Membrane Project

Phase 1 Membrane Project, Day 2 (August 29, 2025)

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Phase 1 Membrane Replacement Project

Project Mobilization Date: August 11, 2025
Work Start Date: August 28, 2025 
Expected duration: 2–3 months (Completion TBD)
Owner updates: Phase 1 Membrane Project Official Updates
Calendar of days worked: August 2025 to February 2026
Primary contractor: Prostar https://prostar.ca/

Weather: Sunny, 29°C

NOTE: The stairway to the hospital path is closed as of today, and is likely to not re-open until the project is complete.

Work today:

  • The back area of the 244 building has been hosed down and further cleared.
  • A small excavator was brought in to begin removing the dirt from behind the 244 building and the stretch of lawn between the 244 and 248 buildings. It was onsite until around 4 p.m.
  • The dirt was loaded into a dump truck and removed from the complex.
  • Some of the stone work around the stretch of lawn between 244 and 248 has been dismantled and is being stored in the central courtyard.

A few more previously buried drains behind and beside the 244 building have been exposed.

Action shot of the excavator loading dirt into the dump truck.
Behind the 244 building today, August 29, 2025. The existing membrane is visible.
The grassy area has been cleared, with dirt taken offsite and pavers/stones stored nearby.
Another buried drain exposed by the soil removal.
Temporary storage for pavers and related material.
The stairs are temporarily closed, but will remain in place during the project.

Phase 1 Membrane Project, Day 1 (August 28, 2025)

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Phase 1 Membrane Replacement Project

Project Mobilization Date: August 11, 2025
Work Start Date: August 28, 2025 
Expected duration: 2–3 months (Completion TBD)
Owner updates: Phase 1 Membrane Project Official Updates
Calendar of days worked: August 2025 to February 2026
Primary contractor: Prostar https://prostar.ca/

Weather: Cloudy, 26°C

NOTE: I am resetting the day count, as work officially begins today.

The work permit has been obtained and is now posted on the C-can. Work has finally resumed 17 days after mobilization.

It’s official!

Today. 3–6 workers (I was unable to get a precise number) spent the day removing the soil from behind the 244 building, exposing the membrane that will ultimately be removed and replaced.

You may see a great deal of water in some of the shots below. The Copperstone strata property manager ordered the irrigation system to this area cut off last year, so this water is seeping in from the irrigation system installed for the gardens that are part of the new Royal Columbian Hospital Acute Care Tower next door. Strata Council is working with Ellis Don and others to resolve this issue.

Meanwhile, removal of soil behind the 244 building and between buildings 244 and 248 will continue this week.

The membrane replacement project is currently slated to be complete in November.

Soil removed, revealing the irrigation system (currently capped off) and the existing membrane.
This drain was completely buried and non-functional. The cover has been damaged beyond repair.
Exposed water ingress.

Phase 1 Membrane Project, Day 12 (August 23, 2025)

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Phase 1 Membrane Replacement Project

Project Mobilization Date: August 11, 2025
Work Start Date: August 28, 2025 
Expected duration: 2–3 months (Completion TBD)
Owner updates: Phase 1 Membrane Project Official Updates
Calendar of days worked: August 2025 to February 2026
Primary contractor: Prostar https://prostar.ca/

No activity onsite today.

It’s the end of the second week of the project and as far as I can tell, there has been no update from Strata Engineering, Prostar, Quay Pacific or Copperstone Council on why nothing is happening.