Anyone who's been to Moorelands Wilderness Camp knows the Hub is the main indoor recreation space. It's used for talent shows, indoor camp fires, movie nights and rainy day activities and is big enough to hold 170 people. The original, built in 1945 and plagued by dry rot and carpenter ants, was in very poor condition.

All that changed this summer when Moorelands Wilderness Camp was selected to receive federal/provincial Infrastructure Stimulus funding. Demolition of the old Hub began as soon as the ice was off the lake in early May and construction started later that month.

Building on a property like ours - one that is only accessible by water - is always a challenge. Every piece of lumber, every vehicle - even the cement and the mixer - all had to be barged over three miles from the marina. Luckily it is a challenge that our contractors, Evergreen Home and Cottage and our skilled Moorelands Site Manager, Steve Tilley, have become expert at managing over the past decade of construction at the camp. The new Hub is expected to be completed by the end of September. We've kept the same footprint while reorienting the building to take advantage of prevailing winds, provide open views of the lake and create much-needed bathrooms at the south end of Camp. It is both functional and beautiful.