A place for water loving adventurer in northern Alberta , Canada

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16/08/2019
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2019

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Description
We are a waterski club focusing on competitive waterskiing. We coach waterskiing from beginner to competitive ,from trick skiing,slalom,to barefoot waterskiing. Our site is located in northern Alberta and offers many outdoor country living opportunities. The long days of northern Alberta sunlight in the summer allow for a lot of enjoyable hours.
Type of help
Gardening
Building
General Maintenance
Cooking / shopping
Help in the house
Help with Computers / internet
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We can offer comfortable accommodation, all meals provided, canoeing, boating, kayaking, quadding, hot-tubbing and many nights around the campfire. You are going to experience the real Canadian summer and learn about many different, mainly practical things. I played the guitar in bands for many years, so if you're a musicians you're very welcome as well. Also we often have friends visiting us so you can socialize in the local community.
Help
We are looking for energetic people to help with every day regular chores such as grass cutting,cleaning up ,boat driving ,staining and painting and stocking up on fire wood. Our major project is the completion of our club house.
Languages spoken
English and French
Accommodation
We live in a self built wood house which offers 2 separate guest rooms with 2 beds each. In the summer you could also stay in our RV or the clubhouse right besides the lake. Bathrooms are amenities are provided. Also we share all our meals and integrate you as best as possible.
A little more information
- Internet access
- Limited internet access
- We have pets
- We are smokers
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
4-5 hrs per day, 5 days a week

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16/08/2019

Left by Workawayer (Alexine & Léo) for host

My boyfriend and I stayed 2 weeks at Ray's place.
It was really amazing, a real human and Canadian experience with you and Cecile!
We helped with cleaning the house, cooking, and fixing an other house. And honestly, it was not really working but more being part of a family : just helping each others in the everyday life.
Ray, thank you for sharing… read more

(Excellent )

13/04/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Alexine & Léo)

Alexine and Leo stayed with us for 2 weeks and we really enjoyed having them. They re a pleasure to host and excellent workers. They always woke up smiling ,ready for the day and not scared to take on any projects that is thrown their way. We went snowmobiling and quadding in the mud and really enjoyed our time in the bush. Alexine was a bit… read more

(Excellent )

09/08/2019

Left by Workawayer (Maddie) for host

A truly unforgettable experience! Ray is a kind, generous man with a great sense of humour! He knows how to enjoy life and makes sure you do too! He and his family were so welcoming and made me feel like family. I could only be there for a short amount of time and I wish I could've stayed longer! We went waterskiing and quadding and sung Beatles… read more

(Excellent )

09/08/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Maddie)

Maddie spent only one week with us and we wished she would of stayed longer because of other commitments. Shes a super sweet young lady ready to learn and not scared to try anything that comes her way. We really enjoyed her stay with us. She got really good at waterskiing and quadding. She really wanted to see a bear and got to see one way closer… read more

(Excellent )

29/07/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Ciara)

Ciara is a super sweet , genuine and gentle young lady that immediately made a great impression on all of us and totally fit right in to our lifestyle. We really enjoyed having her for 3 weeks and really wished that she could stay for more. Anytime there was something to do Ciara was there and doing it. She was always ready to do whatever had to… read more

(Excellent )

28/07/2019

Left by Workawayer (Ciara) for host

I had an amazing time during my stay at Ray's place by the lake. Ray, Cecile and his family and friends were all so welcoming and made me feel at home there. Ray has a great sense of humour and I enjoyed listening to his jokes and stories. He is fun loving and made sure I got to try out lots of new things. I got lots of opportunities to water ski.… read more

(Excellent )

13/06/2019

Left by Workawayer (Kathleen) for host

Thank you so much for everything Ray and Cecile!
You are such kind and welcoming people. I loved the time at your place so much and wished I could have stayed for longer. Thank you for the quad tours and for teaching me how to waterski. It was a very unique experience for me.
I also enjoyed your good sense of humour and the funny stories you told… read more

(Excellent )

13/06/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Kathleen)

Kathleen is a gem of a girl.....you will have to go a long way to find a wonderful young lady like Kathleen.... Very friendly ,always smiling,very pleasant to talk to and always eager to help in any task. We really enjoyed her stay with us for 2 weeks.. We were sad to see you go and was hoping you would of stayed for longer ... We know you had… read more

(Excellent )

13/06/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Celine & Yola)

Celine and Yola you girls are truly awesome. Cecile and I really enjoyed the 3 weeks you spent with us. Always smiling and always eager to help with whatever task has to be done. From the first minute I picked you girls up at Subway I knew we would get along and enjoy each other's company. I would recommend these 2 girls to any workaway place .… read more

(Excellent )

11/05/2019

Left by Workawayer (Celine & Yola) for host

Hey Ray,
Thank you so much that you gave us the chance to stay at your place, it was magnificent. The time we shared with you was just amazing it never got boring even thought the lake was frozen and we couldn't try out waterskiing.
During the week we helped you renovating your house in Peace River, first with Alexine and Léo and afterwards with… read more

(Excellent )

09/04/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Ayumi)

Ayumi stayed with us for a couple months .Ayumi is a sweet girl who showed a lot of respect and gratitude. Her work level was excellent and she always gave more than 110 % on eveything that she tackled. Her personality was extremely pleasant and we couldn't of ask for anything more from her. We really enjoyed her company and would recommend her to… read more

(Excellent )

07/04/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Charlotte)

Charlie is an awesome young girl who spent a couple months with us. She is well travelled and very knowledgeable and we had a great time with her doing different small projects . We also played a lot in the lake waterskiing ,boating, paddle boarding and also a lot of quadding.. Not sure what it is with the northern Alberta wasps but they seem to… read more

(Excellent )

23/02/2019

Left by Workawayer (Charlotte) for host

I'd been travelling for a little and had to decide if to go work in Banff or do something a little different and out my my comfort zone and it was the best decision I'd made in Canada! Ray is a man who really lives in the moment and really enjoys life to the fullest and will tackle anything thrown is way. He is a kind and generous man who made… read more

(Excellent )

07/04/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Merit & Henriette)

Merit and Henriette were a pleasure to have spend a month us. They re full of energy and have a lot of zest for life and willing to learn. We had a great time with them and can only recommend them to anyone who wants to host them. We spent a lot of time doing a lot of outdoor winter activities(fun stuff) and they were also excellent workers. We… read more

(Excellent )

07/04/2019

Left by Workawayer (Merit & Henriette) for host

We stayed at Rays for about one month but would have loved to stay longer if our plans would have allowed it. Ray is a really welcoming and super friendly host. Even though we visited him during winter, he made sure to include us in all sorts of (outside) activities. We went snowmobiling, sledding and quadding and also got to see lots of local… read more

(Excellent )

24/01/2019

Left by host for Workawayer (Tim)

Tim was an awesome young man with good work ethics ,good morals and always happy. I enjoyed his stay with us and it was fun teaching him different things and has a great outlook on life and was a fast learner. Hopefully one day he'll be on the German national waterski team. (Lol). We had a lot of fun waterskiing,hockey games ,quadding ,socializing… read more

(Excellent )

24/01/2019

Left by Workawayer (Tim) for host

I had a great time at Ray‘s place! We had a lot of fun with waterskiing, quadding, biking, going to ice hockey games and much more. The evenings on the campfire were always nice and Ray and all his friends and relatives welcomed me directly and made me feel to be part of the family. I hope I can come back one day ( I’ll bring roast beef) thank you… read more

(Excellent )

02/08/2018

Left by host for Workawayer (Lisa)

Lisa was a very pleasant ,ambitious and hard working girl. She comes from a back ground of very knowledgable construction materials and hardware.She was extremely helpful in helping us finish some some building projects and she has become part of our family and the door will always be open for her to come back anytime.We really enjoyed her… read more

(Excellent )

23/06/2018

Left by Workawayer (Lisa) for host

Dear ray, dear Vicky,
thank you for letting my stay become so special. I loved finishing the flooring and wish I could have had more time to finally finish all of it! I hope you’ll find someone to get everything done soon.
Thank you for introducing me to the true north :-) all the skidooing, waterskiing, quadding, bush roasts, trying to find a… read more

(Excellent )

23/07/2018

Left by Workawayer (Ellen) for host

Ray and Vicky, thank you for having me and for giving me experiences that I wouldn’t get to do anywhere else. It was good helping you fix things up & doing the weed whacking on the lake etc. Thank you for teaching me how to drive the boat & for all the quadding, water skiing, looking for and successfully getting pictures of moose and deer and… read more

(Excellent )

21/05/2018

Left by Workawayer (Richard) for host

Ray and Vicky made my stay in Northern Alberta somewhat special, it was a real joy staying with them. Besides helping Ray building the extension of his woodhouse we went skidooing, waterskiing (both on the same lake - just during different times) and bike riding - not to forget the campfires and late evenings. I can only recommend this adventure,… read more

(Excellent )

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