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Colin May · #**4221** Posted **Nov 29, 2014, 4:35 AM**

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Originally Posted by fenwick16

If someone can post a list of the (previously) scheduled conventions it would only require a simple internet search to determine which organizations have held meetings in Halifax before.

Did anyone actually pose this question to Scott Ferguson: How many events scheduled for the Nova Centre are new bookings as opposed to regular returnees?

This year the annual Cdn Assoc of Police Governance, i.e Police Boards, met in Halifax.
Groups such FCM -the municipal politicians gabfest that travels the country, as do Nurses, doctors, dentists, professional engineers, architects, accountants, lawyers, cops, firemen, the legion, music awards.
They hit the 10 provinces and a few hit the territories. They are meetings you can take to the bank.
Scientists breakdown into specialties and then there are the university groups. There is a guaranteed minimum usage for every province and there is no real competition outside Halifax for conventions coming to Nova scotia - fly in, make a speech, enjoy a meal and fly out is common for many attendees. And the hotels jack up the room dates for non-convention visitors who come to Halifax when a national convention comes to town.
Don't expect the press to ask probing questions of Ferguson or even our Premier or our Mayor. They just take the pap handed to them.

fenwick16 · #**4222** Posted **Dec 3, 2014, 3:38 AM**

I haven't seen much progress on the steel work (tub girders) since Ziobrop posted this picture on November 21st - http://novacenter.builthalifax.ca/post/103209977093 . Does anyone know what is happening?

worldlyhaligonian · #**4223** Posted **Dec 3, 2014, 10:14 AM**

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Originally Posted by fenwick16

I haven't seen much progress on the steel work (tub girders) since Ziobrop posted this picture on November 21st - http://novacenter.builthalifax.ca/post/103209977093 . Does anyone know what is happening?

He updates it every day... click the Nova Centre link from that page.

fenwick16 · #**4224** Posted **Dec 3, 2014, 12:08 PM**

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Originally Posted by worldlyhaligonian

He updates it every day... click the Nova Centre link from that page.

If you compare Ziobrop's picture from November 21st - http://novacenter.builthalifax.ca/post/103209977093 and today on this link - http://www.novascotiawebcams.com/en/webcams/nova-centre/ it appears as though progress on the steelwork has come to a hault for some reason. Maybe Ziobrop knows why?

Ziobrop · #**4225** Posted **Dec 3, 2014, 4:12 PM**

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Originally Posted by fenwick16

If you compare Ziobrop's picture from November 21st - http://novacenter.builthalifax.ca/post/103209977093 and today on this link - http://www.novascotiawebcams.com/en/webcams/nova-centre/ it appears as though progress on the steelwork has come to a hault for some reason. Maybe Ziobrop knows why?

Cherubini is doing all the iron work on site. They are currently setting up a platform in the mech room under the parking ramp - I guess this has a higher priority at the moment. Ill have some photos of this later this week. ( was going to go today, but the rain sucks for photos)

you can see the 4 posts going in here:

fenwick16 · #**4226** Posted **Dec 4, 2014, 3:30 AM**

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Originally Posted by Ziobrop

Cherubini is doing all the iron work on site. They are currently setting up a platform in the mech room under the parking ramp - I guess this has a higher priority at the moment. Ill have some photos of this later this week. ( was going to go today, but the rain sucks for photos)

you can see the 4 posts going in here:

Thank you Ziobrop. It will be interesting to see how this platform in the mechanical room ties into the rest of the steelwork.

Ziobrop · #**4227** Posted **Dec 9, 2014, 2:25 PM**

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Originally Posted by fenwick16

Thank you Ziobrop. It will be interesting to see how this platform in the mechanical room ties into the rest of the steelwork.

Ziobrop · #**4228** Posted **Dec 9, 2014, 2:26 PM**

Night time Water and Sewer connections going in.

Jonovision · #**4229** Posted **Dec 9, 2014, 10:14 PM**

The site was very busy yesterday.

Jonovision · #**4230** Posted **Dec 13, 2014, 4:05 PM**

A new angle.

ns_kid · #**4231** Posted **Dec 19, 2014, 10:34 AM**

The Nova Scotia Supreme Court yesterday dismissed the Thiel Group's challenge of the province's use of a Statement of Provincial Interest to allow the Nova Centre subgrade work to proceed prior to conclusion of the development agreement.

In his decision, Justice Edwards said there was nothing in the evidence to show that then-Minister MacDonell acted in bad faith when he approved the SPI, and the court agreed with the province that the minister was acting within his authority.

The court dismissed the complaint and ordered Thiel to pay costs.

Ziobrop · #**4232** Posted **Jan 8, 2015, 7:42 PM**

The lobby is now mostly open space.
From http://novacenter.builthalifax.ca/

eastcoastal · #**4233** Posted **Jan 9, 2015, 4:03 PM**

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Originally Posted by Ziobrop

The lobby is now mostly open space.
From http://novacenter.builthalifax.ca/

Those columns look massive - I'd love it if some sort of monumental quality could be maintained in that lobby space...

JET · #**4234** Posted **Jan 9, 2015, 5:12 PM**

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Originally Posted by Ziobrop

The lobby is now mostly open space.
From http://novacenter.builthalifax.ca/

I love those killer stairs!

Keith P. · #**4235** Posted **Jan 9, 2015, 10:28 PM**

That appears to be an escalator base, a much more appropriate design.

Expect to see the anti-CC crowd use this pic as an example of what our convention center will look like when finished.

MonctonRad · #**4236** Posted **Jan 10, 2015, 2:21 AM**

Escalator good. Stairs bad.

Ziobrop · #**4237** Posted **Jan 10, 2015, 2:57 AM**

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Originally Posted by Keith P.

That appears to be an escalator base, a much more appropriate design.

Expect to see the anti-CC crowd use this pic as an example of what our convention center will look like when finished.

No those are stairs. The escalators go next to it. There are indents in the slab for them.

fenwick16 · #**4238** Posted **Jan 10, 2015, 2:13 PM**

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Originally Posted by Ziobrop

The lobby is now mostly open space.
From http://novacenter.builthalifax.ca/

http://41.media.tumblr.com/bc27fc11ece372e32d35ed31027250e4/tumblr_nhk61tbaQS1sjmgsso1_1280.jpg

I think that the lobby will look very impressive once completed (even now it looks impressive).

I am surprised by how long it has taken to install the tub girders. Even now, at least one girder seems to be out of position. I thought months ago that by now the concrete floor would have been installed on top of the girders, and most of the Ballroom steel structure would be complete. However, maybe they need to keep that space open for some reason?

I sometimes wonder if having Argyle Developments privately finance such a major project has slowed the progress. Currently, Argyle Developments is responsible for finding financing for the construction then, once the project is essentially complete, the federal contribution of ~ 60 million will be injected; the provincial and municipal payments will be capital lease payments made over a period of 25 years once the project is complete and in operation.

terrynorthend · #**4239** Posted **Jan 11, 2015, 12:57 PM**

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Originally Posted by Ziobrop

No those are stairs. The escalators go next to it. There are indents in the slab for them.

Ah, that makes sense. I couldn't figure out how all those landings would work with an escalator.

eastcoastal · #**4240** Posted **Jan 12, 2015, 3:35 PM**

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Originally Posted by Keith P.

That appears to be an escalator base, a much more appropriate design.
...

Escalators, based only one what I've seen, tend to have their supports integrated within the units themselves... the building must be designed for bearing at each floor slab, but the span itself is handled by the escalator unit. I don't expect escalators should have so many mid-span landings, and I also assume that it typically makes sense for the undersides of escalators be accessible for service?

If that's the case, those must be Killer Stairs™