May 29, 2006
Lindsay’s new Sally Anne thrift store
LINDSAY, Ont.
Constructing a new Salvation Army thrift store and community outreach facility is a project near and dear to the hearts of the local design and construction community.
The two-storey, 9,000-square-foot building will be constructed on the site of the former thrift store, which will be demolished as part of the total $1.2 million project.
The store as well as clothing and furniture sorting operations will be accommodated on the main floor while community outreach services will be provided upstairs.
The project is being undertaken by the hometown team of Wilcox Architects Inc. and Mark V Wilson Builder/Contractor Co. Ltd.
“They (the Salvation Army) looked at other sites,” Wilson said. “But this location was closest to downtown, which is where most of their clientele is. Many use the services there.”
WILCOX ARCHITECTS INC.
ABOVE: Before. BELOW: After
Wilson, who set up his company in 2000 and specializes in commercial and institutional projects, said the existing 75-year-old building was inadequate for the Salvation Army’s current needs.
“For one thing, it’s inaccessible (for the physically challenged),” he said. The building once housed a church.
Architect Glenn Wilcox, whose firm has undertaken previous projects for the Salvation Army, said the church is “quite active” in the Lindsay area and is committed to community outreach programs.
“They’re a real fixture in the community,” he said.
A variety of programs will be provided on the second floor, which will have a full-service kitchen.
“They’ll be serving meals to people who are homeless,” Wilcox said. “They are also going to be teaching cooking skills.”
An elevator will service the second floor.
Construction is expected to get underway in mid-June on the building. Completion is scheduled for late October.
In February, the Salvation Army invited three contractors to come up with cost-cutting suggestions.
| MOST POPULAR STORIES |
- Police probe death at York Street construction site
- Ontario’s apprentice ratio dispute continues to be split along union, non-union lines
- Early LEED advocates were ‘pioneers,’ ACEC president says
- Hard Rock contracting companies fined over worker injuries
- Two Ontario firms win Canadian Architect Awards of Excellence
- 20 Most Popular Stories
| CURRENT STORIES |
- EllisDon keeps moving up at the Ritz-Carlton
- Insulation association lobbies for inclusion of best practices in National Building Code
- Bulldozer fatality halts work at Anatolia Minerals’ Copler gold project
- Canadian economy heads south for the winter
- Homicide charge laid in N.Y. crane collapse
- McKay-Cocker chooses Viewpoint software to integrate operations
- Great Lands digs deep at the Mona Lisa
- U.S. investors drop stakes in proposed TransCanada pipeline
- Aecon named one of Canada’s 10 Best Employers
- Solar module maker Day4 Energy lays off 95 workers
| ALEX’S BLOG |
Reed Construction Data Chief Economist Alex Carrick discusses current developments in Canada's economic environment. He also shares light-hearted reflections on life and current events.
Economics Blog More 
- Spotting the U.S. and Canadian Recoveries – Earliest Indicators (January 6, 2009)
- TYBA Projects (January 5, 2009)
- Ottawa’s Spending and Canada in Afghanistan (December 30, 2008)
Lifestyle Blog More
- The Perils of Driving in the White Stuff (December 29, 2008)
- Economics Humour – Take my Dismal Science, Please (December 22, 2008)
| PROJECT NEWS BRIEFS |
Updates on Canadian construction projects from Reed Construction Data’s research team. More
- Vanbots begins work on Thompson Rivers University’s House of Learning (Jan 6, 2009)
- City of Thompson plans new water treatment plant (Dec 30, 2008)
- Quadrangle Architects begins working drawings for new phase of Downtown Markham development (Dec 16, 2008)
- Designs for new Corrections Canada office set to begin (Dec 15, 2008)
- Haastown Holdings ready to accept subtrade pricing for Waterscape phase one (Dec 15, 2008)
