News & Construction Updates

Construction is well underway at CAMH's Queen Street site for the current phase of our redevelopment. We apologize for any inconvenience as we continue the creation of our new urban village. For further information, please see the answers to your questions about construction noise and disruption.

What's New?

Check here for regular updates about the progress of work at Queen Street.

May 11, 2012: Workman Way will be closed on Saturday, May 11 due to window installations along the east side of the new Intergenerational Wellness Centre. Click here for more details.

April 30, 2012: In this issue of the Redevelopment Newsletter, discover how art has brought together a community, learn more about the progress of the construction of the three new CAMH buildings as they near completion, find out more about the non-CAMH building now that it has been 'topped off', and mark your calendars for a Grand Opening celebration on Thursday, June 21.

April 23, 2012: A mosaic art project to be displayed in the new Intergenerational Wellness Centre becomes a community collaboration.

November 16, 2011: The Beamish and Labatt families will be recognized with a wing of the Intergenerational Wellness Centre to be named after each family.

September 27, 2011: On September 23, Premier Dalton McGuinty visited CAMH with news of the approval of the third phase of CAMH’s visionary Queen Street Redevelopment Project.

September 8, 2011: Shoppers Drug Mart has agreed to be an anchor tenant in the new non-CAMH building - the Ossington-Queen Street Rental Apartments.

June 22, 2011: CAMH received approval from the City of Toronto to rename Freedom Street to Lower Ossington Avenue and to apply Stokes Street to ‘New Street’. The full announcement has more details.

February 25, 2011: On March 3, construction fencing will be moved onto the Unit 4 parking lot, resulting in the loss of parking spaces. More details can be found here.

January 11, 2011: Today, CAMH celebrated the 'Topping Off' of the Gateway Building, signifying that the highest point of the building has been reached. The event is also depicted in this video.

October 7, 2010: CAMH launched its Street Naming Contest to name "New Street" – a new public street that will run south of Queen Street West, between White Squirrel Way and Shaw Street.

September 2010: Construction began on the first non-CAMH building at Ossington and Queen. For more information, go to New Neighbours in the Urban Village.

May 2010: Construction of the three new CAMH buildings began.

Spring 2010: The demolition of the CAMH Administration Building at 1001 Queen Street West has now been completed.

April 6, 2010: The official groundbreaking took place to inaugurate the construction for this major phase of the Queen Street Redevelopment Project.

CAMH Redevelopment Newsletters

To learn more about the CAMH Redevelopment Project, read the following CAMH Redevelopment Newsletters:

CAMH's Commitment to Our Community

CAMH wants to be a good neighbour in the West Queen West community during the transformation of our site at 1001 Queen Street West. We are proud of our history of community involvement and participation in the development of our vision for the new urban village.

We will continue to build our community partnerships with ongoing consultation through the CAMH Neighbourhood Liaison Committee and regular updates here in our redevelopment section of the CAMH website.

Our Redevelopment Partner

CAMH and Infrastructure Ontario are pleased to be joined by Carillion Health Solutions as our partner on the current phase of the Redevelopment Project. The partnership also includes the Vanbots construction division of Carillion and the Stantec design firm.

Where and How to Find Information

This website is intended to be the main public resource for information about our project. CAMH also provides information in other ways, including:

Regular e-bulletins providing updates on the Redevelopment Project

Delivery of bulletins to homes and business in our immediate area

To receive bulletins and more information about Neighbourhood Liaison Committee meetings, contact CAMH's Redevelopment Office at (416) 535-8501, ext. 33330.

Contact

Redevelopment Office

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

901 King Street West

Toronto, ON

M5V 3H5

For specific questions about the Redevelopment Project, dial (416) 535-8501, ext. 33330 or e-mail redevelopment_feedback@camh.net.