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Anyone who’s ever rolled up their sleeves up and dug into a home renovation project or anyone who’s tuned in to one of countless home improvement-themed reality shows would know to expect some surprises along the way.
Yet when the massive-scale renovation, restoration and preservation work began in earnest on Parliament Hill’s historic Centre Block, excavators were caught off-guard when they peeled back the first layers to find that Canada’s most historic and significant edifice had been built atop a rubble foundation.
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LARGEST PROJECT IN HISTORY OF PSPC: Inside the renos at Parliament Hill s historic Centre Block The rehabilitation of Centre Block represents the largest project in the history of Public Services and Procurement Canada.
Author of the article: Aedan Helmer
Publishing date: Dec 21, 2020 • December 21, 2020 • 8 minute read • Media were invited to follow a guided tour of the Centre Block construction site in Ottawa Tuesday Dec 15, 2020. Parliament Hill was totally under construction with crews working on all different areas of centre block. Photo by Tony Caldwell /Postmedia
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Anyone who’s ever rolled up their sleeves up and dug into a home renovation project or anyone who’s tuned in to one of countless home improvement-themed reality shows would know to expect some surprises along the way.