Need a home?

There is a bungalow in Colborne that needs a family. The former Friendship House is set up with full facilities for a family and is available to rent.

Since 2000 the Castleton Colborne Optimists and Colborne Rotary paid the heat and hydro on the place, but decided to end the agreement this year. In 2002 a $25,000 Trillium Grant was used to upgrade the interior, but the exterior is in need of some repair.
The Rev. Barbara-Anne Ramer said the church has enjoyed having groups use its building. She explained on June 25 that the summer is a down time for most groups. If they were allowed to continue using the building until the end of December, their meetings would be disrupted in mid-year. It's better to make the change now.

The minister confirmed that the repairs to the exterior would be too costly for the church at this time. Paying the ongoing bills of about $100 per month is out of the question.

The church is open to any reasonable solution regarding the future of the building. The church owns three buildings on the property and Friendship House is surplus to its needs. The church is growing and could use the land for parking.

Another option is to have someone move in and pay a modest rent.

In June, Rev. Ramer commented that demolition is a possibility if it can be done cheaply. If someone wants to move it to another location the price would be right.

If it is still standing when the winter arrives everything will be turned off inside and there will be further deterioration. Whatever happpens, the church wants to make the decision as soon as possible.

Call the church at 905 355-2408 if you think you think you might be able to help with the house which sits at the northwest corner of King and Elgin Streets in Colborne.