A Pile of Dirt Today …. A State-Of-The-Art Community Centre Tomorrow!
Over the next year, the lot at the northeast corner of St. Clair and Warden will be transformed from a shovel-in-the-ground into a gleaming glass and copper structure, with a green roof, and semi-permeable pavement. Even better, the building will be entirely heated and cooled by geo-thermal energy.
Although the construction only began recently, the real work started a few years ago when the Warden Avenue Corridor was being planned. The proposal to build a community centre outgrew its original need for 15,000 square feet. I recognized that this would not sufficiently serve our residents and worked to secure the additional funding needed to double the space to 26,000 square feet.
Our aim was to set a standard for community centres by providing the most flexible and multi-purpose facility, which would ultimately provide the best variety of programs over the long term. Extensive consultations were held with residents, recreation staff, and current service providers to create a vision of what programming the centre should offer. Recreation staff and the architects all worked hard to meet these expectations and proposed to deliver a world-class community centre. In 2008, an open house revealed the exciting results with renderings for the planned centre.
As Councillor, I have vowed to complete the centre by the end of 2010. The Ward 35 Community Centre will be a hub of activity, offering a whole range of possibilities and services to reflect our vibrant community.
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