Zetsen supporting Centra Cam
By Dan Jensen

Zetsen Master Builders and Centra Cam broke ground for a new home in the Creekview subdivision August 3. Pictured in the front row are (left to right) Zetsen Master Builders co-owner Kevin Lindholm,  Centra Cam president Dave Chamberlain and Camrose mayor Clarence Mastel.

Zetsen Master Builders is teaming up with local trades people and suppliers to help Centra Cam Vocational Training Association complete its building renovation project.

The local contractor has decided to make Centra Cam the beneficiary of all profit from the sale of a 1,527 square foot home it is building this fall at 3401-51 Street (in the Creekview subdivision).

The construction process began last Monday with the digging of the basement by Brager Excavating.

"We expect the home will take three and a half months to four months to build," said Zetsen Master Builders co-owner Kevin Lindholm.

"It should be ready in time for Christmas."

Zetsen's partners will be providing materials and labour at reduced prices in order to maximize the profit and the eventual donation.

"We're hoping to get a lot of manufacturers to help with materials and businesses and trades people to help on the labour end," said Lindholm.

"We have had very good response from everyone we have contacted so far."

Zetsen Master Builders has been involved in two other projects in which the proceeds from the sale of a home went to a worthy cause. One was for the Bethany Group in 2005, while the other was for the purchase of a CT scanner for St. Mary's Hospital in 2007.

"We are thrilled to work with local trades and suppliers to help the citizens and community of Camrose," said Lindholm.

"We will be posting the names of everyone who helps with this on a board that we will be displaying on the building site."

Centra Cam will use profits from the sale of the home to complete the landscaping and paving at its new facility, completing a three-year, $2 million addition and renovation. The completed facility will allow Centra Cam to increase the number of clients it can serve, as well as ensure a facility that provides a safe and environmentally friendly workspace for clients and staff for many years to come. Centra Cam currently serves 70 clients and 75 staff, with an annual operating budget of $3 million dollars, much of which flows into the community.

Centra Cam also operates the recycling depot, the Emergency Clothing and Furniture Depot, the Centra Cam outlet store, and a woodworking production department.

"Centra Cam is very proud and honoured to have been selected as the next beneficiary of Zetsen Master Builders' new home fund-raising project," said Centra Cam board president Dave Chamberlain.

Zetsen Master Builders has built over 1,200 homes in the Camrose area over the last 35 years, and has won numerous awards for construction excellence within the industry. In 2002, Zetsen Master Builders received the Camrose Chamber of Commerce Small Business of the Year award.