
Future projects could include building a vegetable garden, a deck, and a gravel path in the back yard.
We have a large guest room on the first floor with a bathroom nearby. Two people could comfortably stay there. We also have a large, country kitchen and butler’s pantry so lots of room for creativity in the kitchen. The whole house oozes charm with lots of original features for a relaxing stay in the country.
We have two young kids (4 and 6) who can be pretty rambunctious and loud so enjoying the presence of young ones is a must. Occassionally, with the right people, we may ask just to be home during the evening so that we can go out. . . although this is not required if it's outside of anyone's comfort levels.
***Update*** Because of comfort levels with children, we will typically not accept men on their own (or pairs). We have had good experiences with couples, small young families, and single or paired females.
One of the challenges of the area is a lack of transportation services in and out of town. Someone legally able to drive could potentially use our car occasionally, although this is not a guarantee. We make frequent trips into nearby towns and occassional trips to Moncton and even less frequently to other areas in the Maritimes. We do have a van so a motivated person can definitely see a lot of the surrounding area.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Practice with English in the home and lots of French spoken in the community (New Brunswick is the only bilingual Province), living with a musician, East Coast, Maritime hospitality.
We live in an incredible area that we are discovering as well- since we just moved here from the West Coast. Near the Bay of Fundy, explore marshes and boral tides. Closest city is Moncton,
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
Inside handyman work, such as leveling doors, framing in the studio, gardening, pruning trees, painting the building exterior, rebuilding decks.
Also, help with kids, cooking and cleaning and childminding would be very useful.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: IntermediateThis host offers a language exchange
We could all use help improving our French
Accommodation
One good large bedroom with nearby bathroom. We also have a gym and yoga area available. We generally provide food, and try cook dinner every night. More details to come on this.
What else ...
It is best to have a vehicle since we are a little out of town. Ours could be available for licensed drivers for runs into town etc.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
We have a fast 50/10 mbps wireless internet setup everywhere in the house.
Space for parking camper vans
We have a large yard out back and can provide water and electrical hookup.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
Maximum 5 hours a day, 5 days a week
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KC, Billie Jean and theirs kids are really nice and welcoming!
We had a great meal (Billie Jean cook very well) and during our week we cleaned the basement and we bring the firewood for the winter.
The bedroom was very comfortable !
KC invite us to a live music it was really cool to see… read more
Thank you for the exchange, the trips and the good food :)
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KC, Billie Jean and theirs kids are really nice and welcoming!
We had a great meal (Billie Jean cook very well) and during our week we cleaned the basement and we bring the firewood for the winter.
The bedroom was very comfortable !
KC invite us to a live music it was really cool to see… read more
Thank you for the exchange, the trips and the good food :)
