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Alert: Parking lot sweeping
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Heads up! ]Spring cleaning is upon us.
The annual spring sweeping of the Mills Memorial Hospital parking lots at is happening this coming Easter weekend, from Friday, March 29 until Monday, April 1. This will likely result in dust in the air so you may want to keep your windows closed. Sorry for the inconvenience.
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Alert: Don't be alarmed by steam and hissing
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Don’t be alarmed if you see steam, or hear a hissing noise over the next couple weeks.
From approximately Saturday, March 23 to Sunday, April 7, boilers at the new hospital will be started up.
During the start-up, the system will be flushed clean using high pressure steam, which will be continuously vented to the building’s exterior.
This venting can be a loud continuous hissing noise and may appear as a 20–30-foot smoke-plume. (This is actually high-pressure steam but can look like smoke.)
Venting will occur on several occasions during the two-week start-up period. Once the steam system is started up and in service, it remains in service.
These boilers will support hospital operations. They will produce the steam used to heat water in the new hospital and support the sterilization of surgical equipment, among other things
No danger or risk
During this start up process and ongoing operations, there is no risk of any hazardous contaminants being expelled.
All work is within the new hospital construction site, and the entire operation will be supervised and secure with safety measures & control zones in place.
All work will also be in accordance with local noise bylaws, between 7am and 7pm.
Emergency services (police and fire) have also been informed.
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Start of permanent parking construction means more parking changes
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The time has come to start building permanent parking for the new hospital, and with that comes some more temporary changes to MMH parking.
These changes will take be implemented as of Wednesday, March 13, 2024.
With the removal of the former Seven Sisters facility, PCL will begin work in front of the main and emergency entrance areas of the new hospital. For this work to happen most of the temporary gravel parking lot on Tetrault Street will be removed. The area will be fenced off and become part of the construction site.
To make up for lost spots and help ease parking challenges until the new, permanent parking is available, we will be making the following changes:
- Adding a row of temporary parking spots, from east to west, along the hospital access road that runs from Tetrault Street to the existing hospital’s Emergency Department
- Temporarily reconfiguring the parking next to the new Seven Sisters parking lot to accommodate more vehicles
- Finding alternative off-site parking for NH service vehicles not needed on site at all times
We understand this is not an ideal situation. It is challenging and inconvenient. If possible, we ask you to consider:
- Arriving early
- Carpooling
- Getting dropped off and picked up (especially if you have mobility issues)
Thank you again for your patience at this time.
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New hospital service road and parking spots
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Starting this week and over the next couple months, workers will be preparing to pave the road that runs along the west side of the Mills Memorial Hospital property. They will also be developing another 18 temporary unpaved parking spots near Haugland Avenue, south of the new Seven Sisters.
The work may result in a temporary increase of noise, vibration, dust and at times, smells. While these impacts may be unavoidable, as usual, we will minimize their severity and duration wherever and whenever possible.
This work will occur during regular construction site working hours (7am to 7pm). We aim to share more details as the work proceeds. However, the schedule of the work often depends on the conditions needed to perform tasks and this information is not always predictable ahead of time.
Paving will start at the south end of the site, near Haugland Avenue and proceed north towards Keith Avenue and then east, towards Tetrault Street.
The road being paved, currently being used for construction purposes, is the service road for the new hospital. The service road gives service vehicles and delivery trucks safe access to the property while minimizing disruption to emergency, staff, patient and visitor traffic.
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Water truck rolling again
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Record breaking temperatures are in the forecast the next week in Terrace. And what accompanies hot weather? Dust!Similar to previous years during hot and dry months, PCL is taking preventative measures to manage dust on and around the Mills Memorial Hospital construction site.
A water trailer is - and will be - on site at all times throughout the summer. Depending on conditions, the water truck sprays the site and surrounding areas, several times a day, to keep dust settled.
Part of the truck's route is along the road, between the site entrance on Tetrault Street (Gate 1) to the site entrance on Haugland Avenue (Gate 2), near the main entrance of the current hospital.
A hose is also located at each site entrance, and is used, as needed, to hose down vehicle tires. This prevents the tires from gathering and spreading dust into the air.
Stay cool!
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Working through the night January 24 & 26
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Large concrete pours for the new Seven Sisters will take place on the Mills Memorial Hospital construction site on Tuesday, January 24 and Thursday, January 26.
These are two of the last concrete pours needed for the new Seven Sisters facility.
Workers will be on site past 7 PM and into the night on both these days in order to finish the concrete. As a result, there will be some additional lighting and equipment will make some noise. The workers will do their best to control the noise levels and keep lights from shining into nearby residents.
Most concrete work is completed throughout the day. However, when large pours take place, it is sometimes necessary to work longer hours to finish the concrete.
We apologize for the inconvenience in advance.
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Working through the night December 15 & 16
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Large concrete pours for the new Seven Sisters will take place on the Mills Memorial Hospital construction site on December 15 and 16.
Workers will be on site past 7 PM and into the night on both these days in order to finish the concrete. As a result, there will be some additional lighting and equipment will make some noise. The workers will do their best to control the noise levels and keep lights from shining into nearby residents.
Most concrete work is completed throughout the day. However, when large pours take place, it is sometimes necessary to work longer hours to finish the concrete.
We apologize for the inconvenience in advance.
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Video: Sleeping Beauty demolition
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A backhoe opens a hole in the roof of the Sleeping Beauty as the building demolition begins on November 3, 2022. Click on the photo to see a short video.
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Alert! Increased activity on Haugland
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More traffic will be coming in and out of Gate 2 on Haugland Avenue. Construction of the new Seven Sisters, on the southwest corner of the hospital site, has begun. That means more contractors and suppliers are now using the site entrance (Gate 2) on Haugland Avenue, and traffic in this area has increased.
We suggest those who tend to travel or park along Haugland, especially near Eby Street, aim to park elsewhere and be cautious.
The new Seven Sisters is expected to be complete by the end of 2023.
The foundation of the building is now underway and concrete will start to be poured next week.
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Farewell Sleeping Beauty
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In preparation for its demolition, Sleeping Beauty has been fenced off and workers have been removing materials from the building. Starting Monday, October 31, the Sleeping Beauty building on Tetrault Street will be demolished over approximately five days.
The demolition of Sleeping Beauty is necessary to make room for the new Mills Memorial hospital and parking at the future facility.
While the demolition won’t be especially noisy, it may cause airborne dust. Depending on the weather, to mitigate this dust, the contractor will use hoses to dampen the material as needed. Still, we suggest neighbours keep windows closed during this time. It’s cold outside, so hopefully won’t be a problem!
Temporary closure of Tetrault parking lot
To accommodate the demolition of Sleeping Beauty, the new, temporary hospital parking lot on Tetrault street will be fenced off and unavailable between Sunday, October 30 and Sunday, November 6. This will ensure the safe movement of trucks removing materials from the site and prevent damage from flying debris.
We understand any decrease in parking is difficult and we are working to find solutions to relieve this temporary situation next week.
Multipurpose building with a rich history
The Sleeping Beauty sign and building (behind it), before construction of the new hospital began.Sleeping Beauty was originally built in 1961. Over its lifetime, the building has had many purposes, including but not limited to being a nurses' residence as well as a place for visiting specialists and expectant mothers. For many years, it was home to Terrace's pediatric services. Soon after construction of the new hospital began, pediatric services to the Park Avenue medical clinic. In the future, pediatric services will move to the Keith Avenue mall, across the street from the new hospital.
In the last few months, Sleeping Beauty served as an office for PCL, the main contractor designing and building the new hospital.
While it’s sad to say goodbye to a building with such rich history, it’s exciting to make way for the new hospital.
