Stork Family YMCA 2025 Expansion Project
Exciting news! Stork Family YMCA is getting an expansion in order to grow our health and wellness space and offerings.
Construction will begin March 26, 2025 to add a second-floor addition and allow us to expand our strength training, free weight and functional training spaces.
Keep scrolling to learn more or revisit this page for more updates on the project.
HOW
The expansion is part of the Investing in Canada’s Infrastructure Program, a collaborative effort between the Federal and Provincial governments, along with contributions from the YMCA, bringing the total project budget to $1,150,000.
A key focus of our grant application was enhancing access and programs for older adults. With the improvements to our existing fitness center, we aim to increase visits from older adults and provide more opportunities for them to engage in wellness activities. The expanded space will allow us to offer additional programs, such as Move Together Strength, Chair Yoga classes, and health management initiatives at Stork.
WHEN & WHY
Phase 1
Phase 2
Construction will officially begin for this project beginning March 24. Please find a summary of the current phase and impacts below:
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Noise and Vibration Warning: Over the next few weeks, you may experience some noise and vibrations as crews prepare the old roof to become the new floor. This work should take about two days once it begins. We’ll communicate any class disruptions or cancellations in the Martin Levene Room as soon as dates are confirmed.
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August 25 - 29: Main stars will be closed. Please use the stairwell between the gymnasium and MLR for access.
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August 25: Construction hoarding in the fitness centre will begin.
This project will impact the lobby and café areas, with work happening in two phases:-
Phase 1: Beginning August 25, part of the lobby and the café will be blocked off. A narrow hallway will remain open to access the library, with walk-through scaffolding set up near the elevator.
The pictures attached shows the red area that will be blocked off, with the green area showing the walk through scaffold. -
Phase 2: The full width of the lobby, including the café, will be closed. Walk-through scaffolding will ensure continued access to the elevator, library, and the rest of the lobby space.
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August 25 - September 14: The café will be closed.
Our targeted completion date is October 2025 tentatively.
*Stork Expansion Parking Lot Impacts. Red area will be construction site zone and unavailable for parking.
WHAT
Stork Family YMCA is expanding our second-floor space. We are building onto the existing area in order to expand our strength training, free weight and functional spaces.
Specifically, we are adding a second-floor addition above the MLR room, that will be a continuation of the existing fitness centre. It will be adding 4,500 square feet of space. A large portion of this grant funding was focused on the premise of increasing older adult accesses to our fitness centre. In order to achieve this goal, we are moving equipment out of our existing fitness centre into this new second floor space to open up the area closest to the elevator so we can help increase older adult access.
