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Queen Street Redevelopment
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Redevelopment Update Dec 6 2006Winter may be settling in across the City, but work on the first four buildings of Transforming Lives Here is certainly not going into hibernation. Excavation and soil remediation are complete, work on the future municipal services (e.g. storm sewers, water supply, etc...) has passed the halfway mark and construction of the foundations and caissons (concrete support pillars drilled into the earth) of the new buildings is underway. Transforming Lives Here signage Queen Street West got a little brighter Monday morning, when the installation of our new signage was completed along the northern edge of the construction area. Much more than a simple explanation of what we are building, the three-sided display highlights the many achievements of the Workman Arts program, presents the long history of our site and the heritage wall which surrounds it and recounts some of the many stories of client achievement and recovery that too often go unrecognized. If you find yourself strolling past, be sure to stop and take a look. Toronto Hydro connection Work crews are currently on-site and installing a temporary hydro-electric connection to the construction area. Electric power will be brought in from the existing hydro lines along Queen Street West, through a temporary line crossing through the future public park at the northwest corner of the property. The locations of the hydro poles have been confirmed with City of Toronto Urban Forestry staff. Barring any inclement weather, the hydro connection should be operational by the end of the week. Once activated, the temporary power connection will remove the need to use the diesel generator in normal operations for the time being. Paper bulletin As the majority of our immediate neighbours are not members of this email distribution list, CAMH will soon be publishing a short paper construction update bulletin and will distribute it to approximately 5000 households in our neighbourhood. On track As for our construction schedule, we are where we expected to be after two months of work. We expect to occupy our new facilities in late December 2007. The first phase of our redevelopment involves the construction of four new buildings, one new public park, the extension of municipal services (including a new road) onto our site and the repair of the western sections of our Heritage Wall which borders our site. In all, Phase 1A will house 48 beds for our Addictions program and 24 for our Mood and Anxiety program in a more home-like setting. These new 'Alternate Milieu' buildings will enhance our ability to provide a high level of care for our clients. The vision for the overall redevelopment project, is to create a new hub for CAMH within a mixed urban village on the current Queen Street site. If you have any specific questions about the update, or items that you would like addressed in future e-updates, please contact me (Chris Edey); my contact information is below. RCE ****** R. Christopher Edey T: 416.535.8501 x.3248 |
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Last updated: May 01, 2007 6:15 PM Published: Dec 16, 2011 6:25 PM ID#P28819 |