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Thank-you trees

Nov 15, 2016

Today some of the trees around Heeney House were removed to make way for the new building. While it`s sad to see the trees come down, they have provided many years of shade, comfort and natural beauty...and now they make way for a home that will also provide comfort,...

Powering up

Nov 14, 2016

Today I met Adam from Tri-line Electric Ltd....working on getting power to all essential areas of the construction site. One of many people helping to build our community hospice! [showhide type="post"] Want to keep up to date on the most recent construction activity?...

Skylift and skill saws

Nov 10, 2016

Hi everyone, not much evidence of construction activity today but I heard the sound of a skill saw inside Heeney House (hard to get a photo of that). There was also a lift parked outside the front door - not sure what it was being used for but big machinery on a...

Death is a Life Changer

Nov 10, 2016

By: David Kennedy, Bereavement Coordinator “I can’t believe it has been a whole year!” She sat in the same chair she did a year ago, but she is not the same person. “I must admit,” she added sheepishly “I really didn’t think I would last a year. I am pretty sure that...

Angel’s Words

Nov 10, 2016

By: A Hospice Client My entire life changed four years ago. Since that tragic day, I’ve had an extremely difficult time sorting through so many emotions – blame, anger, confusion, crippling sadness – and struggling to answer the question WHY? Why me? Why us? Why this?...

Thelma and Louise

Nov 10, 2016

By: Sue Stinson, Visiting Volunteer Originally published in the August 2016 Ontario Caregiver Coalition (OCC) Newsletter. Sue and Kay’s sister Tracey have given permission for the story to be published by Hospice Peterborough. It was a week or so before Christmas and...

Beautiful views of Heeney House

Nov 4, 2016

What a lovely afternoon today. I decided to take a lunchtime stroll up to the new site from our current location on Rubidge Street. No new construction activity to report but what beautiful sunlight on Heeney House! As I walked north on Rubidge Street toward the new...

Video of groundbreaking ceremony

Nov 2, 2016

Thanks to Holly Wilson for this video of yesterday's groundbreaking ceremony. [showhide type="post"] Posted by Holly Wilson on Tuesday, November 1, 2016 Want to keep up to date on the most recent construction activity? Sign up today and receive alerts directly to your...

Groundbreaking today!

Nov 1, 2016

Thanks to Charlotte Clements for these incredible photos - taken November 1, 2016 at the groundbreaking ceremony and celebration. Excited to be partnering with Mortlock Construction Inc. and Lett Architects to oversee the construction of our community's new hospice!...

Construction fencing is up

Oct 27, 2016

It's hard hats and steel toed boots from now on folks!  Heeney House - evening of October 26, 2016Want to keep up to date on the most recent construction activity? Sign up today and receive alerts directly to your email when new blog entries are made. Subscribe to the...

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Foundation work complete!

Dec 15, 2017

Earlier this week workers completed pouring the rest of the concrete foundation for the new Care Centre. This is a significant milestone! Thanks to everyone for helping build your new community Hospice. [showhide type="post"] Want to keep up to date on the most recent...

The Strange Events of Grief

Dec 4, 2017

It was just one of those nights. He had to get out of the house. Oh, he understood that his adult children were just worried about him and that is why they doted on his every move. “Come on Dad – you have to eat – have more food… Dad, now you have to get things done...

Full footprint emerging

Dec 1, 2017

This afternoon workers continued to install the forms for pouring the remaining concrete foundation. You can really see the complete building footprint emerging (four times the square footage of the current Hospice building). We also hosted an open house this...

Foundation work starting up again

Nov 23, 2017

With the permit recently approved to continue building the new foundation, workers were at the site this morning laying the concrete forms for the Heeney House community programming area.  [showhide type="post"] Want to keep up to date on the most recent construction...

Gravel inlay for Hospice Residence

Oct 13, 2017

This morning on my way to work I photographed this team placing and flattening gravel in-between the concrete foundation walls for the new Hospice Residence. In the photo below, the excavator is where the private garden will be. Where the men are standing is where a...

Making room for a new foundation

Sep 29, 2017

While there is still some debris to be cleared away from the demolition of Langton House, the excavator is starting to make way for the new foundation of Heeney House.  [showhide type="post"] Want to keep up to date on the most recent construction activity?...

Moving forward

Sep 26, 2017

Yesterday and today work continues on the demolition of Langton House to make room for our new Hospice Peterborough Care Centre. It has been a difficult process leading up to this day but now we can move forward to build the best hospice for our community. [showhide...