Daylodge is a GO!

Busy volunteers stocking wood for the winter.

Parking lot coming together with room for 60 vehicles.

Building platform for the new daylodge, scheduled for completion by November.

What a difference 72 hours makes. And the progress will be rapid from here on in!

This week, there will be a crew from Kamloops driving the screw piles into the ground where the stakes are set, so that the foundation can be set upon them. We also have decided to go with geothermal and of the two quotes we received, we decided to have John Managh's Hellbent company do this for us. It will be drilled within the next two weeks. This will mean much less firewood handling.

The poles for our powerline are in town and we await writing of contracts for putting the powerline in place. The well and septic are also scheduled for the coming weeks.

We have been fund raising and want everyone to be a part of funding this project. Money is very tight. The "adopt a log" fundraiser is simple: Drop by the Golden Gear Exchange and adopt as many logs as you wish for $50 per log. The adoptees will have their name or message posted on them.

Also, today (August 15) we had a successful work party go at the firewood pile, with a great effort from Steve and Linda Conway, Liam Raudaschl, Kellie Erwin, Joan Dolinsky and me bucking, splitting, loading and stacking for about 5 hours.

This pile is still not done and we ask that other members take up the charge: the pile is just off the new parking area at the north end of Dipsy Doodle. If you go after 5PM the place should be Quiet, otherwise there will be lots of activity with trucks and machinery, so you may not get access. If it is hot, don't go. We must avoid burning the place up.

To see future photos of the project, check out the website. These are the first we are posting. We will be needing a huge number of hours volunteered through the next two months. Let Wayne Manzer know by email if you can come for a day or more. Then we can contact you when we are ready for your help. This could include staining lumber, helping erect the walls, clean up, chinking, etc. This is your big chance to really help out.

Again, my goal is to see this project comes together before snow flies and it will be a challenge. The real issue is the additional costs which were very much unanticipated. Another grant or two and some good donations are necessary.

We'll keep you posted!

Jeff Dolinsky