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Saskatoon woman, 96, reunited with long-lost love letters discovered in home renovation

July 16, 2020 / by BBG Reno / Canada, home renovation, Lashburn, Love Letters, Love Story, North Battleford, Old letters, Second World War, Veteran, Veterans, WWII

When 96-year-old Wynne Richards placed her hands on her lost leather writing case, it felt like she had her late husband back again. She was convinced the green case had ended up in the trash, and that with it, hundreds of cherished love letters had disappeared. “After 10 years they showed up. That’s why I […]

Okanagan woman out thousands for abandoned kitchen reno – Okanagan

June 4, 2019 / by BBG Reno / central okanagan, Consumer, Granite Works and Cabinets, home renovation, Kelowna, kitchen reno, Kitchen renovation, News, Okanagan, Square One Designs Kelowna, West Kelowna

Bev Scott of Kelowna is still steaming about the kitchen renovation job she paid for, but was never completed. Scott said she paid more than $7,500 to Square One Designs for a new countertop that came in three pieces of quartz instead of one slab. “They made no attempt to line up the striations or […]

Kelowna woman pointing finger at contractor, hardware store for expensive patio – Okanagan

January 9, 2019 / by BBG Reno / Consumer, Deck, Home Hardware, home renovation, Kelowna, Okanagan, patio, patio renovation

Cassandra Jamieson recently had her aging patio rebuilt by a contractor hired through Home Hardware in Kelowna. The job is done now, but she says it took too long and went way over budget. The alleged problems with the project reads like a grocery list. “Number one is the floor,” said Jamieson. Jamieson says that, […]