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Island enjoys record construction

The machine-gun nsttle of electric drills and the monotonous thump, thump. thump of the pile driver echo through the city streets currently as pharlottetown. and in foot the entire Island, prov- ince is enjoying the greatest boom in building in history

At least {our projects valued at well over $1,000,000 each are now well underway and another multimillion dollar structure. the new provincial building to house government offices. is slated to get underway in the {all

With the beginning of this latest trut total value of construction for structure: stage: ﬁstulas” grid continllisggthls year as well as for

gs egun in will h $16,000,000 mark. pus hard at the

Total olier-sll Island construction which in- eludes ‘new houses, wharf and harbor projects. will ultimately reach some $30,000,000.

The biggest single structure of them all is the $5,000,000 shrine commemorating the meeting of the Fathers of Confederation in Charlottetown.

_he memorial building rising in the heart of the‘clty’s business district set off a flurry of reno- vations as busine began to improve the in- terior and exteriors of their stores to keen step With the new look that will be given the downtown area when the great building is completed.

Among business offices which made rapid eye- catching improvements were Holman’s of P. El 1., Maritime Electric, F, W. Woolworth at a cost of some $100,000; Reddin Bros. Drug Store, Canadian National Telegraph.

_ At the same time a new Bank of Montreal is rising on Grafton Street directly across from the building and extensions are planned on the Bank of Nova Scotia.

Other major projects within the city’s limits are the one and a half million dollar department of transport wharf rapidly taking shape at the foot of Queen Street; the St. D stan’s Basilica Parish Center which is almost cc leted: and a home for the Charlottetown Legion branch ($225,000).

ORK WELL UNDERWAY

On the outskirts of the city work is well under- way on the new Vocational Institute building of! Molpeque Road ($1,500,000) and the Mntherhouse for the Sisters of Martha on Mount St. Mary’s ($1,500,000); while the $400,000 new library at St. Dunstan’s University has been completed.

A start has been made on the new Church of the Most Holy Redeemer on Upper Queen Street and construction is expected to start shortly on a government cold storage plant in Sherwood; s new supermarket in Sherwood; and a shopping center in Psrkdale.

Legion home set to open August 16

. One or l h e finest Legion ' Homes in Canada is scheduled Io be uihc‘mlly opened August 16 by the National rrcsideni ol the Royal Canadian Legion. Judge CC. Sparllng. it is the Charlotte- lbwn sranch building on rownal Street ﬂanked by Rlchmond and Gralton Slrecls.

wncels {or constl'licllon ol’ the project were set in muliun at a mass meeting or members on February 22, 1962. A litLle over — ' a month later a site was selected and work began almost imme-

dlatcly. The $225,000 structure is oi lull . 9 steel lame and brick consiruc-r ‘ tlon wltlx mnmlc doors, It rise. l three moneys fcontaining 34} in

rooms. ranglnz rum medium large and numerous other stor- age and closet areas.

Four concrete k h {Luis Wraiha tﬁﬁinéﬂlarlkoreau conflict. 0n the south ‘ ,

u e. min- 9 en rance. wall cmsls ol the mice services. Double ms» south an! norm. i Navy. Amy and Air Force ml ream ecomes pmlde easy access. and also linked in that ol the Royal Can- niluw rm- anacy (or my special 3.133.. Legion, . . event that might be staged. The The ground floor [eaturcs a glass new... u... an an gums. and mm ,0, Wm“. rec ﬂy or parls colar Ind hem- vlmlers. There is a large games main“ my“ room andvu number at card _

The layer is m, m, mus and ‘ rooms. Boiler al‘m storage lacin- o! terrazzo ﬂoor construction. A1105 are 3‘50 “mm M ""5 s memorini railing and table can‘lc‘d- ‘ C e be viewed pm me We, ,ml‘ The mail! nom- cuntains the Ind iron-i lhc upper level nladmunslrame Wives of “It A dream nearing realization beginning in June 1962. und in gunk bi Remembrance is open to Brand“ 315° 5‘ ’“efﬂmg mm W luday ls the Baslllca Yo uthlscheduled {of cnmieuon a. inspection 1‘“ I‘m”? “mm” “f” x Centre on Richmnnd street in my 31

The railing ls n memorial lo small kitchen and racihucs.‘ ‘ u t ' _ V

ur wars. South Alrlcnn. World Here too. are lounges and n bil- Char " e»°“"v Fully equipped the prniect 1- Wars one and Two, and the hard parlor. . 'l‘lle swoop structure llad Us expected to cost number :59“

{on (or in $800,000 total.

LEGIONAIRES' NEW HOME COMPARES WITH NATION’S BE

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l The three storey hulldlng is o! lbrick. cumin. block and nice! 'cnncu-ucilun. An Impressive cn- ltrance gives an lnlei'estlnz spilt

MEMORIAL BUILDING “IRULY NATIONAL IN 8001’ E" SAYS FOUNDATIONS CHAIRMAN AND PBEIDENT

‘ HUGE PROIECT RUNNING AHEAD OI" SCHEDULE

$5 million shrine rises in city

Canada: ilrsl mcmci-inl In those who tounded the nation. the ssooomo Fathers oi Con- icdcinlinn Mcmnrinl Building, situated in the hcnrl nl Char- lcuclnwn. is progressing on sche- dule and portions oi the bulld- lilg camplcx. particularly the theatre. will be may loi- use

by May,

Pigott Construction Company oi Toronto unn Mnnircnl is the cunlrncllng ﬁrm (or the project Ind lucnl buildlnlz superinten- dcni is R, M. Rickard.

Mr. Rickard snid lsst week "we are slightly ahead or sche-

2."

Close lo 300 men are em- ployr-d on the project and most 0! these are cuipcmcm Mr. Ri- ck-rd said a large number of carpenters l5 needed ls most or the work a: this slage calls (or [his iype oi tradesmen.

Soon. skin: masons Ind brlc

layers will be needed. The slope will be brownish - grey sludA stone from Wallace. NS‘, simi- lar to that in the Province Bull» ding, which ltscli will be rcnnvui— ed in much the exterlur oi the whole hulldlllz complex.

Elch day now the building can be seen rising higher Ind higher in its walled-off space in the old Market Square NATIONAL TN SCOPE

Commenting on the prolect. Dr. Frank MscKinnun, president or the memorill loundstlon, slid “the project is truly uatlonll ln sc

ope.

“Undertaken by toundsllou directors who are . gmup ol pﬂvlte clllxeus iron- dillerent pain ol Cunadi. the prolect ls hclng llnunccd by the ledei'al ind pmvlnclnl governments and by private sources.

"Mier months oi pimping.

the ionodatioo sponsored - ns- snnual coulerence of Canadian tlouwide orchilecturul competl— premiers. Address {or the oc don. paid for by a grant by the cusinn was delivered by Que- Canada Council. Amhllccuimm bcc Premier John Lesngc. count to coast entered and the competition was won by the PEARSON ACCEPTS Menu-chi iii-m ol Alllcck. Del- Dr. MscKlnnon unnvunccd bursts, Dimukupuulos. Leben- recently tint Prime Minister sold and Slse. lPeui'son hes ncccplcd the inlvi-

.. - a mm a: the rounduunn to any WQ$WSSLﬂfZ¢wfmi£$ the hulldiug cornerstone. “This 0",,“ in “mam 1953, by will be next month or in 891)- Governor General Vauier. pal» umber." he mid. dcpendmg run of the foundation. The nd— 0“ Mr- Puer "Mum D ms; m. m, mm“ w” a”, Msclﬂnnoil uld it is hoped that en by the then prime minister, Queen Elizabeth will npen inc Hon. John Dielcnhnkcr. building In September of Mt

“Blueprlnts were complclcd According 0» Dr- Mucmnon- and the job wni put out to pub- “with the opening at the new llc tender. Award winning con- building, mm. mm“! in, tractors were the Plizott Con- m. ‘9, m W1. 0‘ m. m. structlon Company. Vince will follow.

“Firs! md hr the buildms "The isclililcs will not onlybe was Iurned lusi February by most sttrsctlvetotbe thousuudl

- come. but will also be at enop

matic and musical groups that

men: educations! value to the young people growing up in this province.

“They will have the oppor- tunilles at seeing the best plnyi avsllable. operas and muclcul presentations. also paintings. art objects and arulacts connected wlth the history of the province and Canada. It ls hoped that the library wlli cunlnin not only the general cilcringn ni A library but n first class selection or c.- indium in hlstory and public a!- hairs. "An ellort is being made in secure books. paintings and ur- ilclci oi hislaricll value. It is pllnned to have ihc interior de- cor nnd iurnishings representa~ CONTINUED on PAGE is

41¢ch uppcarancc. 1 One or the rectum ni this up. iii-mm youth cent“ is th- so ‘x 104 (out gymnasium - uudlion- ium whlch will provide mulipll uses in entertainmcni, relaxa- (ion and sports engagements. There is .150 n lurgu stage an x

Among other conveulcncel III I caletcrla, adult slid teen-ag- lounges. Scout and Guide rooms and games rooms [or dart-s. ping-pong etc. Youth appeal ll iurihcr emphasized with s In:- cious library and canteen tacitl-

lsusmsss ATMOSPHERE Tile building also provides n lhusmess atmosphere in its nu— lmeraus committee mums snd a ‘hahqucl hall adequnlcly served a rully equipped hllchcn. A sunc of otilccs will house a up du union and one end will be 1givcn om entirely [or the hi. hi the Knights of Culumhui u when ‘home'. ‘ No spccihc date has been set a: yet (or the oliicisl openlnl but it Is expccicd that It will take place early in September.

Premlcr Robert Stanfield oi oi visllon from Ill put: of CI- Nova Scolia, host at this year's undo And to the cuts of dra-

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