The Winnifred Stewart Community Kitchen is Offically Complete!

 
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We are so pleased to announce that the Winnifred Stewart Community Kitchen is officially complete!

With planning for the renovation beginning in April of 2019, it’s incredible to see the changes that took place over the past 10 months.

Grant funding for this project was received from the Government of Alberta through the Community Facility Enhancement Program (CFEP) for $155,000. In addition to the support from the Province, we were overwhelmed by the generosity of our partners in this project. Gifts in kind were received totaling more than $50,000 from our general contractor, Krawford Construction, our flooring supplier Stonhard Flooring, our project manager BGIS, our prime consultant ACI Architects Inc, as well as JK Environmental and Pinchin.

Thank you to everyone who was involved in this project! Our dedicated team made sure our dream of a fully accessible community kitchen came to life and we could not have imagined a more beautiful and functional space.

We hope you can join us on Thursday, March 5th from 4pm-6pm for a grand opening event. Please RSVP to Kayla at KaylaB@wsaf.ca by February 27th and click here for more details.

Thank you to our supporters of this project!

 
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What’s that in the sky?

It was a big day around WSA today as the roof top air conditioning unit was being set in to place. With the unit weighing over 800 lbs, all hands were on deck, including a crane to lift the unit, and Epcor power to ensure the crews were safe from power lines.

Thanks to all who were involved in making sure this was a safe and successful installation.

We Have Walls!

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WSA Community Kitchen Project Supporter

With our building permit being received earlier this month, our construction team has been hard at work on our new kitchen project funded by the Alberta Government through the Community Facilities Enhancement Program.

Plumbing and electrical are now well underway, and new walls for our pantry and laundry room have now been installed. Our team continues to meet with the construction crew to get updates and we are blown away at the progress they continue to make.

With the holidays coming near, we are expecting to have the kitchen fully complete by mid-January and we can’t wait for you to see the finished project!

Stay tuned for news on our grand-opening event early in the new year! For now, here are a couple of sneak peeks of the kitchen space thus far.

It's Coming...

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WSA Community Kitchen Project Supporter

Well, our team has been hard at work collaborating with architects, project managers, contractors and everyone in between. We have a final design complete and are patiently waiting for our building permits from the City of Edmonton.

We are thrilled to be working with our friends at Krawford Construction as the Prime Contractor and are anticipating construction to begin on Monday, November 7th, 2019.

We are so grateful to the Government of Alberta for the funding received through the Community Facilities Enhancement Program (CFEP) grant and can’t wait to show you the progress once things really get moving!

Thank you to everyone who has been involved in the project thus far!

Final Kitchen 3D Design Rendering

We’re Moving Out, and the Contractors are Moving In…

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We are finally ready and very excited to turn over the current lunchroom and Kitchen at the Main Building to BGIS the project managers for our Kitchen Reno. The official turnover occurs Tuesday July 2, 2019.

Day Program participants and staff and BGIS have been busy preparing and moving into room 115 at the main bldg. which will serve as our new lunchroom while we are under construction. 

Once the renovation is complete we will welcome all to stop by and see the new commercial kitchen space and return our lunchroom back into a lunch area.

We look forward to keeping you updated through our website on the progress of this reno.

If you have any questions please reach out to Candace Smallwood  at 780 453 6707 or CandaceS@wsaf.ca and we would be happy to share more information with you about this exciting project or anything related to this renovation and development .

Thank you to the Alberta Government, Community Facilities Enhancement (CFEP) Grant for funding to help support this project!

It's Official!

In March of 2019, WSF received grant funding from the Community Facilities Enhancement Program (CFEP), through Alberta Culture & Tourism.

The estimated total cost of the project is $395,000. Funding of $155,000 was received from the CFEP grant, with the remainder of the cost being covered through donated work (gift-in-kind) from contractors, as well as fundraising through the Winnifred Stewart Foundation.

Goals

Our goal is to offer a fully functional and accessible industrial kitchen space within our building for the use of people who receive support from WSA as well as the local community at large.

Objectives of the Project

1. Renovate the current kitchen space by refinishing flooring, walls and ceiling, replacing existing cabinetry and cooking appliances.

2. Host and arrange sponsorship for a Community Kitchen program offered to the local community

3. Offer the kitchen space to the general public for rental for events

Scope of Work to be Completed:

· Recommission and certify the hood range and fire suppression system

· Install new electric kitchen equipment (6 burner range, 2 double stack convection ovens, stockpot induction burner, and griddle)

· Replace all existing cabinetry, including stainless steel counter tops

· Working within current plumbing infrastructure – add additional sink and commercial dishwasher

· Refinish epoxy flooring

· Patch and repaint ceiling and walls

· Increase power capacity within the space by adding an additional electrical panel (coring through floor to mechanical room)

· Add additional electrical outlets

· Testing and abatement of hazardous materials

Timeline:

The project is expected to start In July 2019 and should be complete by January 2020

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Winnifred Stewart Foundation Registration Number: 11917 3367 RR0001

For further information, please contact our Fund Development & Communications Coordinator, Christine Bruckmann at 780-453-6707 ext. 272, christineb@wsaf.ca or 11130 131 Street, Edmonton, AB, T5M 1C1.