Winnipeg Construction IX

[Wolf13]

Originally Posted by BuildUpWpg

Now we just need the owners of 201 Portage to do something modern with their building! And the Fairmont!

That's a tall ask...

[cllew]

Originally Posted by windypeg

The lighting on the electric railway chambers is in terrible shape, about 1/2 the bulbs are out. Was it damaged in that fire they had? Anyway I hope they get it fixed.

those lights have been out for a long time.

Its probably an expensive job to set up the scaffolding and the labor to relamp all the fixtures even if they decide to replace all the bulbs with LED ones.

[Riverman]

Originally Posted by cllew

those lights have been out for a long time.

Its probably an expensive job to set up the scaffolding and the labor to relamp all the fixtures even if they decide to replace all the bulbs with LED ones.

There are pretty long boom lifts available for rent. And the building most likely has rigging for a window washing platform.

[1ajs]

anyone seen the new lights on rbc's building

[cllew]

Originally Posted by Riverman

There are pretty long boom lifts available for rent. And the building most likely has rigging for a window washing platform.

I recall there being scaffolding when they did it last but maybe they were also doing work on the facade at the same time

[Jeff]

Originally Posted by 1ajs

anyone seen the new lights on rbc's building

snapped this tonight:

[The Jabroni]

Amazing how lighting can improve an image of a building, especially at night.

[CoryB]

Looks like the new Manitoba Clinic building is hitting their top out. I didn't do a floor count but the next level going up seems to be using metal that I didn't notice on the other floors. I assume that is for the roof.

Separately, seen this crew at the Sterling Building before and wasn't sure what they were up to. This morning there was a truck parked there for a flooring remediation company (didn't catch their name) but the graphic looked like a commercial version of self leveling floor product. They are definitely mixing large volumes of product on site as at least the second large dump truck of sand has been dropped off now. They also have pallets of some other product on a separate truck.

Worth mentioning that from the Smith St side if the timing is right you can see the old main floor bank vault. Have to wonder if they plan to leave that in place once the renovation is done.

[pmuhar]

Anybody know whats happening at Goldmark Jewellers building at 1355 Pembina? I believe the bottom floor is 2 CRU's and the rest of the floors are 1 bedroom apartments. Whole building has been tarped for about 3 weeks now.

[drew]

Originally Posted by CoryB

Separately, seen this crew at the Sterling Building before and wasn't sure what they were up to. This morning there was a truck parked there for a flooring remediation company (didn't catch their name) but the graphic looked like a commercial version of self leveling floor product. They are definitely mixing large volumes of product on site as at least the second large dump truck of sand has been dropped off now. They also have pallets of some other product on a separate truck.

Sounds like they are putting a layer of gypcrete on the floors.

Its basically a low strength, lightweight self leveling grout.

[Cyro]

Originally Posted by EndoftheBeginning

Yesterday

Drove by this project today, Piling is moving quickly, honestly I can't remember the last residential project that was actually built on this several km stretch of Portage ave. Seems like decades.

[bomberjet]

Pallister government cutting a bunch of healthcare facilities today. Including a $300M CancerCare facility.

[cllew]

Just listening to 5pm news and CJOB is saying there is a study saying the ER's should be closed in the community hospitals, and they should be turned into quick care clinics.

How much money over the last few years was spend to enlarge the ER's in the community hospitals?

[jmt18325]

Are you sure? The reports I'm reading says that it's the ORs that should be closed.

[cllew]

Originally Posted by jmt18325

Are you sure? The reports I'm reading says that it's the ORs that should be closed.

ER's suppose to go to urgent care like Misericordia with the exception of 1 un-named hospital.

So basically it would be ST. B. HSC and the 1 community hospital to be named later doing full ER from what I heard.

Of course touching ER locations is a hot button subject so the govt may just file the report.

[jmt18325]

Originally Posted by cllew

ER's suppose to go to urgent care like Misericordia with the exception of 1 un-named hospital.

So basically it would be ST. B. HSC and the 1 community hospital to be named later doing full ER from what I heard.

If they're doing away with general surgery at all but 3 hospitals, that would make a lot of sense, and wouldn't really be a problem. The same facilities could easily be used for urgent care.

[rrskylar]

Originally Posted by bomberjet

Pallister government cutting a bunch of healthcare facilities today. Including a $300M CancerCare facility.

I think the govt. is putting a halt on everything to properly assess where and what health care dollars are going to. Right now there is a lot of redundancy.

[trueviking]

^that's what they want you to believe anyways....

[esquire]

If health capital projects are being shut down like that, I think it's likely going to be even more grim for transportation infrastructure projects (both road and transit). 59/101 and phase 2 SWBRT could be the last projects of their kind for quite a few years.

[bomberjet]

This was expected. Pallister was going to fix the finances. Canceling spending is the only way at the moment.

By the time he's done, I don't expect a high approval rating from Manitoban's or a second term.