Connexions - Queen Street Redevelopment Highlights September 2006

CAMH Connexions

Special Edition September 2006

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 West Wing driveway: will be maintained as emergency access and as a route to the West Wing building.

Tennis courts: will become unavailable, as the area will be needed for construction trailers and equipment.

Sunshine Garden: Plantings at the new Sunshine Garden location, established on the southwest part of the property, will be harvested and the ground prepared for the next season. Community sales of the organic produce will continue.

“Fennings Park”: This is a future public park, to be located at the northwest corner of the site and it will be be donated to the City by CAMH after the construction of the Phase 1A buildings. It will not be accessible until the construction of Phase 1A has been completed, but the park area in front of the tennis courts and the large green space at the corner of Queen and Shaw streets will remain accessible to the public.

The Heritage wall: Work on repairing and conserving this valuable historical artifact – created by patients of the original ‘lunatic asylum’ located on this site – will commence with the West wall.

Trees: Where possible, old growth trees in the construction area will be protected; in addition, 55 new trees will be planted to replace those that must be removed to begin work.

Construction fences going up:The fencing will be erected at the northwest corner of the property and extend across the front of the grounds facing Queen Street, and continue south just east of the extension of Fennings Street. The fencing will include displays of client art and achievements as well as information about CAMH and the redevelopment project. For the curious among us, the fence will offer plenty of opportunities to take a peek at the construction activities on-site.

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