From humble beginnings to prestigious winnings: Meet Amsted's Steve Barkhouse

With a bucket of nails in one hand and a hammer in the other, a determined four-year-old waddled across his “Grammies” yard in pyjamas and socks. The house next door was under construction and the young boy thought he’d get an early start as morning light stretched across the Nova Scotia sky.
“It’s just always been in my blood,” explains Steve Barkhouse, the now 53-year-old veteran renovator. The story of his younger self has been told time and again by his mo