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to a point where it can be ready for whatever future uses council and its downtown service location review steering committee ultimately land on. At its March 25 regular meeting, St. Marys council approved a list of space requirements for each room proposed for the building that will inform architectural concept designs for the committee and council’s consideration. While council did not discuss the list of space requirements at their March 25
What was supposed to be a seven-month renovation at the Pyramid Recreation Centre’s (PRC) Aquatics Centre has been extended until July 2025 as Town of St. Marys staff grapple with global supply-chain delays and more severe structural deterioration than initially expected. The pool, which closed on Nov. 11, 2024, has undergone a full condition assessment revealing widespread corrosion, particularly in hard-to-access areas near the ceiling. Combined with a critical delay in receiving HVAC components, the town now anticipates the work will take until summer to complete – two months longer than initially projected. “We understand that this extension may be inconvenient for our community, but it is necessary to ensure the highest quality of renovations,” said Doug LaPointe, the town’s manager of recreation operations. “We appreciate everyone’s patience and look forward to unveiling the improved Aquatics Centre in the summer.” The nearly $1.75-million project – approved by council in September and awarded to Elgin Contracting and Restoration Ltd. – was prompted by years of mounting air-quality and
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As initial renovations to the former Mercury Theatre building at 14 Church St. N near completion, a plan for how the building’s first and second floors, and its basement, will be transformed into a community cultural hub while meeting myriad community needs is beginning to take shape. To date, the Town of St. Marys has spent roughly $1.5 million to bring the building
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