West Block Rehabilitation Project Update

MARCH 2019 | BUSINESS ELITE CANADA 9 is the iconic steel and glass ceiling. Hamilton-based steel fabricator Walters Inc. was brought onto the project for the design, supply, fabrication, and installa- tion of the 1,100 metric tonnes of steel (and no less than 30,000 bolts) required to build the steel “trees” and “branches” within the courtyard. Through the courtyard, the Walters team paid homage to the history that lies within the building, while repurposing the space in a way that unites the past, present and the future. Walters Inc. is known for completing complex, geometric architecture proj- ects. The Walters team was also behind the iconic glass and steel addition to the Royal Ontario Museum—another high- profile modern addition to an existing historic building. “Walters has always been involved in complex jobs, and it seems to be the more complex the better suited andmore excited we get,” says Aaron Bean, PMP, AScT, and General Manager of Feature Walters, a division of Walters Group.