food hub & Community workspace in New Denver, BC, Canada
Category: News
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Local workers, local wood
Laurie and his crew at CDE Enterprises are working away on the finishing details inside the new Fireweed Hub in New Denver. This glorious fir comes from stock he milled himself. Shown is the framing around and above the sliding glass partition that will be installed between the commercial kitchen area and the flex space…
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Interior finishing
The interior finishing of the new Fireweed Hub is proceeding apace! In the past few weeks the drywall has been installed and mudded, the walls and ceiling painted, and the flooring installed. Now the custom wood trim is being created and installed. The kitchen appliances, chairs and tables are ready and waiting, and Alex and…
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Update for potential kitchen users
Although we had optimistically been shooting for a summer opening, we now expect it will be fall before we will be operational. Supply chain issues continue to plague the construction industry, as do difficulties with quickly engaging specialized subcontracting and consulting services. The exterior of the building is nearly complete thanks to all the work…
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The Combi-Oven
One of the pieces of equipment we are most excited to install in our commercial kitchen is the combi-oven. Other facilities similar to ours have found that their combi-ovens are among their most popular equipment. A combi-oven is capable of cooking with dry heat (as with a regular convection oven) or with steam, or with…
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We have doors and windows!
The construction crew and subcontractors have been working really hard this past month. Thanks to Jason and Alex and their apprentices for all the plumbing and electrical work. Putting a full commercial kitchen into a heritage building involves immense amounts of retrofitting. We are thankful that despite ongoing supply chain issues, our subcontractors have been…
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New Fireweed Hub taking shape on New Denver’s main street
This article was published in the Valley Voice March 23, 2023. Anyone who frequents the downtown core of New Denver will have noticed the extensive construction and renovation project visible from the rear of the Merkley Building, former home of Rory’s on Main and the Village Hearth restaurants. The main floor of the building is…
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Historic Photos
Courtesy of Rory Pownall and the Silvery Slocan Historical Society
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Information and images: site poster
This poster is now installed in the window of the Merkley Building to give curious passersby information about the project and mockups of the eventual interior design of the space.
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Gift cards now available
Do you love someone who would appreciate a distraction-free day away from home in an efficient and pleasant work environment? Would you feel good contributing to the vibrancy and vision of a non-profit that is working to expand its shared community space in the heart of New Denver? A gift certificate at Fireweed Hub could…
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Structural work
Now that we have our building permit, all the planning and organizing work of the past 24 months is starting to come together in the form of tangible progress. Laurie and crew are working hard. They’ve removed the raised floor area at the back of the building, poured new footings to support the existing floor…