The building that houses the Ontario Legislature is starting to show its age with failing mechanical systems, poor ventilation and undrinkable water
Mechanical systems that are close to, or already, failing. Poor ventilation. Original piping insulated with asbestos. A lack of access to emergency exits.It may sound like a building no one wants to live in, but it’s home to theThe legislative building at Queen ’s Park in downtownofficially opened on April 4, 1893. Now, it is in need of large-scale repairs, estimated to cost around $1-billion, and which will require closing it down for about a decade.
June cabinet shuffle. Infrastructure Minister Kinga Surma is now responsible for the file, with the government planning to enshrine her role in legislation.Legislative Assembly of Ontario/SUPPLIEDThe picture of the building’s state is grim. Most of the mechanical systems are at, or beyond the end of their operational life. The air is either too hot or too cold. The electrical system was installed at various times, and so there is a lack of consistency in the wiring.
In a report released in March 2023, the Ontario legislature’s Procedure and House Affairs committee recommended a clear need for a timely transfer and complete restoration of the legislative building.Legislative Assembly of Ontario/SUPPLIEDLegislative Assembly of Ontario/SUPPLIED This type of large-scale renovation has been undertaken before. The House of Commons and Senate Chambers in Parliament’s Centre Block are closed until at least 2032 for renovations, with MPs working in a temporary chamber in neighbouring West Block. Senators meet down the street in a former rail-station-turned-conference centre.
The Visitor Service Centre opened in 2021. It is the first new construction project in over 100 years.She said the move to West Block was challenging for some members, who were attached to the uniqueness and history of Centre Block. “It’s always an adjustment when you change something so big,” she said.
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