There was a time when New Hamburg was full of orchards. Every third or fourth house had at least a couple of fruit trees in their backyard, with Courtland, Northern Spy, and McIntosh apples sweetening everyone’s pies. In 1896, watchmaker Leon Gustove Pequegnat owned a...
Jeff Van Gyssel, in alignment with the values of his faith-based construction company, is building Wilmot township’s first net zero home, and is making some affordable housing in the process. Wilmot council gave its go ahead for zone change at 407 Fairview...
Six years ago Jeff and Natalie Van Gyssel purchased a 1,100-square-foot mid-century bungalow on Fairview Street, but even then they knew—with just three bedrooms for them and their four children—it was not enough for their growing family. Nevertheless, they wanted to...
Jeff Van Gyssel wants refugees coming to Waterloo Region to feel like they belong here. The New Hamburg man started his own construction company — Just Working Construction — last April and hopes to be able to provide work for newcomers with some trades experience....
Just Working Construction is an Ontario construction management company that offers “credible construction with a social conscience,” according to Jeff Van Gyssel, founder and owner. He and his wife Natalie founded the company in 2015 with the goal of combining two of...
