Phase one of Cassellholme redevelopment complete with residents moving in

Over 100 residents at Cassellholme have moved into their new home.

Phase one of the redevelopment project, a new five-storey building, culminated with the move on Sunday.

“It was such an exciting day,” says Dave Mendicino, Cassellholme Board Chair. “The families attended around 4 pm. They’re so happy with the new facilities, so modern and updated. We moved 112 yesterday successfully and we’re going to move another 24 over the next couple of weeks.”

The next phase will see a new building constructed on the site of two single-storey wings and a courtyard.

“Early in January we’re going to see the demolition of the Apple and Maple units and that will pave the way to start construction on phase two,” he says. “That will include 104 of the existing beds plus 24 of the new beds we were able to get.”

Once the entire redevelopment project is completed, Cassellholme will have 264 beds.

That includes 16 beds for Indigenous residents and an additional 8 beds in a specialized unit.

The official groundbreaking for the project took place over three and a half years ago in March 2022.

Mendicino says a variety of factors, including some drywall work being redone, resulted in some delays.

He expects phase two to be completed much quicker than phase one.

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