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Foundation excavation continues

Today there is a lot of excavation activity at the site. Building your community hospice...one shovelful at a time! [showhide type="post"] Want to keep up to date on the most recent construction activity? Sign up today and receive alerts directly to your email...

Deeper hole & webcam up

Seasons Greetings Hospice bloggers, The interior demolition of Heeney House continues with full dumpsters leaving the site regularly. See our previous post for exclusive photos. It's been somewhat of a quiet week outdoors on the construction site. But since last...

Demolition!

Thank you to Mortlock Construction Inc. for providing an inside look at demolition. It is so exciting to see the changes taking place inside Heeney House. [showhide type="post"] [huge_it_slider id="14"] Want to keep up to date on the most recent construction activity?...

The Memory Tree

By: David Kennedy, Bereavement Coordinator at Hospice Peterborough Life just didn’t seem to matter anymore; each morning was a struggle - one that John had to do, not for himself but for his family who still needed him. Since their mother had died his adult children...

The grass is greener

Once again today I am struck by the contrast of what was and what is today. What a difference 1570 days can make! Below is a photo from day one (the day Hospice purchased Heeney House) and a second photo from this morning. Also...the workers are putting in a...

Digging the foundation

A lot can happen in 24 hours! The contrast from Monday to Wednesday is quite dramatic as noted below in the two comparison photos of the east wall of Heeney House. I have also included a series of photos. And for the really ambitious blog followers, there is also a...

Demolition and digging

External demolition work started today. The Heeney House east side porch has been removed (you can now see the entrance doorway very clearly). The north side second floor porch has also been removed along with some of the concrete wall that formed an old patio...

Snow arrives, work continues

For the past few days, snow has been falling and staying on the ground. I ran into Craig Mortlock at the site this morning and while the excavator has been doing some initial digging and scraping of land around Heeney House, they are finalizing an excavation plan for...

Excavation!

There is no denying construction is starting to move along at 325 London Street. An excavator has started the process of digging up the earth surrounding Heeney House in preparation for the addition of the wing that will house the 10 hospice care beds. It is so...

Thank-you trees

Today some of the trees around Heeney House were removed to make way for the new building. While it`s sad to see the trees come down, they have provided many years of shade, comfort and natural beauty...and now they make way for a home that will also provide comfort,...

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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...