Village News

For several years it has been obvious to us that our oldest heritage house, The Waldheim House, has been in need of significant repairs. The log walls need new chinking, the interior walls need to be re-plastered and the roof needs a new layer of thatch. But these are very specialized repairs because they are not generally required today and as a result, there are very few people who have the skill to do them. Hence they are also quite costly.

Recently we have secured funding of $100,000 from Western Economic Diversification Canada. This, along with additional funding from some local and other government partners, should make the repairs feasible over the next several years.

This project should generate broad interest in that the house comes from the former village of Waldheim, just south of Morden, Manitoba, and other heritage organizations will have the opportunity to view the specialized work that will be done here.