Phase 1 Membrane Project, Day 2 (August 12, 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
Primary contractor: Prostar https://prostar.ca/

Day 2 saw actual work begin:

  • The C container arrived and was set up on the central courtyard
  • A subcontractor to Prostar began and completed most of the sod removal behind and along the south side of the 244 building
Arrival of the C container.
The C container will live here for the next 2-3 months.
Initial removal of sod from behind the 244 building.
Area behind 244 building with sod removed, exposing the soil.
WCI Contracting Ltd. is onsite and working with Prostar.

Phase 1 Membrane Project, Day 1 (August 11, 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
Primary contractor: Prostar https://prostar.ca/

Day 1: August 11, 2025

This was mobilization day, devoted mainly to some setup and a look at the site. Work today included:

  • Cordoning off eight parking stalls in the central area of the visitor parking1
  • Inspection of site
  • Placement of a Prostar sandwich board in the central area of visitor parking with contact info
  • The installation of a porta-potty. This is locked, so if you had dreams of using an exotic new porta-potty, you will have to look elsewhere.
Prostar sandwich board
Cordoned off central parking showing sign and the porta-potty.
  1. Fun fact: I actually cordoned off many of the spots myself after getting permission from Prostar to move the pylons as needed. ↩︎

Potluck party 2025: Food, fun and sun

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On a perfectly pleasant mid-July afternoon, several dozen members of Copperstone’s community gathered for the second annual potluck party in the Heritage courtyard. An array of dishes was on hand, everything from classics like hot dogs and burgers, to rice, ambrosia salad and watermelon cookies (and actual watermelon, too).

Thanks to council for organizing and for the four council members who were available to attend (summer is always tricky with vacations). And a big thanks to the owners and tenants who came and provided goodies, games and conversation.

I am amazed at how few faces I managed to get in this shot.

No Caller ID issue with enterphone (and possible workaround)

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UPDATE August 13, 2025: I'm not sure what is going on with the system now. It is clearly broken and not working properly. The workaround below is not working any longer for me.
UPDATE: Verified that the workaround worked for me. I am trying to verify if it has worked for anyone else.

The enterphone/intercom is experiencing an issue now where owners and tenants answering a buzzer are getting a “No Caller ID” message on their phones and are unable to buzz people in.

While this is being investigated, a workaround that fixed the issue for me was to add the enterphone phone number as a contact on my phone (I have an iPhone). I haven’t confirmed if the same number is used for every building, but for 244 the following number works: 778-397-0265

I’ll update this post if I confirm it also works for buildings 240 and 248.

Goodbye, Tidy Bin, we hardly knew ye!

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The Tidy Bin arrived on July 18th and was picked up and hauled away today, July 21st.

It looks empty, but…

On Saturday, July 19th, council members Jeff and Ben (along with assists from a few others) spent a large part of the day breaking items down and compacting everything to fit in more tightly. This made it easier for people to add more items and it also meant that we never needed a second bin, which is kind of amazing if you remember bins of the past.

When picking up the bin, the Tidy Bin guy apparently remarked that he had never seen a bin so neatly arranged before. A big thanks to the council members for getting the bin and then making sure it was handled so efficiently.

The following shot was taken on Sunday around 3:30 p.m., still showing plenty of room to spare.