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The Canadian Champion, Friday, September 7, 2007 - A3 Town Halléexpansion moving along on schedule By Melanie Hennessey t CANADIAN CHAMPION STAFF Gri undwork is hemng laid -literally f or the expansion of Mlt ns Town Hall. On a reci.nt sunny [uiecday afternoon a construction crew is busy working on the I undau on that will sit bel 5W the 50,000-square-k ot, two-torey addition heing put onto the histoi downtown buildmng. The lower level will akso be used as an underground park- ing area for staff, project manager Lee Brown explaîned as he GRAHAM PAINE CANADIAN CHAMPION walkd aoun thegiat hle hatsbee exavatd werethe Construction of the Town Hall expansion project is well underway with workers Town Hall parking lot used to be. "We've been busy geting pouring the foundcation and walis for the underground parking garage.' Above, a the basement dug out and the founidauion in place," he said, worker adjusts the forms for the concrete walls of the underground garage. notîng the work is pretty close to being on schedule. Event with aIl of the digging, the majority of the trees around the Town Hall have been preserved and local resi-* * dents can expect to see more trees and landscaping added as the project moves ahead. Anoewho passes by the construction sight may notice that none of the workers stop to have a cigarette. Since the Town is striving to obtain a 'green' certification for the new ' building even the construction process has to be environ- mentally friendly, which means no smoking. -We also have to dlean up as we go," said Brown, explain- ing materials that are no longer needed, like old asphait, are put into large containers and taken to a terminal to sort out E j V M 1I J Ç .j1 w h's ren'c taive s the Town is undertaking to comply wit Leadership in Energy and Environmenta DesignTh alne 208H g adrCoso ris ee catch rain water for site irrigation and using local producîs. 'LEED tuies to cut dowu on the transporiation distance from the manufacturer to the site" said Brown. Striving for LEFD certification does require ahout 25 to ' - 30 per cent more administration time, lie noted. And while there ian bc incrreeitl cosis associatcd witli beîng ens ironmentallv frienhllM Town Conîmuniivservices Director Jennifer Rev-nilds said tlheres, "long-terni payhack ili operating cîiciencies.- The Tow'n îs also stri-ing te get top mnarks in accessibility ,vith the ncw building. Rex nelds said the structure is being designecl te mcci the C u ity eiî[ert ,î cccssihiIits standards. Ihlais tihe icadttîg sianatitrigit i ttex etoi-eeting ile Qisiartat i xtil Disahîlittes .\cî icquit cinetits.' sh 'e said. The cxtsttnTîg nlîiallii e xxi ii i ielIoid etiseiex buildinîg xx tusa glass hl,xx iî,ii hs des(cigiated foi- a \'alk of-iiif a-in wclî ii lu leur Niltnitaiîs past anid pres- ciii \I1olie h ax e cied sgîîiatticcegiitîîtof rcr achies enietîts. j see ART on page Al 7 ~~II//, AUTO BODY i RYALATANTC) NS Workng #Tracion ontrl an thesaley ofseve airags.The il-nw Hihlane 2008esHig helander andomhe$39,6500 Thrf genrourom f s«nq sbnardairbp intudng M- Mhp. 3SL V6 perdorma,, ~' i