Fieldhouse Construction Update - Foundations & Feds!

 

The sights and sounds of construction are in the air at Dakota.   With 197 precast driven piles in the ground and, another 138 'cast in place' piles for the structural slab being poured this week, the 60,000 sq. ft. Fieldhouse is starting to take shape! 

Concrete trucks are arriving on a regular basis while the foundation work continues. Delivery of the pre-engineered steel to the site has begun and we'll start seeing the actual steel building going up starting the first week in June.  So far, disruptions associated with this large construction project have been minimal and, Dakota CC remains grateful to everyone in the community for their patience. 

A large project sign has been installed on Dakota Street, displaying the building rendering and details about the Fieldhouse.  The sign will give the community and passers-by a sense of what's happening on the campus and know what will be offered in the new Fieldhouse when opened in 2017.

With the construction now in full swing, the project remains on schedule for the building to be complete in late spring 2017, with completion of the site work (landscaping, paving, tree planting, etc.) being dependent on what the winter/spring of 2017 will serve up.  Planning is already underway to bring the Fieldhouse 'on line' for the busy 2017 fall sports season. 

Exciting news was received by Dakota on the funding front this week.  The newly elected M.P. for Winnipeg South, Terry Duguid, has written the Federal Minster responsible for Infrastructure & Communities, urging Federal Government funding to support the Fieldhouse.  Dakota is very grateful to Mr. Duguid for his support of our community centre and project.  Everyone at Dakota is eagerly awaiting news of this long awaited support from the Federal Government.