FOG BLOG CANADA NEWS LOG: COMMUNITY OF BRIGHTON NS RALLIES AFTER FIRE TO BUILD HOME FOR FREE:

A family's home is destroyed by fire, so a community steps up to build a new one...The Morehouse family of Brighton, N.S., hope to move into their new home in late spring.....A family of six from southwest Nova Scotia who lost everything in a house fire is now watching their new home be built from the ground up, thanks to the kindness of their community.

A local carpenter started the project for free last fall and others have joined in to help him tackle the job in the community of Brighton, near Digby. Electricians and plumbers have donated their time, local companies have donated supplies, and neighbours stop by daily to lend a hand.

The Morehouse family have been dreaming of going home since the electrical fire engulfed their mobile home in October. They hope to move into their new home by late spring.

"Our home is going to be the home that the community has built," said Nancy Morehouse. "From the money for it to the actual labour ... I just can't believe it.".