Inside Ottawa - June 20, 2020

On March 28 Valecraft planned to participate in ‘Crush It For Cancer’ for The Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation. This fundraising initiative supports local research, clinical trials, and cancer coaching, as well as many other services, offered free of charge by the Cancer Foundation. Unfortunately this year the event was cancelled due to COVID-19. This, however, did not stop the Valecraft Homes team – Valecraft Velocity - from supporting the cause. They exceeded their goal and raised $15,107 to donate to the Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation programs that support families facing cancer. In total, a stunning $64,441 was raised for local cancer care.

eQuinelle is helping you say ‘thanks’ to an essential worker Superhero

Nominations are now open for Superhero Golf Days at eQuinelle!

The Regional Group and eQ Homes are offering a chance for eight golfers per week to enjoy a VIP golf experience at this award-winning golf course located at 140 Equinelle Drive in Kemptville. No golf experience necessary!

Green fees, cart, club rental, golfer’s gift pack, and a session with one of their golf pros, are all included. The contest runs until September 8th. Visit equinelle.ca/superherogolfdays for all the details.

Your virtual model tour is a contest, too

Guildcrest Homes wants you to play their virtual tour Easter Egg Contest for your chance to win a Mike Holmes bobble head!

To play, you visit their virtual model homes and answer all of the questions by finding the clues and submitting the answers online.

Three winners will be drawn at random on June 30.

Join in the fun at guildcrest.com/virtual-tour-contest/ and good luck!

Caivan Communities is happy to reopen

Caivan Communities is pleased to announce that all sales centres and model homes are ‘COVID Compliant’ and now open to the general public.

Employees, like Orleans Village’s Jennie (shown at left), will walk you through the safety protocols and answer any questions you may have.

For those who prefer a virtual appointment, they are definitely still available.

You can connect with Caivan via phone, email, or live chat at caivan.com

Mackie Homes donates to two important initiatives every time it closes a home

Mackie Homes is listening, observing and learning a new way forward.

For every home it closes starting from June 8, and moving forward, the Mackie team will be donating to the Carleton Place & District Memorial Hospital Foundation to help relief efforts within the local Carleton Place and area community hospitals, as well as the Canadian Race Relations Foundation, a foundation committed to building a national framework for the fight against racism in Canada.

For more details, visit Mackie Homes’ Facebook page. Find out more about the Canadian Race Relations Foundation online at www.crrf-fcrr.ca

Congrats to the winners of CHBA’s National Awards for Housing Excellence

On Friday, June 12, the Canadian Home Builders’ Association (CHBA) announced the winners of the 2020 National Awards for Housing Excellence.

A few local winners picked up some big wins, including those shown above. Far left image: Minto Communities won the Net Zero Award for ‘The Hampton’ which was also the Minto Dream Home for the CHEO Dream of a Lifetime Lottery, last year. Middle image: Brenmar Construction Corp.’s ‘The Rideau River Front Home’ captured the award for best detached custom home over 5,000 sq. ft. Far right image: Ardington and Associates Design took home first place in the Whole Home - $300,001-$500,00 category for its ‘Beyond the Pale’ reno.

Local finalists included Glenview Homes with West of Main Design ; Guildcrest Homes; OakWood Designers & Builders; Sanchez Homes; Revelstoke Custom Homes & Renos; and Concord Homes from Kingston.

Recognizing the best in Canadian new homes, home renovations, community development and marketing, projects are submitted from small towns and large urban centres from across the country.

“Our categories reflect the incredible housing diversity in Canada: Lowrise houses, highrise apartments and homes built for ownership or rental purposes. These finalists showcase the incredible innovation and creative design involved in building and renovating homes for a variety of price points,” says CHBA CEO Kevin Lee.

More than 700 entries were submitted by members.

Caivan Communities launches ‘Building Tomorrow Together’ initiative with local foundation

Caivan Communities and The Ottawa Mission Foundation have partnered together to establish the Building Tomorrow Together initiative to address those of us that are less fortunate but who share the same dream of having a warm and safe place to shelter.

For the remainder of 2020, Caivan will be contributing a donation of every new home sold in their communities of Orleans Village, Fox Run and The Ridge to The Ottawa Mission Foundation.

They have set a target of $150,000 by the end of 2020 to support the Mission’s life-changing services. For more information on these communities or this fabulous initiative, please visit www.caivan.com