Schedule

The construction schedule, found in Section 5 of the Validation Report, reviews the proposed construction schedule as well as major milestones which will need to be met to achieve a target construction completion date of December 2025. Timelines for the development of detailed construction documents, as well as the phasing approach which is being proposed to minimize disruptions to programming are presented.

Chart illustrating construction timeline

Timelines

Level 1 of the W.J. Henderson Recreation Centre. The diagram colours depict what areas will be worked on during different phases.
Level 2 of the W.J. Henderson Recreation Centre. The diagram colours depict what areas will be worked on during different phases.

Level 1

Level 2

  • The ice will be removed following the last game of the season at the end of March 2025. This will be followed by the removal, regrading and reinstallation of the insulation and piping of the new monolithic slab.

    Following the curing of the new slab the boards and glass will be installed, slab painted, and ice making will commence, with the rink being ready for recreational programming on August 2025. During the offseason of 2025, the long lead Mechanical and Electrical (M&E) equipment will be installed, and new ice rink piping and commissioned in time for the winter season of September 2025.

  • L1 will be renovated during the off-season of 2024. Structural reinforcement of the L2 slab is scheduled to be completed by April 9th prior to the opening of the slab for the new LULA lift and stairs.

    Simultaneously, the stairs to the west end of the corridor will be demolished to allow for the infill of the existing opening with 89mm concrete on a 76mm steel deck. Once complete this will allow for the commencement of the framing on April 10th to the referee’s change room along with the rest of the renovations to L1. M&E rough-ins along with boarding one side will allow for in-wall inspections by mid-June. Drywall and floor, wall, and ceiling finishes will follow with occupancy of this space scheduled for 30th August 2024.

    1C: The L2 lobby renovation will run simultaneously to the L1 renovation. Work to the stairs and LULA lift are picked up in Phase 1B above with the focus of Level 2 lobby being the handover of the main atrium, food servery, accessible rink viewing platform and main reception.

    Post demolition, framing to L2 will commence on May 10th, 2024, followed by M&E rough-ins along with boarding one side, allowing for in-wall inspections by early July. Drywall and floor, wall, and ceiling finishes will follow with occupancy of this space scheduled for August 27th, 2024.

  • The existing pool area is currently unoccupied and will be converted into changing rooms, offices and a new electrical room. As this area is not bound by the same ice offseason time constraints as Phase 1A, work will commence in April 2024 with completion scheduled for May 2025.

  • Construction of the new aquatic facility will begin in the Spring of 2024 and be substantially completed by December 2025. We are anticipating that the building will be fully open to the public by January 2026.