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Help with DIY tasks and gardening and stay in our floating campers in Quebec, Canada

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  2025 

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  • Description

    Description

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    To begin the season, we need an helper (part time) from mid april to end of april 2025
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    We have set up a beautiful tourist accommodation business, now counting 8 pretty floating ready-to-camp, glamping style, on the Richelieu River, on a magnificent site surrounded by nature, in the South of Quebec, at only 45 minutes from Montreal. Customers can bring their dog and their small watercraft, or rent them. We have 8 paddle or pedal boats available (paddle boards, tandem pedal kayak, single kayak, double kayak, pedal boat, canoe), as well as sailboat tours.

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    Nous avons mis sur pied une belle entreprise d'hébergements touristiques, comptant maintenant 8 jolis prêts-à-camper flottant,de style glamping, sur la Rivière Richelieu, sur un site magnifique entourée de nature, dans le Sud du Québec, à seulement 45 minutes de Montréal. Les clients peuvent amener leur chien et leur petites embarcations nautiques, ou en louer. Nous avons 8 embarcations à pagaie ou pédales disponible (planches à pagaie, kayak tandem à pédales, kayak simple, kayak double, pédalo, canot), ainsi que des tours en voilier.

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Help with Eco Projects
    General Maintenance
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Great opportunity to discover a rural and riverside region in southern Quebec

  • Host offers payment in line with the minimum wage

    Host offers payment in line with the minimum wage

    This host offers accommodation and payment.

  • Help

    Help

    To prepare the season, we are looking for only one person for helping cleaning the floating accommodations, bringing what needed inside them, landscape work, and some other easy maintenance work (for exemple painting) . Helper do not need experience but must have a work and driving license permit, and must be available 20 to 35 h /week for 2 weeks from mid to end april 2025. We pay all the hours worked 16$/hour + a place to sleep in the floating accommodation.

  • Languages spoken

    French: Fluent
    English: Intermediate
    Spanish: Beginner

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    The floating accomodation are equipped with a private barbecue with cooking ring, and other small kitchen equipment (microwave, toaster, kettle, coffee maker, water dispenser). , dishes) as well as bedding and towels. Showers and toilets are a minute's walk away if they are open (if not there is outside toilet on the site and you can go to another place in town for the shower). --

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    Region with an abundance of nature and animals, suitable for fishing and observing birds and other mammals. Beautiful rural cycle paths and regional and riverside park, nautical, historical, gourmet activities in the region (micro-brewery, vineyards, cider mill, cheese factory). We are only 20 minutes from the USA for other great bike trails.

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  • 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

  • Can host digital nomads

    Can host digital nomads

    It is not sure the internet will be available at this time

  • Space for parking camper vans

    Space for parking camper vans

    This host can provide space for campervans.

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    One

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The image depicts a serene lake scene with a houseboat and dock, surrounded by trees and a clear blue sky, exuding a sense of tranquility and relaxation.
The image depicts a cozy living room with a white couch, a small kitchenette, and a large window offering a serene view of a grassy area and a body of water outside.
The image depicts a bathroom with white walls, a toilet, and two stalls, featuring a sign indicating the presence of a woman\'s restroom.
The image depicts a serene dock scene with a gazebo, lounge chairs, and paddle boats, set against a backdrop of lush greenery and a tranquil body of water.
The image depicts two men in a blue kayak on a serene river, with a brown houseboat and lush trees in the background, set against a bright blue sky.
The image depicts a serene scene of a brown dog standing on a paddleboard floating on a tranquil body of water, surrounded by lush trees and vegetation.
The image depicts a serene scene of a man and a dog on a sailboat, navigating through calm waters under a clear blue sky with lush greenery in the distance.
The image depicts a woman riding a bicycle on a paved path, accompanied by a dog in a trailer attached to the back of the bike.
The image depicts a group of people, including a dog, sitting at a table on a patio outside a wooden building with a covered seating area.
The image depicts the entrance to a man cave, featuring a wooden exterior, a sign, a chair, and a lamp, with a doorway leading to an interior space.
The image depicts a room with a bed, black curtains, and a concrete floor, featuring a closet, chair, and other furniture in the background.
The image depicts a small bedroom with two beds, a desk, and a dresser, featuring a leopard print comforter and a white horse painting on the wall.
The image depicts a compact room with a table, chair, and various appliances, including a water cooler, microwave, and toaster, set against a white curtain backdrop.
The image depicts a serene park scene with vibrant yellow trees, a picnic table, and a tractor, surrounded by fallen leaves on the grassy ground.

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