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News Release - August 12, 2002
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Each summer, Take Pride Winnipeg sponsors the Winnipeg
In Bloom Contest. This year, the awards banquet took
place at our very own Bergmann's On Lombard.
Lynn Bridges (Imperial Parking) of the Grain Exchange
Building parking lot was up against some tough competition,
but managed to steal third place in the contest in the
Large Business Property division!
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In case you haven't noticed, over the
past few years, Lynn has created a very beautiful, vibrantly
coloured flower garden within the area of the monthly
parking lot on Lombard Avenue.
Congratulations Lynn!!!
By Jennifer Tinley-Braun
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News Release, July 18, 2002
- Immediate Use -
Opening of Washrooms Celebration
"Limited seating" and "standing room"
only characterized the celebration of the opening of the new
7th Floor washrooms at the Grain Exchange Building at 167
Lombard Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba. Refreshments included
theme-based chocolate chip cookies, compliments of Bergmanns
On Lombard.
In his opening "throne" speach, David Dueck RPA,
FMA, Corporate Facilities Manager, remarked: "Life is
to be celebrated! The administration, staff, and tenants of
the Grain Exchange Building love to celebrate!" Referring
to the past "male-only" business atmosphere, he
said, "Today we have not only installed 'state-of-the-art'
washrooms, but we have also created equality of the sexes!"
One of the tenants commented, "The tongue-in-cheek celebration
was a clever way of promoting the ongoing upgrading at The
Grain Exchange Building."
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WENDY STEPHENSON Business Editor
An infusion of nearly $2.5 million is helping to "bring back
to life" one of Winnipeg's historic, turn-of-the-century buildings,
so it can once again be a major player in the city's rental
market.
Built in 1908 and designed in Renaissance palazzo style by
Canada's foremost architects, the Grain Exchange Building
at 167 Lombard Avenue served the city for many years as its
centre of commerce.
"But the building, when we took over management 11 years
ago, was in a run-down state," said a spokesman for Marwest
Management Ltd.
Today, it's undergoing major renovations to provide 35,000
square feet of new office space for the federal government's
public works department, said Jim Green, Marwest's chief financial
officer.
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The government offices will take up 2 1/2 floors, including
part of the basement and main floor, as well as the entire
second floor, he said.
"We're demolishing everything that's there, and putting in
new mechanical and electrical systems. We're re-doing the
lighting, flooring and ceilings."
A public works spokesman could not be reached for comment.
Two or three years ago, the building's lobby was restored
to its former grandeur, he added. "Some of the existing marble
was still intact (under rebuilt walls)."
This fall, plans are to do a heritage restoration of the
exterior - to repair the stonework and cornices or roof-level
overhang, he said. "Certainly, the heritage nature of the
buiiding is a draw, plus location - the building is connected
to the concourse (under the intersection of Portage Avenue
and Main Street)."
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