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#1 Koru

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Posted 18 June 2008 - 06:58 PM

I'm not sure if there was a thread for this, don't think so, if there is I'm blind and should make sure I wear my glasses but anyhow!

The expansion at the casino is well underway with formwork starting to go up. I had a feeling when the Aria crane went down we'd be seeing it back up very shortly, I went for a little drive to the store this evening and detoured past the Casino and sure enough, the crane from Aria is sitting there. The mast has been erected with the boom, apex, counterweights and all that fun stuff sitting right outside the site office!...At least we're taking one down and putting another one back up! - I'll have some photos on Saturday or Sunday of the progress/crane on this job unless someone happens by and snaps a few!

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#2 davek

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Posted 18 June 2008 - 07:26 PM

FYI - The casino is in View Royal, not Colwood.

#3 Koru

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Posted 18 June 2008 - 07:40 PM

Whoops...I really should have realized that...considering I live in View Royal...ack! - thanks for pointing that out, don't know what i was thinking!

#4 Caramia

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Posted 18 June 2008 - 08:41 PM

No problem - fixed!

#5 Koru

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Posted 25 June 2008 - 09:04 PM

As previously promised I finally got the time to upload some pictures of the View Royal Casino expansion...the link also has the Lee Valley Tools/Commercial development...

http://www.flickr.co...s/27997190@N07/

#6 2F2R

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Posted 26 June 2008 - 12:47 PM

>>> Whoops...I really should have realized that...considering I live in View Royal <<<

Perfect - - say no more ! ! !

PS, what else is in "View Royal" - - right, nothing ! ! !

#7 Koru

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Posted 26 June 2008 - 12:56 PM

hey hey come on now! its a boom time for View Royal :P instead of the usual seedy car dealerships that suck you're money with high interest loans along the strip we now have a TOWER CRANE..woooooooooo, hold the applause...then again the tower crane is there just so the Casino can suck more money out of everyone! :P

#8 Koru

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Posted 28 June 2008 - 01:52 PM

Update on the Casino...A second tower crane is have erected...I wasn't aware they were putting two up originally when I was speaking to my contacts at Campbell but, the evidence is there, a 2nd taller mast is currently erected on the back end of the site

#9 Mike K.

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Posted 29 June 2008 - 07:01 PM

That's so strange. Three tower cranes are now lining "the strip."

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#10 aastra

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Posted 03 July 2008 - 04:24 PM

Has anybody ever seen a rendering of this one?

#11 NiCoBeAN

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Posted 30 July 2008 - 11:29 PM

I just hope they add a poker room in these reno's!

#12 concorde

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Posted 27 October 2008 - 08:11 AM

There is a major announcement coming on this project later this week, I can't say what it is...YET

#13 Mike K.

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Posted 27 October 2008 - 09:50 AM

Hopefully not another financial difficulty.

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#14 concorde

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Posted 31 October 2008 - 03:37 PM

There is a major announcement coming on this project later this week, I can't say what it is...YET


I guess its been long enough to let people know. As of Monday, the casino renovation/expansion has been cancelled, they will finish off the parkade, but thats it.

#15 Mike K.

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Posted 31 October 2008 - 05:35 PM

So ...another financial difficulty or is something else going on?

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#16 concorde

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Posted 31 October 2008 - 07:05 PM

I wasn't told the reason, but I would suspect it has something to do with finances and the global financial crisis.

#17 spanky123

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Posted 01 November 2008 - 02:16 PM

Conflicting news on this one.

#18 Guest_Marcat_*

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Posted 01 November 2008 - 04:31 PM

I concur Spanky, I recieved information this week that the Casino was going ahead with a hotel expansion as well...

#19 spanky123

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Posted 01 November 2008 - 09:13 PM

I haven't heard about the hotel but I have heard both that construction is stopping and that it is continuing!

#20 concorde

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Posted 01 November 2008 - 10:16 PM

I haven't heard about the hotel but I have heard both that construction is stopping and that it is continuing!


Construction is continuing on the parkade as it is only a few weeks from completion, but all work related to the casino itself has stopped with no indication is will restart anytime soon. I can't see them starting a hotel with a casino expansion half completed

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