Arena update from tonight's benefit meeting group
330mil spent thus far
4000 workers, 700 a day, accident free to date, 1,000,000 man hours
Tracking LEED silver, 4500 tons of waste diverted, aiming for 90%
Drywall to 5th storey, loge level
Sept 2, 2016 turnover
Employed 8 from Bissell/Boyle Street, plus other sites and contractors have been hiring
Some hard landscaping complete, majority summer 2016
Good media coverage within north America
Community rink ice slab poured, bleachers in place
More to come...
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"The destructive effects of automobiles are much less a cause than a symptom of our incompetence at city building" - Jane Jacobs 1961ish
Wake me up when I can see skyscrapers
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