Parrsboro Band Association » Renovations

Employment Opportunity

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:23:23 +0000

INVITATION TO TENDER

Janitorial Service at The Hall, 44 King St., Parrsboro, NS
Competition Number: PBA 01/12
Posted Date: 31 January 2012
Closing Date: 17 February 2012

The Parrsboro Band Association invites tenders from all interested businesses and individuals for the provision of janitorial services at the Parrsboro Citizens’ Band Hall at 44 King St. Parrsboro, NS.

Description
Bids shall consider that the contracted work shall include the following: vacuming all carpets, cleaning 3 washrooms, sweep all floors, wash floors as required, wash down woodwork as required, all of the previous on an irregular basis and upon request; and must include a single, annual commitment to strip wax and re apply wax in the main auditorium and Annex upon consultation and at the request of the Facilities Chair. Bids received after the closing date and time will not be considered.

Bids clearly marked “Janitorial” will be accepted until 3:00 pm on Friday, 17 February 2012 at the Association Office, 44 King St, Parrsboro or can be submitted by mail to the address above, or by email to the Facilities Chair at. All supplies and equipment will be provided by the Parrsboro Band Association.

Information Contact
Facilities Chair, Patricia Burke at (902) 728-2015 for inspection and assessment for formulation of bids.
trishburke@eastlink.ca.

Getting Greener

Sun, 08 Jan 2012 22:50:27 +0000

The Hall has received a grant from the RRFB (Resource Recovery Fund Board) to install a recycling collection centre for patron usage. This moves the hall along it’s planned path toward becoming a green facility and helps the volunteer staff more easily do it’s job. The sorters have a garbage section, refundables section and paper section. The board of directors is very appreciative to RRFB for assisting in the purchase of above. Thanks also to Councillor Lisa Ward who made “The Hall” aware that there is a program available.

The Resource Recovery Fund Board (RRFB) was established in 1996 as a not-for-profit organization, operating at “arms-length” from government. It administers many important waste diversion programs such as the province’s bottle, tire and paint recycling programs.

Training in the hot seat of performance

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 02:59:39 +0000

Michael Fuller goes over the lighting cues with Alex Odlin during the tech rehearsal on Sunday evening.

Monday evening was the first public exhibition of the new lighting system at The Hall. The system was acquired almost totally through the efforts of Michael Fuller who, through his extensive contacts in the theatre community was able to locate some incredible bargains on equipment purchases and through a fund raising campaign with the members and friends of The Hall. Then with the assistance of Rob Bentley and Kerwin Davison, he spent hours rigging the gear into place. If that were not enough Michael and Rob then conducted two workshops for people interested in the technical and operational aspects of both the lighting and the new sound system. The workshops were very successful resulting in one student actually running both the lights and sound at Monday’s concert. Alex Odlin did a great job from the control booth (yet another new addition to The Hall this year)

The Hall is now accessible

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 02:18:59 +0000

The final touches were put on the steps and ramp today making The Hall finally accessible to all. This project has been one of the principal goals of the Board of the Band Association over the past two years and seeing it come to fruition is cause for huge celebration.

Within hours of its completion, the ramp was put to good use for the Christmas concert, permitting three residents of Parrsboro who might otherwise not have been able, to attend the concert. We will be adding two reserved parking spaces in the driveway beside the ramp in the near future, which will permit at least two vehicles for those with disabilities to park right beside the ramp on occasions when events are being held at The Hall. Otherwise, they will be still be available for general parking.

Lighting System Fundraiser

Sun, 27 Nov 2011 14:03:43 +0000

The Urgent Fundraising Campaign for a new Lighting System for The Hall is just wrapping up with wonderful results. For more info.. Click Here

New Lighting for The Hall

Sat, 05 Nov 2011 21:14:20 +0000

The Board has approved a project to replace the antique theatre lighting that reached the end of its life during the Film Festival. An urgent Fundraising Appeal has been mounted to cover the costs of replacing and upgrading the system. Click here to learn more

Snag- Post and Beam Building Technique slows Reno

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 23:05:29 +0000

You’ve not seen dust flying out the doors of The Hall? Has construction on the accessible washroom been halted? Actually, it has. For a very good reason. When the wall was exposed in the old washroom and beam that runs from the floor to the ceiling had a brace on it. One of those ‘old building surprises’

Kerwin and Skip felt that David Beattie had to be brought in to assess the problem. David made a suggestion and will have to draw a new diagram. Kerwin is still waiting for this to show how they could do it without too much additional cost

Kerwin is going to go the plumbing and cannot do that till the `roughing in“ work is completed.
So things are in a bit of a hold, but how fortunate the Association is for the professionalism of our contractor, and the expertise of Kerwin and David, so generously volunteered to boost this project to completion.

More to follow as more becomes know, but the accessible washroom and ramp will get done.

Renovations

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 15:47:03 +0000

Work is progressing quickly on the renovations at the hall. Click here to see what’s happening.

Invitation to tender – Snow removal

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 16:16:09 +0000

INVITATION TO TENDER

Snow Removal from The Hall, 44 King St., Parrsboro, NS
Competition Number: PBA 03/11
Posted Date: 06 October 2011
Closing Date: 20 October 2011

The Parrsboro Band Association invites tenders from all qualified businesses and individuals for the removal of snow during the winter season from the Parrsboro Citizens’ Band Hall at 44 King St. Parrsboro, NS.

Bids clearly marked “Snow Removal” will be accepted until 3:00 pm on Thursday, 20 October, 2011 at the Association Office, 44 King St, Parrsboro or can be submitted by mail to the address above, or by email to admin@thehall.ca. Bids received after closing date and time will not be considered.

Description

Bids shall consider that the contracted work shall include the following: removal of all snow from the parking area and approaches to The Hall with the exception of the surfaces of the access ramp, loading ramp and steps. Upon consultation with the Facilities Chair of the Parrsboro Band Association, it will be confirmed that snow must be removed from the site and neither pushed up against the structure nor left in the area of the ramps and steps.

Contact the Facilities Chair, Patricia Burke at (902) 728 2015 for initial inspection/assessment for formulation of bids.

How are we looking?

Mon, 03 Oct 2011 12:26:20 +0000

Exterior Painting Almost Complete
Seabord Painting has only one small portion of the western wall remaining to finish up with the final coat of heritage colour. Completing this small portion will conclude this phase of the exterior paint project. Made possible with grants from the Muncipality of Cumberland County, generous donations from supporters of The Hall and hours of volunteer effort, planning is now under way to get estimates to complete the exterior painting of the rear and eastern side of the building.

Just compare the photo from 11 months ago to now. The efforts by all have made a significant change to the exterior of The Hall, making it a structure of which the community can once again be proud.

Next step?
Construction of a main floor accessible washroom, access ramp and two handicapped reserved parking spaces in the parking lot (for performance and event occasions) set to begin after the Thanksgiving weekend.

Also coming up in the near future: phase one of a new integrated sound system in the control booth with ceiling mounted speakers, completion of minor repairs to window and the roof of the Annex, acquisition of a modern professional podium to enhance presentations in the Bernie Burke Auditorium, acquistion of a new popcorn maker, replacement of the hot water heater with an energy efficient ‘on demand’ hot water system which will serve all hot water needs and changes to the interior plumbing to reduce the heat loss from old piping.

Anyone interested in participating or helping in any way in this exciting long term project to revitalize The Hall can become members by contacting member@thehall.ca; admin@thehall.ca; or call (902) 254 3674. Membership is still only $10 annually.