First booking

The Chalet held its first big, commercial booking to follow the renovations …

Seating for 26

Add comment 30 September 2009

We have about sixty hours of work to do to finish up the interior phase of the project. A special thanks to Phil Davies who helped out on Tuesday before flying off tonight for Ireland (he is probably eating chicken over St Pierre et Miquelon as I write this note).

This week the schedule is as follows.

Saturday Sept 26th starting around 9AM
Monday Sept 28th starting around 9AM
Weds. Sept 30th starting around 9AM

“All hands on deck!’

Capt’n Palmer (Ret’d) (on behalf of the Chalet Pruche Restoration Committee)

Add comment 28 September 2009

17 September – coming along well

Hello everyone!

A special thanks to Rosita Pollock, Jason Hunter, Phil Davies, Pamela Plumb and John Watson and his crew for their great help this past week. It is very much appreciated.

We will be working this Saturday morning (Sept 19th) starting around 9am. Give me a call at 514-620-4141 if you can join us. There will be no firm schedule for next week but if there is a day you are available just give me a call and we can make arrangements.

Mariner (For the Chalet Pruche Restoration Committee)

Rosita Pollock scrapes the old candle off the floor

Rostia Pollock painting the stairs this past Sunday. How does a working Mom find the time?

After a thorough swabbing, Capt'n Palmer paints the deck.

We have a trail so we are not painted in the corner

The furniture goes in Thursday (today)

It looks like it is done but there is lots of detail work to be done. So please don't abandon us yet.

The loft looking east

Before the furniture

1 comment 18 September 2009

September 12 update

Hello Everyone,

Great headway this past week. Bookcases are varathaned and put up. The north wall shelf has been cleaned and varathaned. The loft cupboard has been cleaned and ready for varathane . The floors have been scrubbed down twice and are ready for TSP and then painting.

A special thanks for Rosita Pollock, Pamela Plumb and Phil Davies for their efforts this past week. Your help was much appreciated.

We have lots of detail work to do before we are finished.

The Schedule for the next week is

Saturday Sept 12th starting around 8:30 am
Monday Sept 14th starting around 8:30 am
Tuesday Sept 15th starting around 9:00 am
Thursday Sept 17 starting around 9:00 am
Saturday Sept 19th starting around 8:30 am

Thanks everybody…. your gallant efforts are really starting to come together.

Mariner (on behalf of the Chalet Pruche Restoration Committee)

Add comment 16 September 2009

September 4

Hello Everyone,

Great progress this week. The interior logs have all been finished with a coat of Varathane. A great job done thanks to Rosita Pollock and Jason Hunter who worked diligently on Saturday when we got 85% of the work completed.

A special thanks to Rosita Pollock for bring new recruit, Jessica Kalmar on board. Jessica started today with log and bookcase cleaning with our special formula. Another trooper!

A great deal of effort has gone into this project and we are now seeing the fruits of our labours. There are still a number of jobs left and we need as much help a ever.

This coming week we will be working the following schedule

Wednesday Sept 9th starting at 8:30
Thursday Sept 10th starting at 8:30
Saturday Sept 12th starting at 8:30

Give me a call at 514-620-4141 if you think you can give us a hand. Leave a message if I am away from the phone. Or just drop by on any of the above dates.

We are also looking for end tables, a chesterfield and a buffet cabinet if anyone knows where we might be able to get any of these things or knows an inexpensive source. Maybe even a large board table or dining room table and chairs.

We are also looking for funds to electrify the Chalet and provide heat for a continuous available water supply all winter long. If you have any questions please ask!

We know how busy people are just keeping up with your own day to day jobs at home. Don’t feel badly if you haven’t had the time to contribute. Just drop by and see the work in progress. We appreciate the interest.

Thanks again everybody

Mariner (For the Chalet Pruche Restoration Committee)

(Click on the pictures below to see larger originals)

: Our youngest volunteer, Emeleen Pollock, volunteers to tackle a big mess

: We had a cosy fire going on Saturday to offset the wet and chilly day

: Jason Hunter shows us how how a pro applies the varathane

: New recruit , Jessica Kalmar, scrubs the washroom ceiling

: The logs varnished

: Not as light as we might have liked, but looks good and is easy to clean in the future.

Add comment 4 September 2009

It’s coming together

Work on the inside is really progressing. A special thanks to Rosita Pollock, Jenny Anderson and Phil Davis for their efforts this past week.

Originally we had a Sept 15th date to hopefully complete the the exterior and interior. It looks like we will be very close to that. Thanks to all the volunteer time that has pushed us along.

If anyone has any ideas on getting help to purchase a new furnace and a quiet generator for the Chalet please get in touch with me at this email address or my home telephone 514-620-4141. These items are required to make full use of the building in the future.

We will be working the following days in the next week

Saturday Aug 29th starting around 8:30 am
Wednesday Sept 2nd starting around 8:30 am
Thursday Sept 3rd starting around 9:00am

Thanks to all for their encouragement and support

Mariner (For the Chalet Pruche Restoration Committee)

Early morning at the Chalet

Add comment 28 August 2009

August 20 news

Hi Everyone!

Well another week is past and another step forward in the Chalet Restoration has been completed. Special thanks to Rosita Pollock for the painting this week. Wow! The interior is really looking nice.

Soon we will put a finish on the logs and tackle the floor. Anyone interested in sanding the floors? Well eeeerrr! I have a bad back!

This coming weeks schedule is:

This Saturday Aug. 22 starting at 8:30 am
Wednesday Aug. 26 starting at 8:30 am
Thursday Aug 27 starting at 9.00 am

Anyone available those dates can just show up or call me at 514-620-4141. We are nearing the end of the painting and
repairs to the Chalet and are getting ready to tackle the Heating and Electical issues. Ideas and help welcomed.

Great efforts on everyone’s part.

Thanks – Mariner ( for the Chalet Pruche Restoration Committee)

Early morn at Chalet Pruche - Doesn't the well look good leveled and painted. Thank you Phil Davies !

Add comment 21 August 2009

12 August update

Hi Everyone

A great week of progress. Thanks to Jenny Anderson, Phil Davies, George Panciuk, and Rosita Pollock for their time and effort. A lot has been accomplished and the finishing up of the interior is within our sights now.

The schedule for next week is:

8:30 am Monday August 17th
8:30 am Weds Aug 19th
8:30 am Thurs Aug 20th
8:30am Sat Aug 22nd

We have 6 barrels (200 litres – 50 gallons) for sale for $35 each. Great rain barrels or dock and raft floats at a bargain price. They once held the 3000 lbs of water over the kitchen and toilets. Picture below …

Thanks to all our volunteers – Mariner Palmer (for the Chalet Pruche Restoration Committee)

Water barrels for sale

Add comment 13 August 2009

Early August

A great job done this week !

Special thanks to Jenny Anderson, Rostia Pollock and George Panciuk for there efforts in painting the interior windows this past week.

The interior is much brighter with the windows a lighter colour and almost all the logs cleaned. We are concentrating on:

Painting interior windows and doors
Scrubbing down the logs with our special cleaning formula
Leveling and then painting the well structure
Removing the old water storage system
Fitting the storm windows and numbering them
Sanding windows and doors to make more operational.

This coming weeks schedule:

This Saturday Aug 8th
Tuesday Aug 11th
Weds Aug 12th
Thurs Aug 13th
And maybe Sat Aug 15th depends on certain factors

Thanks to all …

Mariner (on behalf of the CPRC)

** Enjoy the pictures.

July 5 - wondows primed

The old water reservoir system once held over 1100 litres.

Add comment 6 August 2009

Early July – what’s been happening?

Hi everyone,

Great progress at Chalet Pruche this week. Thanks to efforts put forth by George Panciuk, Mary Ellen Montague,Carolyn Fletcher, Claudette Groody and Pamela Plumb. Many thanks as many hands make light work.

We know many of you are busy during the summer months and are unable to join are happy crew but we look forward to having you aboard in the early fall.

The schedule for the coming week is Monday (6th), Tuesday(7th) and Wednesday(8th) starting at about 8:30 am.

Mariner is leaving Saturday for two weeks R&R along the Fundy Coast and the Northumberland Straight and will be back at the Chalet on Tuesday July 28th.