GabrielHurl
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Earlier this afternoon
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flonicky
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Dropped by this Danforth site this morning with a colleague from More Neighbours Calgary who is in Toronto for the weekend - https://www.moreneighbourscalgary.ca
They are sealing-up the parts of the old church building that need to be retained and protected during the mass-timber in-fill build.
They are sealing-up the parts of the old church building that need to be retained and protected during the mass-timber in-fill build.
flonicky
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CBC Story : “Chimney swifts' housing crisis creates hurdle for affordable housing providers“
- including this photo from Woodgreen.
At a community meeting about the plan, a resident informed them that swifts were nesting in the church's chimneys.
An investigation by consultant Beacon Environmental found a total of seven birds in the chimneys — two nesting pairs and some "helpers."
WoodGreen paid for the full chimney restoration. It could not provide an estimate of the specific cost, but said the money came out of its $19.8 million budget for the affordable housing project, funded by the City of Toronto through the federal Rapid Housing Initiative.
Evergreen's chimney was uncapped this spring and has been monitored by Beacon Environmental.
CBC article - https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/chimney-swift-housing-1.7593239
- including this photo from Woodgreen.
At a community meeting about the plan, a resident informed them that swifts were nesting in the church's chimneys.
An investigation by consultant Beacon Environmental found a total of seven birds in the chimneys — two nesting pairs and some "helpers."
WoodGreen paid for the full chimney restoration. It could not provide an estimate of the specific cost, but said the money came out of its $19.8 million budget for the affordable housing project, funded by the City of Toronto through the federal Rapid Housing Initiative.
Evergreen's chimney was uncapped this spring and has been monitored by Beacon Environmental.
CBC article - https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/chimney-swift-housing-1.7593239
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