Wabowden and building with logs

Wednesday March 29, when I was in Wabowden, I had the opportunity to visit the new restaurant, lounge (and in the future - there will be rooms for people to stay) that Caroline Sanofsky and Rick Hall are putting up along the highway.

They have built with logs and it is beautiful. Rick tells me that because of the availability of logs up north, it is possible to build log houses cheaper than conventional homes and other buildings. There is a potential opportunity here.

The top photo shows their new building from the outside. The middle photo shows the entrance with a bear carved by Rick Hall. I am with Caroline Sanofsky and with reeve Reg Meade. In the bottom photo, I am sitting in the restaurant (not yet officially open when we were there - but will be soon) with Reg Meade.

There are lots of issues needing attention in Wabowden. One of the big ones is the arrangement for ambulance services. The province does not seem to understand the unique circumstances of the Wabowden area in the plans to insure good ambulance services to this region which includes a considerable stretch of highway 6.