CRESTON & DISTRICT COMMUNITY COMPLEX

FACILITY ENHANCEMENT PROJECT

NOVEMBER 13, 2009

The structure takes shape as insulated foam panels are added. These panels, as shown below, are a one piece R30 foam with baked on finish inside and out. They fit together similar to a tongue and groove setup and are heavily caulked between panels and spray foamed to fill any other voids to create an uninterrupted barrier.

It was an interrupted day as the main power pole feeding the electrical was replaced by Fortis. The phrase “wouldn’t touch that with a ten foot pole” was actually closer to a 25 or 30 foot pole as technician reach to engage the fuses which resupplied power back to the Community Complex.

Since the day was without electrical, it made sense to change out the water meter and shut-off at the same time at the back of the building. The new meter can be read remotely which enables the Town of Creston to accurately track water usage.

Pergola bases or corbels were formed and poured on the west wall. These will support the heavy timbers that will form the pergola or sun shade. Below is the galvanized connector that gets embedded in the concrete for bolting.

This will be the view from the second floor lease space looking back towards what once was the Lister Room but will become the Fitness Studio. Windows will be added on all three sides allowing the public to see down into the main lobby.

High above the hubbub below, Heritage Roofing worksd away on finishing the roof. Typically, this contractor has 12 or more people working on the roof which makes for a very quick process at buttoning things up.

Another blanket of piping goes into the leisure pool, again destined to be embedded in concrete. The layer seen in this photo has been preceded by previous layers of larger pipes leading back to the pump room.

Concrete is poured around the main drain lines for the leisure pool and after that area has been backfilled and compacted, the next layer is marked out with orange spray paint. This shows the workers where the features will be and how to lay out and pipe for each area. Once the floor has been poured, all this infrastructure will be hidden from sight.

All sorts of weird and wonderful equipment has shown up onsite - all with very specific purposes. Here we see some bubblers, filter crossover valves and hot water storage tanks inside the mechanical room.

Production from a small copper mine is now forms the circulation system of the new building as everything from 4 inch pipe and down is used to move domestic hot and cold water as well as the entire heating system fluids. The main boiler will also supply the arena changerooms.

Tyler Mailhot from Mayday Electric is bundled up for winter as he makes sense of the multitude of panels and wiring required to breathe life into the building.

Rising almost to its full potential of the second floor, the elevator install crew works on completing the  intricate details required to have a functioning lift.

One of a few transformers required to step down higher voltages to 208 or 220 volts required for the various pumps and motors. There are 4 cables coming into this transformer, each about 4 inches diameter and carrying 4 individual copper conductors within.

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