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54 | OCTOBER 2018 Trafalgar Park Community Centre and Fire Station 3 PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY TOWN OF OAKVILLE were used for barns and hockey rinks throughout Ontario, but unfortunately several that were built were found to be unsafe, and most of them were ulti- mately torn down." Mwanang'onze goes on to say that at Oakville, rather than tearing down the trusses, an engineer was hired in the 1970s to reinforce them. "Gusset plates on various nodes were installed, alter- ing the original appearance somewhat. We spent considerable time analyz- ing the original structure and then the remedial work, and we concluded that tightening the two tension ties at the bottom of each of the 15 trusses would be enough to bring the entire system up to code. "It wouldn't have been feasible to install extra bolts and plates, because the additional drilling into the trusses would remove material at connections where stresses are critical." Graham Construction used struc- tural steel for the new portions of the arena and load bearing masonry for the dressing rooms. Arthur Winslow, director lean and IPD for Graham Construction, says, "We experienced a 50-year record rainfall early in the spring, at a time when we were putting in foundations. Despite the rain, our team kept working the schedule and created good flows of work that led to better productivity, taking full advan- tage of the times when we could work." Isaac Fehr, construction manager for Graham Construction, says, "Essentially, we demolished the complete arena except for the self supporting trusses and foundations. We then replaced the old asphalt roof shingles with a new metal roof, and then we got to work on the interior elements. This work was augmented by the construction of a completely new community centre adja- cent to the arena." While Diamond Schmitt is now busy undertaking its third IPD for the Southeast Community Centre in Oakville, Oakville mayor Rob Burton earlier expressed the importance of the redeveloped Trafalgar Park Community Centre and Fire Station 3 by stating, "Providing the facilities to help resi- dents lead more healthy, engaged, and active lives is a key part of our livable Oakville vision. I'm proud to say the new Oakville Arena and Trafalgar Park will do all that, and more." A LOCATION 133 Rebecca Street, Oakville, Ontario OWNER/DEVELOPER Town of Oakville ARCHITECT Diamond Schmitt Architects GENERAL CONTRACTOR Graham Construction STRUCTURAL CONSULTANT RJC Engineers MECHANICAL/ ELECTRICAL CONSULTANT Smith + Andersen SUSTAINABILITY CONSULTANT Footprint TOTAL SIZE 63,000 square feet TOTAL COST $36.5 million Western Millcraft.indd 1 2018-09-21 3:02 PM WWW.CERTAINDUSTRIES.COM EDMONTON STEEL FABRICATION, CONSTRUCTION, AND ERECTION We are proud to be part of the Thelma Chalifoux Hall – University of Alberta project. Certa.indd 1 2018-09-20 11:35 December 2018 ANNUAL INDUSTRY FEATURE: Architectural Woodwork Book your ad space now: Dan Chapman 604.473.0316 Alexander Sugden 604.473.0358