2020 ended on a high point for a Munson couple who will soon be receiving a new home.
Munson residents David and Candy Hamm learned on Christmas Day they had the winning entry to a contest put on by Taber based Wade’s House Moving and Structural Precast, a company that does foundations. They offered up the prize of a recycled house on a foundation.
“We are very grateful and very appreciative,” said Candy.
She explains she entered the contest in mid-December.
“We have been looking for a long time for a home we could afford, and I follow Wade’s to see what they have coming in,” she explains.
She received an email informing them of the contests and she entered.
“You kind of had to write a story on why you need a house. That’s what we did, and apparently, some other people did the same thing on our behalf, that I wasn’t aware of,” Candy said.
She said she and her husband have faced health struggles that set them back financially, and in the meantime, their home was falling into disrepair to the point it would cost more to fix than replace. They managed to get their finances together and managed to put themselves in the position of being able to look for a replacement house.
But fate had different plans. In the afternoon of Christmas Day, the couple received a call that they were selected to receive the home.
According to a CTV news report, the home is a 1,036 square foot house recycled from Calgary. It was originally built in 1956.
Candy says they have already started the process of getting the required permits in place for the home. The prize included the moving of the house to the location and placing it on the new foundation. There will still be a few expenses for the family to handle including excavation and hookups, and a place to live while the construction is underway.
She is grateful for the prize especially in a year when the world is struggling with COVID-19.
“We are very thankful,” Candy told the Mail. “Everybody is in the same boat. It has been a hard year for everybody, hopefully, it gets betters.”
