MARCH 2019 | BUSINESS ELITE CANADA 33
T
he final touches are being done to the
massive, $863 million rehabilitation
project on Parliament Hill’s monu-
mental West Block.
If you had stood in front of the historic 19th
Century building in late January, 2019, you’d
have seen workers completing landscaping
and checking equipment to ensure everything
goes off without a hitch during the official
opening.
Parliament Hill’s West Block has been under
construction for seven years in preparation
for being turned into the interim House of
Commons. The project was exhaustive: work
being carried out on the West Block includes
masonry restoration, seismic upgrades, full
systems replacement, new windows and roof,
hazardous material removal, and the creation
of Phase 1 of the new Visitor Welcome Centre.
Parliament Hill’s West Block will be restored
to its 19th Century splendour—but with
21st Century engineering and design.
