CRESTON & DISTRICT COMMUNITY COMPLEX FACILITY ENHANCEMENT PROJECT May 29, 2009

While from the other side of the fence, some have mentioned it appears not much is happening, these photos show a small portion of all the plumbing piping and electrical conduits that have to be dug in, connected properly and buried in preparation for the concrete floor. There is virtually thousands of metres of piping that will form the building infrastructure and it all has to be precisely placed so that it comes up in the proper location once all the walls are in place as well as have all the correct slopes so that everything flows where it is supposed to. The areas where the plastic and reinforcing steel is laying will be for showers or various trench drains which will be a lower spot in the finished floor. As evidenced by the laser level in the foreground, all elevations have to be within millimeters.

This is a shot from inside the new electrical room where there will be some serious power coming in from a new transformer on the curbside of Hillside along with all other services. From within this room, power will be sub-fed back to our original panels and this will eliminate the power pole and transformers you currently see in the back.

Along with the forming of the Leisure Pool, Acapulco is also forming and piping the hot tub. As you can see, it is a forest of reinforcing steel with a maze of plumbing pipes to follow for the jets and other inlets. All plumbing is capped and pressured test before any concrete is poured. While a steel pool was originally researched and budget priced in the design phase, subsequent tendering and review found that a standard concrete and tiled pool would result in significant savings to the project, both fiscally and in construction time as well as providing a greater benefit to local suppliers. Savings realized from choosing this method of construction have been utilized in correcting deficiencies in the original structure which were not apparent until well into the construction process.

The new concrete floor which will be poured for the pool change rooms will also extend over the basement mechanical room. In order to pour this suspended slab, the same method that the arena change rooms used will be employed. This involves setting up a large amount of scaffolding and then beams on top of that which is then covered with the plywood forms that the concrete is poured on. After a certain curing time, the scaffolding can be removed. The large tank in the photo is the backwash tank which contains the water from flushing the sand pool filters.

Project Manager Wendell Marshall and Site Superintendent Bruce Healey examine the backfilled trench that house utilities going to and coming from the existing building. These trenches are capped with a protective layer of concrete to prevent damage to utilities below.

Inside the curling rink, some of the old exit doors that now are inside the aquatic area are blocked back in. The engineered steel has just arrived from the fabrication company in Nelson and awaits installation in the curling rink. This steel will bring the curling lounge viewing extension up to structural standard.

 (ZAP Welding, Nelson)

Venture Mechanical works on the finishing touches in Arena change room #6 as they adjust the stainless steel shrouds that house the shower heads and controls. The white on the shrouds is a protective plastic film and will be removed once installation final. There is also a handicapable shower setup in this change room (back of photo)

This project is funded by The Canada-British Columbia Municipal Rural Infrastructure Fund, the residents of the Creston Valley, and donations.