The Hub

Why do we need "The HUB"
1.Young leaders "Leaders In Training" participants seeking training have no ideal place to call home.
2. Many groups seeking retreats are being turned away because there is no where for them to meet.
3. Some summer staff missionaries are without a bed.

"The HUB" will Provide:
1. Young leaders will have a "Leader In Training" Centre.
2. Retreat groups will now have their own meeting room.
3. Summer staff missionaries will now have ideal, on-site accommodations by using the former "Leader In Training" accommodations.

"The Hub" - Building Plan
" a 2,340 sq. ft. multi-purpose building designed to be done in phases.
" A large multi-purpose meeting room for up to 50 people
" Two attached semi-private residences for up to 10 people each
" Equipped with full washrooms
" Centrally located within our existing "cabin circle"

Drawings of "The HUB": (click on the following to see the drawings)
Floor Plan
Elevation Drawings

See the pictures below to follow the progress of the development of The HUB.
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	Friday April 22, 2005 This is the view today of the location of The HUB.
	Friday April 27, 2005 Andrew Bain is clearing all the trees today. The last of the snow will soon be gone.
	Wednesday May 11, 2005 Andrew Bain is digging the last hole for the sono tubes which will soon be filled with cement or the foundation.
	Wednesday May 11, 2005 Scott Martin, Steve Archibald, Andrew Bain and Nathan Dunning are making final preparations to pour cement for the foundation.
	Thursday May 12, 2005 The cement was poured today for the foundation using a long boom to guide it to the exact location.
	Thursday May 12, 2005 The last of the 30 sono tubes are filled with cement.
	Tuesday May 17, 2005 The floor joists are now being assembled. It now gives a good feeling of what the building will be like. Our goal is to finish the floor so that the walls and roof can be constructed on our work party this weekend (Victoria Day long weekend).
	Friday May 20, 2005 The floor is now being laid.
	Saturday May 21, 2005 The work party has begun and 17 people are working on the Hub for the day. A large group from Pennsylvania has joined us including many skilled carpenters.
	Saturday May 21, 2005 The walls are being constructed with 2 x 4s covered with Styrofoam SM, strapping and pine siding. Even the windows are installed before the walls are raised.
	Saturday May 21, 2005 The first wall is being raised.
	Saturday May 21, 2005 The second wall is raised.
	Saturday May 21, 2005 The front entrance wall is raised.
	Sunday May 22, 2005 Eight of the ten walls are now in place.
	Sunday May 22, 2005 The final exterior wall is put in place.
	Sunday May 22, 2005 The interior walls are put in place. Note the roof trusses hanging upside down. Tomorrow we hope to install all of the roof trusses.
	Monday May 23, 2005 The roof begins to take shape as Steve Archibald and Ken Stevens put the first roof trusses in place. You can see the main washroom building in the background.
	Monday May 23, 2005 The trusses in the main room are now being put in place.
	Monday May 23, 2005 This is the view from the outside after a very successful work party weekend. We want to thank all those who sacrificed their time that resulted in so much progress in only a few days.
	Friday June 10, 2005 Over the past number of days the steel was put on the roof. It has been so hot that the steel was quickly burning through their clothes if they touched the it for more than a few seconds.
	Thursday June 16, 2005 The interior walls are now completed and the inside wiring has begun. This picture is of the main meeting room.
	Thursday June 16, 2005 Steve Archibald and Tim Hurst are putting in the new electrical transformer needed for the Hub as we continue the ongoing project of putting all electrical wires at Medeba underground. You can see the Hub in the background through the trees.
	Monday June 20, 2005 The front covered deck is now beginning to take shape.
	Thursday June 23, 2005 The building is now being insulated and covered in vapor barrier. This is a picture of the main meeting room.
	Friday June 24, 2005 The drywall is now being installed. This is a picture of the east sleeping area.
	Monday June 27, 2005 The drywall is now now installed and mudding is beginning. The main room is really starting to take shape now.
	Tuesday June 28, 2005 Tim Hurst and Mandy Jaques are installing pine walls in the east sleeping quarters.
	Sunday July 3, 2005 The beds for the new sleeping rooms were ready for use just the day before Summer Camp started. Unlike the rest of the cabins at Medeba these rooms are separated by pine-covered walls. These rooms will be finished in the fall including new carpet.
	Sunday September 5, 2005 The main meeting room was used and appreciated by the LITs for the entire summer. This past week two different Church groups used this room for the first time and loved it! What a blessing this building has been and will continue to be for many years to come.
	Tuesday September 6, 2005 Although there is still work to be done on the outside of the Hub the building is looking pretty sharp.
	Tuesday November 2, 2005 We are now continuing to winterize the rest of the Hub. Here Steve is installing the mantle on the new fireplace in the main meeting room.
	Tuesday November 15, 2005 We just had to post a picture of the fireplace after the stone was installed. The Hub continues to progress!
	Thursday January 9, 2006 The Hub meeting room is completed and ready to be used by groups. The fireplace sets off the room and includes a projection surface above.
	Thursday January 12, 2006 Andrew Bain is doing some final cleaning before the first winter groups come today to to use the sleeping rooms in the Hub.
Click Here for Pictures of Stage 3 - Begun May 2006