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Guy
Belair
David
Fitzgerald
Kris
Granneman
Wayne
Hutson
Kyle
Jackson
Michael
Kmeth
Brian
Lee
David
MacCallum
Marc
Martin
Maria
Nestoras
Chris
Palmer
Shannon
Parker
Ken
Ross
John
Rousseau
Mark
Ulinder

Guy Belair

Coquitlam, BC | Age: 52

Guy Louis Jean Belair was born the youngest of fourteen children brought up in a modest home in Coaticook, Quebec. Guy tried many different jobs over the years moving to the big cities like Montreal, Vancouver, Calgary, Boston, Sherbrooke and eventually back to his home town Coaticook. Since 1993 Guy has worked with a natural gas company and throughout that time has worked with wood, expressing his creativity through projects for his community or family. To audition for this season of Canada’s Handyman Challenge, Guy made a 4-foot wooden Salmon that eventually changed his life forever. He loves making these wooden salmon and seeing the fish come alive. Guy has always been artistic and what he visualizes in his mind he creates with his hands.

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David Fitzgerald

Lawrencetown, NS | Age: 28

David works as a window installer in his hometown of Lawrencetown, NS. He has had experience creating an addition on a hydrostone house and building a multi-level deck with rounded corners.

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Kris Granneman

Burnaby, BC | Age: 31

Kris Granneman is an artist that lives in Vancouver, BC. He obtained an arts degree from Emily Carr in 2011. While studying he worked part time fabricating metal sculptures, furniture, and gates. Currently he is working on a townhouse renovation and being a new father. To further challenge himself he decided to put his skills on the line in hopes of becoming Canada’s Best Handyman. He gives props to Craigslist, Home Depot, RONA, IKEA, YouTube, Google, watching everyone on HGTV and asking a million questions.

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Wayne Hutson

Westmontrose, ON | Age: 44

Wayne is a Chiropractor based in Elmira, ON. In addition to building a four-season sunroom, he had built a two-level deck that includes a pergola with a swing, railings, a custom bench and a privacy fence on his home. This deck won the 2012 Dream Deck Contest from Canadian Home Workshop Magazine. Wayne auditioned for this season of Canada's Handyman Challenge because his kids thought it would be cool for him to be on TV.

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Kyle Jackson

Halifax, NS | Age: 52

As a self-described creative engineer, Kyle has a colourful work history as a paper boy, CNR labourer, carpenter, posthole digger, restaurateur, chef, property manager, and all around handyman, but his real true love is his career as an artist. His art practice combines talents as a sculptor and painter, specializing in three-dimensional, colourful paintings with a main theme of the Halifax Cityscape. Auditioning for the new season of Canada's Handyman Challenge, Kyle knew that whatever happens, this creative engineer was about to go on another exciting ride.

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Michael Kmeth

Hamilton, ON | Age: 42

Michael is a Buildings and Property Manager in Hamilton, ON. He worked on the renovation of his own home, including changing the basement into two bedrooms with bathrooms, the renovation and extension of his kitchen, and the construction of a stone wall in the entranceway. Before all of this work his wife was skeptical, but he asked her to trust him and now his wife loves the house!

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Brian Lee

Rockwood, ON | Age: 66

Brian is a Mechanical Engineer from Rockwood, ON. His most challenging project was a second story addition over his attached garage. The job included installing new foundations, flooring joists and wall framing before raising the roof using a 25 ton crane. He has also built a 16-foot composite “Wayfarer” sailboat to class specifications with a fiberglass hull using mahogany framing and plywood for the decking and hatch covers and a Sitka spruce mast. Brian’s wife and daughter watched the first season of Canada's Handyman Challenge and believed that he could do all the challenges, which led to his application this season.

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David MacCallum

Halifax, NS | Age: 43

David built his own garage and workshop from the ground up.

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Marc Martin

Moncton, NB | Age: 40

Marc works as an operation supervisor and electromechanical technician in Moncton, NB. Over the last two years, he has been working on the construction of his new house including the finishing work such as custom built-ins, painting, a screened porch, stone work and landscaping. He is most proud of building a treehouse for his two daughters that included a big tube slide and the artistic feature of looking like a real tree. He’s always had a strong passion for designing and building construction and loves challenges, which is why he auditioned for this season of Canada's Handyman Challenge.

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Maria Nestoras

Hamilton, ON | Age: 29

Maria is a construction worker from Hamilton, Ontario. She grew up in the Niagara Region in a small town called Beamsville where there her family farmed turkeys. She has successfully helped her friend renovate a basement in his rental property which is now its own separate unit, as well as completing his driveway with stamped borders and an exposed aggregate centre.

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Chris Palmer

Oshawa, ON | Age: 30

Chris is a competitive natured person, and missed the tryouts for the first season of Canada’s Handyman Challenge. Along with the great support of friends and family he rose to the challenge for the new season. Chris dabbles in all sorts of projects from renovating his home or helping out friends and family with any project they have going. Chris is a Creative Director by profession but a handyman at heart. He is constantly seeking challenges – such as the renovation of his bathroom with a custom built floating vanity, or his master bedroom. Chris will not buy furniture if he can build it, using his own creative ideas!

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Shannon Parker

Berwick, NS | Age: 38

Shannon's home is his pride and joy. He has put blood, sweat and tears into it, working on everything including the plumbing, electrical, finish work, concrete work, landscape, roofing and decking.

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Ken Ross

Burnaby, BC | Age: 39

Ken Ross was born and raised in Vancouver, BC. Over the years he has literally built a passion for home improvement; completing a full renovation of a one-bedroom condo. This included a completely new kitchen and bathroom, hardwood floors, new doors and the removal of a stippled ceiling. When he was finished with the kitchen, it had a custom concrete counter and a stainless topped serving area. Through those experiences he wanted to take a run at Canada's Handyman Challenge. He was so inspired after meeting and talking to the judges that he has taken his passion with hardscaping to the next level and started his own business.

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John Rousseau

Summerland, BC | Age: 29

John is an artistic fabricator from Summerland, BC. He works with clients to design one of a kind spaces filled with custom furniture, mosaics and other unique creations which he hand crafts out of his home studio. He auditioned with the hopes that his knowledge of Joinery and Design could give him an edge in competing for the $25,000.

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Mark Ulinder

Kamloops, BC | Age: 40

When Mark was young he helped out his grandparents and dad with whatever jobs they were doing and over time figured out how to fix and rebuild most anything. He is most proud of his house renovation which added 4,000 square feet to his home. Mark believes it doesn't matter what you’re doing you just have to start and investigate and work your way through every project. He loves the process of learning how and why things work and go together.

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