rdaner
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Very pleasant surprise! Can’t find much info on renovation architect.
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Northern Light
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It's not a renovation, as such, it's emergency structural repair to the foundation, as the library was literally sinking into the floodplain/fill on which it is built.
$8M price tag for sinking Port Credit Library highlights Mississauga’s dilemma with aging infrastructure
The Port Credit Library has been sinking deeper into the swampy earth upon which it was built for a number of years.
thepointer.com
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Northern Light
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FWIW, I think they've made the wrong call here; but I'm sure my idea would get more blowback.
The site is next to the Credit River which is badly degraded in this section.
I would rather see the site remediated back into a marsh, as outlined by me, you could retain an arena, and the heritage church and shift the library to higher ground at Stavebank; and then recapture a 5h/12.5 acre marsh.
The outlined area is what I imagine being marsh again, the buildings on Stavebank that are not heritage, I imagine being removed for the library; while the arena would be rebuilt w/parking underneath.
My next way to tick people off and spend lots of money would be to remove the inner harbour portion of the marina on the south side of Lakeshore and extend the marsh all the way out to the Lake.
The site is next to the Credit River which is badly degraded in this section.
I would rather see the site remediated back into a marsh, as outlined by me, you could retain an arena, and the heritage church and shift the library to higher ground at Stavebank; and then recapture a 5h/12.5 acre marsh.
The outlined area is what I imagine being marsh again, the buildings on Stavebank that are not heritage, I imagine being removed for the library; while the arena would be rebuilt w/parking underneath.
My next way to tick people off and spend lots of money would be to remove the inner harbour portion of the marina on the south side of Lakeshore and extend the marsh all the way out to the Lake.
just east of the creek
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If you can sell this concept, then I imagine that we (the rest of the UT Forum) would have a long list of other projects to tackle!
But I think your concept area may be a bit large. As I remember it, there is a fair slope from the church (and the adjacent graveyard) to the 'landfill' area. I think you need to come down a few meters, into the tree line, near the church property line.
As for moving the library, it's a nice building, almost a heritage building now. It would be shame to lose it, but I am not sure of a site the city controls in this general area that would fit. Somewhere closer to the marina/port lands I would guess. Or perhaps just rebuild it in the existing parking lot - sacrifice some wetland area. Same with the arena. This building is 60 plus years old, and pretty nice inside. It was recently (past 15 years) heavily renovated and updated. If you move your wetlands boundary to the edge of the arena parking, the tree line on the edge of the church property,, and then a line just to the west of the new location of the library, I am sure you will have a plan to sell to Bonnie and the brethren. And if not, then I bet Doug would give you a MZO for the project, just to annoy Bonnie.
Northern Light
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Very constructive thoughts; had to laugh at that close though.
Not likely I can find the time to meddle that heavily in something that's about 30-40km from me; but I've found time before to do stranger things. LOL
AlexBozikovic
Active Member
This is an RDH reno of a 1950s building. Sorry to see it go
https://architizer.com/projects/lakeview-port-credit-and-lorne-park-libraries/
https://architizer.com/projects/lakeview-port-credit-and-lorne-park-libraries/
just east of the creek
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Hmmmmmm 40 km huh? And a GO train stop within a block. With a seniors rate ( I’m guessing )….And a chance to walk around and review Drums updates and take in a transit orientated neighbourhood ripe for further infill and neighbourhood Developement. Plus a decent pub or two. Sounds like an excursion to me. And if any WW I or Princess Pats connections or history call your attention, the church includes the vault for the Cawthra family and within it the final resting spot of Agar Adamson. And his son Anthony Adamson, who was a U of T prof specializing in Town Planning, and an architect etc.
There is a fascinating video from Library and Archives Canada called the Last Post for Distinguished Soldier 1929. In the video there are some views of the marsh and river behind Trinity Church and the subject of the re-wilding proposal.
Cheers.
Northern Light
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Ha, nowhere close to that yet.
Still in my late 40s.
As to the rest, it does sound like an interesting excursion. I do make my way beyond East York from time to time. LOL
ProjectEnd
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Indeed. We had threads on both of these excellent renos back in the day, though they seem to have been lost in the sands of internet time...
just east of the creek
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My apologies on my shot in the dark re age. I think my scope is out of alignment Or tainted, as I seem to have crossed one of those points in the life cycle calendar without really noticing.
Northern Light
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No worries.
Lake Ontario
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Port Credit Library reopened on August 15:
Dan416
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Too bad they misspelled Mississauga in the Mississauga Library hashtag :-/