Wood Anchor is overseeing the salvage sale for The First Church of Christ Scientist. After snapping some photos for our website I wanted to find out a little history on the building. Here is a little excerpt I found on the church.
"In 1879, Mary Baker Eddy founded The Church of Christ, Scientist "to commemorate the word and works of our Master, which should reinstate primitive Christianity and its lost element of healing." (Church Manual."
Interesting enough. What was really astounding is actually seeing the church in it's current state. I'm not a church goer but this must have been one beautiful church back in the day. It's too bad it's being gutted for something else. At least the exterior and some of the interior will be kept in tacked or at least repaired for the new construction.
If you are interested in buying something from The Church of Christ Scientist located on River Avenue, Winnipeg Manitoba, please make all inquiries by calling 204-261-1913 or by email at info@woodanchor.com
Here's a heading list of items for sale:
Doors and Door Hardware
Flooring
Lights
Pews
Radiators
Sinks
Stair Railings
Windows
Wood
Have a look at our website to see pictures and price list of the many items by clicking on this link...Church Salvage Sale
Celebrations of Earth Day 2010 were seen yesterday all over the world with news channels broadcasting the various events held by caring citizens. Winnipeg played it's part in celebrations and CTV news reporter Karen Rocznik caught up with Wood Anchor owner J Neufeld to talk about the company and our vision for a sustainable environment. I tried to find the embed-able version with no avail'. To see the video clip click here! Earth Day : CTV Winnipeg: Karen Rocznik on the project
Above are some Earth Day videos circulating web world that have had a higher number of viewer hits. Not a substantial amount by any means but worth seeing. I wonder how many videos it will take to persuade humans to make a change with their recycling habits or lack there of. Earth Day is officially 20 years old! How do you feel about it's progress? Are we just going through the notions, are we doing our jobs? Perhaps people view it as a "JOB" as opposed to it being our global duty in taking care of our home planet. I wonder if plastics inventors J. Paul Hogan and Robert Banks had foreseen the potential environmental impact we see from plastics today. A little to late for them but not for us! If you don't "reduce, reuse, recycle" then perhaps you can...
As most of you know. it's Earth Day. I did a Google search on Earth Day which brought up 109,000,000 results. Now i`m not certain if that number is a large number but it sounds high to me! Naturally being part of a Canadian Company I clicked on Earth Day Canada. Here`s a excerpt from their about page below. I encourage everyone to have a look at their website or any Earth Day site to be informed! Oh and play the video while you read on!
Celebrated every April 22, Earth Day is the largest, most celebrated environmental event worldwide.
More than 6 million Canadians join 1 billion people in over 170 countries in staging events and projects to address local environmental issues. Nearly every school child in Canada takes part in an Earth Day activity.
Environmental challenges abound as our daily actions pollute and degrade the fragile environment that humans and wildlife depend on to survive.
What can we do?
Earth Day provides the opportunity for positive actions and results.
First launched as an environmental awareness event in the United States in 1970, Earth Day (April 22) is celebrated as the birth of the environmental movement. Earth Day is a powerful catalyst for change. The first Earth Day, spearheaded by Wisconsin Governor Gaylord Nelson and Harvard University student Denis Hayes, involved 20 million participants in teach-ins that addressed decades of environmental pollution. The event inspired the US Congress to pass clean air and water acts, and establish the Environmental Protection Agency to research and monitor environmental issues and enforce environmental laws.
In 1990, two million Canadians joined 200 million people in 141 nations in celebrating the first International Earth Day. In many countries, the global event brought pressure on heads of state to take part in the UN Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro to address issues such as climate change and the world wide loss of species.
In Canada, Earth Day has grown into Earth Week and even Earth Month to accommodate the profusion of events and projects. They range from large public events, such as Victoria’s Earth Walk (5,000 participants), Edmonton’s Earth Day Festival at Hawrelak Park (30,000 participants), and Oakville, Ontario’s Waterways Clean-up (2,000 participants) to the thousands of small, private events staged by schools, employee groups and community groups.
So, what are you doing for Earth Day? I am not doing anything special for Earth Day. Nothing out of the norm environmentally related. However, I can tell that my wife do our part. We do car pool to work. Transit, bike, or sk8 is unfortunately not an option for me. We do recycle and have energy efficient light bulbs fitted in all the light fixtures. And we're fortunate that we have a beautiful home with lots of natural light. No AC either! Oh yeah and I do work for a "green" company. You may have heard of us, we reclaim and rescue trees destined for the landfill to turn in to a value added product. We are Wood Anchor!
If you have anything creative that you would like to share please do so!
If you have an interest in rock climbing but don't feel like indoor wall climbing or have no mountain to conquer here's the alternative. Climb a tree! Out of curiosity, I did a search on tree climbing and came across this site, Tree Climbing Canada. The website isn't that extensive but I followed one of their links to Tree Climbers International. I had no idea that this "sport" had such a loyal following. There's an organization in almost every corner of the world!
Tree climbing looks pretty challenging. You would definitely need good technique and a strong upper body to climb a tree like the one pictures above! Maybe one day I'll try climbing one of our massive Elms in Winnipeg...that's big maybe.
Well here we have it. The freshly designed Elata Coffee Table! This new wood table is the latest addition to the Elata Furniture line. Made from reclaimed Winnipeg Elm wood, this unique design is sure to be an understated piece of wood art in any living room or office!
Pictured above is the 6 foot coffee table which is also available in a 4 foot length. Also in the works is the Elata side table! Expect similar styling traits in the design.
For more info or to purchase your coffee table, click here...Elata Coffee Table
Wow! I must say. The recent article in Saturday's Winnipeg Freepress has catapulted Wood Anchor to rockstar status! I mean, JUSTIN BEIBER? Come on! Is Justin Beiber so hot that he has to be referenced to us (referring to J Neufeld and Wood Anchor) in the in the same article? Well, I guess he'll have to take that comparison and run with it.
The article has given Wood Anchor a huge boost in educating Winnipegers the wonderful world of reclaimed wood. By enlarge, I would have to say that a large majority of people have no clue, let alone even think about what happens to a tree when it is removed. A big shout out has to go to Dave Sanderson for making his way down to Wood Anchor headquarters for the sharing story!
Writer David Sanderson also talked to Cibinel Architect Travis Cooke about the Centreplace MB Pavilion displayed at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. Designed by Cibinel Architects, the pavilion was awarded the Sustainability Star award from the event. The design incorporated a large amount of reclaimed Elm & Fir wood that made up the flooring, decking, soffits, doors & benches throughout the build. To see images of the pavilion visit the Cibinel Architects website. The email responses have been extensive and extremely positive. To read the entire article visit...Winnipeg Freepress: Who wood-a thunk it?
Here is a new design that we came up with for our reclaimed Elm wood coffee table that will be part of our Elata furniture line. It's in the prototype stage but we would really love your feedback before we finalize the design.
I apologize in advance for the crude cell phone pics. The first three pics are of the 6 foot table. The remaining two are of the 4 foot table. We're going for a contemporary look. The tables will be clear coated with OSMO. Same as our flooring which gives it sleek matte finish! Feel free to share your thoughts here or on our Facebook profile. Any suggestion or constructive criticism is welcomed. Many thanks all!
A happy customer snapped these photo's of their amazing cottage and sent them our way! We were really happy to be a part of the construction. Shown here are Wood Anchor's reclaimed wide plank Fir floors, reclaimed Fir stairs, reclaimed Fir beams and an 8' timber table made from reclaimed Fir wood.
We would love for you to share any wood work that has helped beautify your home, cottage, office, garage...or anywhere! For more photos of how our wood has been uniquely used follow these links...Wood Anchor Custom Millwork & Wood Anchor Portfoilio
It's hard for me to remember the St. Boniface Union Stock Yards. I grew up in St. Boniface but have no recollection of the stock yards. I'm sure everyone remembers the SWIFT meat plant on Archibald. How could you not? If you lived in Winnipeg, I'm sure you had to smell it even if you lived as far West as you could within city limits.
In 1911 an act was passed by the Manitoba Government incorporating the Public Markets Ltd. The plan was to furnish Manitoba livestock producers with a market-place, in an area where there was a need for selling and handling facilities to accommodate a growing industry. The two National railways financed and developed a 137 acre site purchased by the City of Winnipeg that was referred to in the land title records as the 'Roman Catholic Mission Property'. On August 14, 1913 the Marion Street facility with its stockyards and packing house was officially opened by Premier Sir Rodmond Roblin. For the next seventy-five years, the Union Stock Yards not only provided the City of St. Boniface with its largest single source employers but became a vital cog in Manitoba's agricultural economy.
Above and below are couple of cool archived photos from the Union Stock Yard offices. It boasted beautiful woodwork though-out the offices! It's a shame that a lot of it was destroyed. If you're interested in more of the history, follow this link that these photos and above excerpt are from http://winnipeg.urbex.ca/Union/index.htm
Now is there a point to this story you may ask? We'll yes there is! It's extremely intriguing to be that the Timber Tables that we produced are made from the wood that was used in the building of the Union stock Yards. It's interesting to know that a piece of furniture can have a history. When I think about it, the tables we make are actually twice as old as I am! That in itself is the beauty of reclaiming...
