Good Thursday morning and welcome back to Dawson Road Today!
The construction crew spent most of Wednesday working on connecting concrete storm system pipes in the easement between Brushcuts Professional Pet Grooming and Rona Cashway, that we talked about yesterday. It was a good day for working weatherwise and the crew got that part of the project just about finished. The outlook for today is not nearly as nice with rain expected.
With the recent spell of dry weather, Dawson Road has become very dusty in the construction area. With the steady winds we've had, the movement of the big construction equipment and the drivers who think they have a license to go four-wheeling on Dawson Road, the dust has been flying every which way. Perhaps some rain will settle the dust down. The sooner we get the pavement down, the better.
The latest construction update released from the City yesterday advises that Carden Street between Wilson and Wyndham will be closed from September 20 till December. Construction crews will be working on the Market Square Rink/Water Feature Project in front of City Hall. I mention this project because, being in front of City Hall, it will impact on many of our Guelph residents. The picture shown here is the artist rendering of the completed project. For more information on this project, or any of the Guelph construction projects, go to www.Guelph.ca and click on the amber-coloured box "Guelph Remastered" and follow the links to the construction project in which you're interested.
Incidentally the price tag on the Dawson Road Reconstruction Project is set at $2.7 million. The City of Guelph's portion is $900,000 with the remaining $1.8 million coming from Federal and Provincial government funding. I would encourage you to come down to Dawson Road to see how your money is being spent and what is being done.
A couple weeks ago, I told you that Linda from Plants For All was interviewed by a freelance writer regarding the use of artificial plants in outdoor landscaping. That article was published by the Guelph Mercury newspaper on Tuesday, September 14. I have shown that article here. Just left click the image to enlarge it for reading. Plants For All at 66 Dawson Road is the only retail store in Guelph currently selling UV and Weather Resistant artificial plants that are designed and manufactured for use inside and/or outside. Come in to our shop to see these innovative plants or get more information now by clicking this link www.plantsforall.goldbook.ca to get to our web page and clicking on the'flyer' tab.
Somebody looking at Dawson Road today, who hasn't been down for a couple of months would think that it doesn't look like it's in very good shape. Nothing could be further from the truth. On our walk-about last night, and knowing what we've seen every day since April 21st, Linda and I were talking about how much really has been done and how things have changed in such a 'short' time. We can easily visualize some of the impact these changes are going to have on Dawson Road. Come down now and see how things look to you and then come back in about three weeks, and you too will be amazed.
Brian
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