With the holidays just around the corner, the Ādisōke Project Team would like to wish you and your loved ones a safe and joyful holiday. We also wanted to take this opportunity to highlight the progress we made on Ādisōke over the past year. It started with a hole in the ground, and ended with
Substructure Complete for Ādisōke It’s been a busy fall at the Ādisōke project site! All 150 caissons for the foundation were installed, marking a significant milestone for the project. The deepest caisson was over 17 metres deep, which helped stabilize the building’s foundation. A second tower crane was also erected on the site, signifying the
Project Team Celebrates Setting of Foundation Earlier this summer, the Project Team celebrated the setting of the foundation for Ādisōke at an event on the project site. To mark this special occasion, the project partners placed a token of significance into a concrete slab that will become part of the facility’s foundation. Mayor Watson placed
At an event today, Mayor Jim Watson, the Honourable Mona Fortier, President of the Treasury Board (on behalf of the Honourable Pablo Rodriguez, Minister of Canadian Heritage), Councillor Matthew Luloff, Chair of the Ottawa Public Library Board, Grand Chief Savanna McGregor, Algonquin Anishinābeg Nation, and Councillor Dan Kohoko (on behalf of Chief Wendy Jocko, Algonquins
Ādisōke is present at the Ontario Library Association Superconference Every year, the Ontario Library Association Superconference brings together 6,000 attendees from across the country and the continent. On February 2, we were honoured to deliver a presentation about what will make Ādisōke a truly unique offering in Canada. We’re pleased to share the first part
Dear Resident/Business Owner, The construction on Ādisōke – the Ottawa Public Library-Library and Archives Canada Joint Facility project – will be resuming after a short break, which provided time for the above-ground portion of the project to be tendered and awarded. The intention of this notice is to share some of the construction activities planned
Here are the updates for year 2022: December 7, 2022 The holidays are fast approaching, and so is the completion of the substructure for Ādisōke! In the coming days, pile cap and grade beam work will be completed. Foundation walls will continue to be poured, as well as columns for the upper level of the
Today, October 27, 2021, Ottawa City Council approved additional funding for Ādisōke, the Ottawa Public Library – Library and Archives Canada Joint Facility. In 2018, City Council approved a budget of $193 million for the facility, which included $104 million for the Ottawa Public Library portion, $71 million for the Library and Archives Canada portion
Ottawa (Public Service Announcement) – The City of Ottawa Supply Services has released the main construction tender to the pre-qualified General Contractors for the construction of the Ottawa Public Library-Library and Archives Canada Joint Facility. The tender is scheduled to close this summer with construction work to begin this fall. The release of the main
A construction notice has been sent to those who live adjacent to the Ottawa Public Library-Library and Archives Canada Joint Facility construction site. It is to advise that construction on site is ramping up, and to inform residents of the construction activities planned between now and late May 2021. What: Ottawa Public Library (OPL) and