steady work for a licensed carpenter in the more rural areas of ontario?

After 25 years with one IBEW company I developed heart trouble and dropped out(couldn't afford to keep paying the dues) to do small maintenance work on my own. I charged small but worked long hours. Finally we moved up here, hoping to retire.
After 15 years of doing and turning down work, I found I had cancer and this time I intend to stay retired no matter who phones, ( unless the job sounds REAL interesting)
I never had any trouble finding non-electrical work and wound up on some pretty interesting projects. Maybe I had to drive 20 miles to work, but it was a 20 minute drive most days.

"Fold your mirrors in and don't look back"

Those are words to live by but especially when talking about leaving the GTA behind.

I have a cottage in the kawarthas and was trying to find someone to do carpentry work on a garage I wanted built and it was like pulling teeth. Finally found someone but had to wait til he was free from the prior work obligations he currently had. Most people I called never bothered returning my call so not sure if Kawarthas, Haliburton or Minden is your cup of tea but plenty of work to be had at decent rates.

I love that area and have spent lots of time on the Burnt River. We are considering the Pembroke area and the muskokas to move to. I have had work all year around for close to 10 years now so I'm definitely accustomed to fulltime hours haha.

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If you build a good reputation by doing good work at fair prices you can always find work. Just don't use the local Legion as your headquarters.....

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Originally Posted by patvetzal

If you build a good reputation by doing good work at fair prices you can always find work. Just don't use the local Legion as your headquarters.....

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Been in and out of the union for years. They are a corrupt organization run by the mafia and do very little to keep their members working.....unless you do volunteer work to promote the union. It doesn't matter if you're a good carpenter or not, it's who you know at the top and what you can so for them....makea my blood boil.

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