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Tuesday, 2 October 2018

Sarnia General Hospital Demolition Enters Final Phase.

Things are literally ramping up for the final phase of the former Sarnia General Hospital demolition.

Contractors are using concrete rubble to build a ramp so excavators can reach the top of the old hospital’s north wing, one of the last structures at the site to fall.

Seven storeys is a bit out of reach for the “big stick” excavator, said Mark Lumley of GFive Inc., the owners of 220 Mitton St.

“It will come down from the top down, kind of like the west wing did,” he said. “They will basically just pile up a bunch of rubble… so they can drive on it.”

Asbestos abatement concluded last week, about a month behind schedule.

The job proved more labour intensive than expected, but everything else went smoothly and demolition is on track to be completed this month, said Lumley.

The next step is for GFive to apply for an Official Plan amendment and proceed with commercial and residential development.

The west wing came down earlier this summer and the east wing hit the ground last week.

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Image. David Cooke, inskyphoto.com

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Wednesday, 18 January 2017

Hoping for Resolution on Holmes Foundry Site.

Photo by Zach Neal.

From Cathy Dobson, Sarnia Journal.

Point Edward council is poised to get some good news on the former Holmes Foundry lands now that the vexing ownership question has apparently been resolved.

“I feel like there is a light at the end of the tunnel,” said Mayor Bev Hand. “We’re hopeful that we’re finally getting somewhere.”

Once the ownership is clear, there’s some indication the 17-acre site will be sold for redevelopment, said Point Edward’s CAO Jim Burns.

He has fielded a number of calls from realtors with interested clients over the past few months, said Hand. “They’re asking about services on the property and other questions that indicate interest in it.”

It’s been nearly 30 years since Chrysler shut down its foundry at a high profile location bounded by Front Street, Exmouth Street, Christina Street and Highway 402.

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Shirley D. Neal

Shirley has over 30 years of experience in such diverse businesses as financial planning, manufacturing, and supply. Her education includes a B.A., B.ED., M.ED., C.F.P., N.L.P. and the home inspector’s course as well as having her AZ license for five years. Her family home has given her and her husband the opportunity to do extensive renovation and repairs thereby increasing the value about $100,000 in ten years. She has been able to see firsthand how much a sensible and cost efficient renovations can add to the value of a home. Shirley has chosen joint ventures because she thinks that her experiences an help others achieve their goals and maximize the profits for both parties. In 1979, Shirley became involved in a small group of women who started a metal manufacturing company making small deep drawn metal parts for the automobile companies in Windsor. They took the company from start up to over $400,000 in sales in five years. That was a lot of parts since the parts sold for only five cents per each. In 1985 they sold the company to one of their customers. Whether it was selling mutual funds, teaching foster parents how to recruit foster parents, or working for Tony Robbins, Shirley has put more than 100 percent into every endeavour she was involved in.