One of the sure signs that spring is in the air in the Northern Capital, the Canadian Home Builders Association of Northern BC hosted the annual Northern BC Home and Garden Show at the Kin Centre this weekend.
“This is when you’re refreshing your homes, you’re cleaning out all the dust and everything, moving things around,” said Executive Officer Kathy Carlson.
“It’s always nice after our very long winters just to see something new and fresh in your house.”
Making a return to the Home Show this was the Kutthroat Construction Competition.
“We’ve got three playhouses that are being built,” Carlson said.
“There’s a fire truck, a hobbit house, and a skating rink.”
The playhouses are being auctioned off, with the proceeds going to three different charities.
“This is a renewed thing this year, we haven’t done it for a few years, we’ve done it in the past,” Carlson explained.
“It’s an amazing competition with three different builders, three different suppliers. This year the new thing is, the new point is to be working with charities.”
The Kutthroat Construction Competition brought in $37,000 for the local charities through the Playhouse Auction yesterday.
Teams
RONA PG – Bragg Construction – $10,000 raised for Mavrik Turnbull AND the purchaser donated the Playhouse back to Mavrik
Windsor Plywood – Northern Home Craft – $12,000 raised for the Kidney Foundation of BC.
Central Builders –Ulko Contractors – $15,000 raised for The Spirit of the North Healthcare Foundation
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