food hub & Community workspace in New Denver, BC, Canada
Tag: Kitchen & food
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Valley Voice Article
Fireweed Hub fills need for community gathering space during wildfires link to the complete August 8, 2024 edition of the Valley Voice Online The Fireweed Hub in downtown New Denver has quickly become the go-to community space during the wildfire emergency. “ It’s easy for the Fireweed to look like the hero in all this,…
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Nelson Star Article
Bill Metcalfe, Nelson Star Original article here Breakfast had to be ready by 6 a.m., but the cooks at New Denver’s Fireweed Hub were volunteers who had no idea how many people they had to feed. Some of the volunteers had already been forced to evacuate by nearby wildfires and were working with the stress of not…
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Permitted!
Our occupancy permit has finally been approved. Fireweed Hub is now able to commence operations in its beautiful new facility. Our building permit, which has been posted in the window for the past 18 months, is now gone from the window, thrown unceremoniously in the garbage. The Fireweed Hub is a community-oriented venue that provides…
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Press Release Feb.8/24
Behind the construction paper and the window blinds, the Fireweed Hub on Main Street in New Denver has been inching closer to its launch. The interior space is now complete and the commercial kitchen has been installed and certified. Karin Dodds and Hannah Weisbrich-Collier have been hired and will be sharing the position of facility…
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Our managers
We are pleased to introduce Karin Dodds and Hannah Weisbrich-Collier who will be sharing the position of facility manager at the Fireweed Hub. The combined experience these two women bring to this project are an amazing asset to Fireweed and to our whole community. We are so thrilled to have them both on board. Karin…
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Final stages
We had hoped to be operational by the end of 2023, but as the result of a back-ordered nozzle for the fire suppression system, we have had things delayed by several weeks. After that has arrived and is installed, a last few tests and certifications on the commercial kitchen will take place, followed by training…
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Manager Position
Our new facility is downtown New Denver is seeking a part-time manager. For more information, including a detailed job description, please contact paula@fireweedhub.ca . Application deadline is September 29, 2023.
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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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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…