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  • More concrete pours and winter weather preparation

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    If you’ve driven or walked by the site of the new hospital recently, you might have seen a sea of vibrant orange tarps across the site. Graham is planning and preparing for the winter months and starting to implement their frost protection plan.

    It’s fundamental that heat and moisture control is addressed throughout the construction process during the winter months. This includes controlling the temperature and protecting the concrete foundations to avoid a negative impact on the quality of the installation and possible re-work, if not done correctly.

    One of the biggest risks during the winter is the frost impact to the deep foundations. Planning and executing the plan has already started and will be an ongoing effort throughout winter. This includes:

    • Installing and managing over 800 – 12x24 insulated tarps
    • Procuring and installing five 1.8m BTU glycol ground thaw machines that provide heat to over 80,000 lineal feet of glycol lines
      • The glycol lines are spread throughout the foundation subgrade to maintain temperature levels
    • Installing a 30-pound natural gas line to the site with a 5-pound distribution centre to 12 locations across the site footprint
      • This ensures there is a fuel supply to any location that heat is required for frost protection
      • It also supports concrete pours throughout the winter
    • Elevating stored materials to ensure they don’t freeze into the ground
      • Materials are marked so they know what it is and where it is, in the case of heavy snowfall

    Safety of the people working on or visiting the construction site remains a priority. Winter weather creates different challenges and risks that have to be eliminated and controlled, and colder temperatures and snowfall changes how work is done on site.

    Special equipment, tools, and materials are procured in preparation for the winter weather including snow shovels, ice melt, sand or rock chips, and skid steer attachments. Snow clearing is completed before shift start to limit interaction with the public and construction personnel. Workers are constantly clearing snow, removing ice, working on safe access over tarps, moving heaters and glycol lines, setting up hoardings and running extension cords.

    The amount of planning hours and labor-intensive work that goes into preparing the site for winter helps ensure that workers and visitors can safely gain access to the construction site and work safely at all times.


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  • Reaching new heights: Tower cranes

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    The Dawson Creek skyline has a new look! From most areas of the city you can spot the first tower crane that has been erected on the site of the new Dawson Creek & District Hospital.

    Crane #1 is 50 metres tall with a jib length of 75 metres. Crane #2 will be erected within the next month and will be 41 feet tall and have a jib length of 60 metres. Both cranes will remain on site for the next 16 months.

    Tower cranes are an important piece of equipment that are used on construction sites to lift and move heavy materials. They play a crucial role in ensuring efficiency and precision in the building process. The erection of a tower crane is a complex process which includes:

    1. Preparing the base: The crane requires a stable and level concrete base to create a strong foundation.
    2. Assembling the mast: The vertical mast sections are assembled on the base and connected to reach the desired height.
    3. Attaching the turntable: This unit allows the crane to rotate horizontally and is attached to the top of the mast.
    4. Adding the jib: The jib is the horizontal part that extends from the top of the mast and is used to lift and move heavy objects. It's attached to the slewing unit.
    5. Installing the counterweights: These are added to the crane for balance to prevent it from tipping over when lifting heavy loads.
    6. Attaching the hook and load line: The hook holds the load and the load line and is attached to the jib. The load line runs from the jib and down to the hoist.
    7. Testing and safety checks: These are done to ensure that all components are functioning correctly and the crane operates safely.

    Tower crane #1 installed

    Infographic of parts of a tower crane from: How Do Construction Cranes Work? | BigRentz

    Attaching the counterjib
    Attaching the first sections of the mast
    Another view of tower crane #1 on site



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  • Check out the new DCDH construction camera!

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    The DCDH Construction Camera is now available! That means any day, any time, you can see what progress is being made on the construction of the new hospital.

    You can see live snapshots, zoom in and out and side to side, compare photos from different days, go back in time for archived snapshots, and view timelapses.

    Photo from 09-05-2023 @ 3:34pm

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  • Pouring concrete

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    Last week, mud slabs were poured for one of the crane bases and a few of the foundations on the southwest corner of the building footprint.

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  • New sidewalk and temporary parking lot

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    A new sidewalk has been built and work is underway for a new temporary parking lot on the southwest corner of Northern Lights College’s campus.

    Graham has been collaborating with NLC on the site logistics plan and identified the need for additional parking for workers to reduce the amount of parked vehicles around the site. NLC reached an agreement with Graham to allow them to use the vacant corner of their campus property for a temporary parking lot with over 200 parking stalls.

    With winter quickly approaching, a safe walking path is also needed for workers to get from their vehicles in the lot to the construction site. As a thank-you to NLC and the City of Dawson Creek for their ongoing collaboration and hard work, Graham built a new sidewalk along 12 St. from 116 Ave to NLC's access road. Workers on site, students at NLC and local residents can now all enjoy the new sidewalk which makes walking around the area that much easier and safer!

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  • Lots of progress being made

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    There has been a lot of work underway and progress made on the site of the new hospital! The topsoil has been striped and bulk excavation has started from East to West. We anticipate bulk excavation being completed within the next couple of weeks. To the end of July, a total of 12,000m3 of material has been excavated and removed from the site.


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  • Thank you to all of our partners!

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    We thank and appreciate all of our partners who have helped make the new Dawson Creek & District Hospital a reality.

    Logos included on the sign were received at time of print. We appreciate all of our partners whether they are or are not included on the sign.

    From left to right, top to bottom: Blueberry River First Nations, Doig River First Nation, First Nations Health Authority, Fort Nelson First Nation, Halfway River First Nation, communities of Kelly Lake, Métis Nation British Columbia, Prophet River First Nation, Saulteau First Nations, Treaty 8 Tribal Association, West Moberly First Nations, BC Patient Safety & Quality Council/Patient Voices Network, City of Dawson Creek, Dawson Creek & District Hospital Foundation, District of Chetwynd, District of Tumbler Ridge, Graham Design Builders, HDR Architecture, Infrastructure BC, Northern Health, Northern Lights College, Peace River Regional District, South Peace Health Services Society.

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  • Bulk excavation and increased truck traffic

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    There has been an increase in truck traffic on and around the site due to bulk excavation for the hospital basement starting. Excavation will continue for the next 4-5 weeks. Trucks will be entering the site from 112 Ave and exiting the site from 12 St.

    Fun fact: Currently, approximately 12 trucks are entering and exiting the site per hour and removing approximately 1800m³ of material per day! In the next week, this will increase to approximately 20 trucks per hour removing up to 2500m³ of material per day. Once bulk excavation is complete, approximately 56,000m³ of material will have been removed from the site.


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  • Renderings: Public Interior Spaces

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    Please note: Renderings are from the 95% design submission and are approximate and subject to change at any time. They are simulated views and information depicted is illustrative. The Design Builder makes no guarantee that what is depicted will ultimately appear as shown in the final design and construction.

    Main entrance

    Registration and waiting area

    Public seating area and cafe, which will be operated by a third-party

    Entrance to the spiritual roomInside the spiritual roomElevator lobby (Level 1)
    Emergency Department registration and waiting room



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  • Renderings: Patient Rooms and Care Stations

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    Please note: Renderings are from the 95% design submission and are approximate and subject to change at any time. They are simulated views and information depicted is illustrative. There is no guarantee that what is depicted will ultimately appear as shown in the final design and construction. Typical inpatient roomTypical labour, delivery, recovery, post-partum (maternity) inpatient room Typical bariatric inpatient roomTypical isolation roomMental health patient roomInpatient unit east care stationInpatient unit centre care stationMaternity (LDRP) care stationConvalescent care station





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