CARLYLE - Just over three kilometres north of Carlyle, on the west side of Highway 9, Moose Mountain Woodworks has been in business for over three decades.
Originally founded by Paul Twietmeyer, the cabinet maker has been jointly owned by Cary Chatterson and Ashton Lisitza since 2012. Lisitza started working for the company back in 2006 after graduating from the SIAST (now Sask PolyTechnic) Prince Albert campus.
He lives in Carlyle and is married to Rhose Balbada-Lisitza, who is employed at the Bear Claw Casino.
They have three children, daughter Drazmine, 16, and sons Kagomae, six, and Finn, two.
Chatterson moved to the Carlyle area back in the mid 1980s and was on the Carlyle Cougars’ 1988-89 Big Six Hockey League championship team. A self-employed carpenter his entire life, Cary resides at Kenosee Lake and his son Levi operates a barbershop on Main Street in Carlyle.
Moose Mountain Woodworks specializes in locally made kitchen cabinets and countertops. The majority of their work is done right in their Carlyle shop and they employ three additional full-time cabinet makers, John Caldwell, Renzo Gallano and Linda Jordens. In talking with the owners, business has been good.
Said Lisitza: “With the two-year medical lockdown, a lot of homeowners have decided to go ahead with major upgrades to their residences. Of course, kitchen renovations are on the top of everyone’s list and frankly some days the phone is just ringing off the hook. But we will always find the time to chat, suggest and provide an appealing finished product including complete kitchen makeovers.”
Added Chatterson: “Ashton and I form a good partnership and we have known and worked with each other for years. Remodelling or renovating a kitchen requires careful planning and expert advice. After completing the work, our clients walk away happy and completely satisfied. We pride ourselves in outstanding workmanship.”
Moose Mountain Woodworks is opened Monday to Fridays and they can be reached at 306-453-6066. Check them out on their Moose Mountain Woodworks Facebook page.
