Ontario Community Newspapers

Canadian Champion (Milton, ON), 10 May 1967, p. 30

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Partners in building Canada's second century of progress a.a i/ Focal point of te new grouping of buldNings à#dtisemsl 15tIs docks t.wOr locàtad hean dmt Admintstratton ad Senior Schoi Buildings. The Ontario School for the Deaf* The completion of the second phase of the Ontario School for the Deaf is an outstanding contribution to the Province's modemn educa- tional facilities. Here, in the beautiful surround- ings of this hundred-acre complex, young people handicapped by deafness are educafed and vocationally trained f0 lead normal, useful and happy lives . . . Productive cifizens of Canadas futurel The big challenge in planning the school was fo develop a total-living atmosphere which would soffen the "institutional" character of the pro- jecf. This has been successfully achieved through the skilful blending of architectural motifs wifh effective landscaping and canopied walks connecting various buildings. Skilaed workm.n ère en impotat a Sf h 'faciliia'of Frid Construction so th.y shareadthemhan is a lob wlil donel The Frid Construction Co. Limited The awarding of this 41/2 million dollar, second- phase contract f0 Frid Construction was a satis- fying sequel to the f irm's work as contractor for the f irst phase completed in 1963. It s the type of project which, through long experience, Frid s ideally equipped to build. n effect, the new additions represenfed four individual projects requiring the utmost in co- ordination between Frid personnel and the vital services of many sub-contractors. The Senior School with ifs Academic and Vocational wings ... The Sports Building with ifs swimming pool, gymnasium etc. . . . The Boys' Residence... The Girls' Residence - Each was integrated Into the master plan on the basis of sound, economni- cal construction principlesl Ths court htwa.n tihe Academic Wing end V«oasienaiWn of Senior Sehool building - typical of ise beaulfl landscaplng. A distinctive feature of fte choal compiex èseste.csnegy An interastlng daoistered effces seon in this view of a coverad waiks betwaen the buildings. court phaeographed feses beneath the canapy. 7 Architoct's skatch indicatos building locations: 1. Powerhouse and Laundry 2. Senior Vocational School 3. Senior Boys' tesidence 4. Double Gymnasium with Swimming Pool 5. Senior Girls' Residence 6. Administration 7. Hospital 8. Junior Residence GENERAL CONTRACTORS 9. Junior Schaol and Dlning Rooma G 10. Staff Residence and Senior 'THEF ii CONSTRUCTON COMPANY LUMITIED Officiais' Haman' The two wings of te Sports building nie«et swimming pool. Chief Architect: D. 0. CUBSA Dept. of Public Works, Ontario Associate Architects: MORANI, ROUNTI4WAITE & DICK Consulting Engineers: C. D. CARRUTHERS & WALLACE, CONSULTANTS UMITED NICHOLAS F0001 & ASSOCIATESU IMU Major Sub Contractars.: Goodram Bras. Limited .................... Hamilton Ainsworth Electric Co. Ltd-............... Toronto Gibert Steel Limited .,........................M lton John Kenyon Limited ...................... Hamilion John E. Smith & Son ...................... Hamilton Westeel-Rosco Limited ...................... Toronto Peerless Eniterprises Ltd ................. Toronto Kent Tle and Marble Co. Limited.......... Hmiton P. A. Sherwood Windows Ltd ........................Toronto The Consumers Lumber Co. Ltd ..............Hamilton George and Asmussen Limited. ........... Ktchener Howden's Hardware Ditributor, Div. of D. H. Howden & Ca. Llmted .............London Adanac Ornamenlal Iton Works Ltd ...... Hamilton Beer Precast Concrete Ltd .............. Scarboroeagh Brauns Landscaping & Nursery Led ......Hailton Strand Millwork Limited .......................London Frankel Structural Steel Ltd .................Toronto à

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