Help around our rustic family property while exploring local lifestyle in Horsefly, Canada

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  Description

  We (Alex and Dominique) are a young, married couple who both work in forestry and love the outdoors. We live on a rural 40 acres property near the small town of Horsefly, British Columbia, Canada. We share our property and lives with 8 sled dogs, which we train, race and care for year-round. When we are not busy with the dogs, we are renovating our old house, building gardens, raising chickens for meat and eggs, cutting trails, collecting firewood, hunting, fishing, skiing, cooking meals and playing music. We are friendly and curious of other cultures and experiences. We would like to share our unique lives with others who are interested. The area that surrounds us is very rural and is a mix of forest land and ranch lands. You can see the cariboo mountains to the east of us.

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  Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

  Jardinage

  Bricolage et construction

  S’occuper des animaux

  Cuisine/repas pour la famille

  Aide à la maison

  Entretien général
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  Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

  Travellers will learn to care for working sled dogs and live in a rural and rustic setting in the heart of British Columbia. Dominique is a Métis woman who has reclaimed the cultural art of training and running sled dogs. This knowledge will be shared with travellers. Travellers will also be able to join us in outdoor recreation activities such as hiking, biking, snowshoeing, skiing, boating, swimming, skating (you name it, we do it!). Travellers will enjoy nice, home-cooked meals, will be able to socialize with our large group of interesting friends and enjoy live music.

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  Aide

  We would love to have help with kennel chores (watering, feeding, cleaning), caring for sled dogs (walking, play supervision, cuddles, playing fetch, belly rubs), snow clearing, trail maintenance, collecting firewood, gardening and general property maintenance. We are also busy with house renovations that workawayers could help us with and learn from us how to paint, install flooring and do light carpentry, if they are interested. We are very skilled in a wide variety skills that we are willing to share. There is a lot to do around the property which means you can choose whichever tasks that you feel comfortable doing.

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  Langues

  Langues parlées
  Anglais: Courant
  Français: Courant

  Cet hôte propose un échange linguistique
  Cet hôte a indiqué qu’il souhaitait faire partager sa propre langue ou en apprendre une nouvelle.
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  Hébergement

  House: We are offering a small, spare bedroom in a one-level, three bedroom, two bathroom house. You're room is next to the guest bathroom.
  
  Meals: We will provide food for 3 meals per day plus snacks. We will share the responsibilities of cooking and cleaning. We generally eat a mix of vegetarian meals and meals containing wild game such as moose, deer and salmon. We eat the eggs collected from our hens. We cook with a variety of styles, we love spice and flavour and are very open to learning new recipes!

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  Autres infos...

  The property is 35 minute drive to Williams Lake and a 15 minute drive to Horsefly. Rides to town can be provided. The surrounding area has hiking trails, mountain biking, horseback riding, mountains, lakes, rivers, everything outdoors.

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  Informations complémentaires

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    Accès Internet

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    Accès Internet limité

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    Nous avons des animaux

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    Nous sommes fumeurs

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    Familles bienvenues

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  Espace pour garer des vans

  Cet hôte a de la place pour les vans.

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  Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

  Un

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  Mes animaux

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