Summerhill Homes’ West Shore Beach Club has recently been announced as a finalist for the 2021 Canadian Home Builders Association (CHBA) National Awards for Housing Excellence.
They recognize the best in Canadian new homes and communities.
The gated West Shore community is located just 10 minutes north of Orillia on beautiful Lake Couchiching.
Now fully sold out, the beachfront community features a collection of only 76 fully-detached homes with access to a Marine House and a private 300-foot-long waterfront beach built by the developer specifically for West Shore residents. The lifestyle offerings on the lake are endless year-round: from canoeing to windsurfing; cross-country skiing or skating on the lake and ice fishing; playing volleyball or badminton.
“We are thrilled to have been recognized by the CHBA as a finalist for the Best Community in Canada Award,” said Summerhill Homes’ President Sal Ruscica. “West Shore was designed from the beach up with our residents in mind. The gated community brings a sense of peace while the private beachfront and marine house with exclusive access to Lake Couchiching fosters a resort-like feeling,” added Ruscica.
The CHBA National Awards for Housing Excellence is an annual competition celebrating the best in Canadian new homes, renovations, community development and residential marketing. This year more than 730 entries of top projects from across the country were received.
A geographically-diverse expert panel of over 170 judges reviewed submissions before selecting the finalists.
Awards will be presented during a virtual ceremony on May 7.



