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A lot can happen in 21 days
Between February 26 and March 18, a lot of framing work happened at the construction site! This time lapse video shows building progress in a fun and interesting way. Way to go Peterborough - your new community Hospice is becoming a reality...[showhide type="post"]...
Heeney House main level takes shape
I am amazed at the pace of construction this week. Walking home last night, I saw main level walls and windows beginning to take shape. As someone who has walked by the site almost daily for over a year, the developments over the past 24hrs are really exciting for...
Heeney House lower level ceiling/main level floorboards
Workers are moving fast at the site these past few days. For the Heeney House community programming area, the ceiling for the lower level/floorboards for the main level are now being installed. On the residence side, workers are busy building a second concrete wall -...
Main level taking shape
The first photo below is taken from where the front entrance to the new Care Centre will be (from London Street looking south). The wooden framing to the right is the lower level admin offices and programming rooms. Straight ahead the first rectangular concrete shape...
Care Centre Framing!
Framing of the lower level of Heeney House Community Programming Area has started! [showhide type="post"] Want to keep up to date on the most recent construction activity? Sign up today and receive email alerts when new blog entries are made. Subscribe to the blog!...
Foundation in-filling
After a holiday season and January that saw record cold temperatures, the recent warmer weather has allowed work to continue. Today the sun managed to peak through the clouds after many days of rain and fog. The following two photos can be compared to the previous...
DIEalogues
Last fall, the first Hospice Peterborough DIEalouges were hosted at Lett Architect Studio. These sessions were about opening up a conversation about death and dying to the community. During one of these sessions a question was posed to the attendees: If you could...
Foundation work complete!
Earlier this week workers completed pouring the rest of the concrete foundation for the new Care Centre. This is a significant milestone! Thanks to everyone for helping build your new community Hospice. [showhide type="post"] Want to keep up to date on the most recent...
The Strange Events of Grief
It was just one of those nights. He had to get out of the house. Oh, he understood that his adult children were just worried about him and that is why they doted on his every move. “Come on Dad – you have to eat – have more food… Dad, now you have to get things done...
Full footprint emerging
This afternoon workers continued to install the forms for pouring the remaining concrete foundation. You can really see the complete building footprint emerging (four times the square footage of the current Hospice building). We also hosted an open house this...