[Halifax] Nova Centre | 65-58-58 m | 16-15-14 fl | Completed - Page 166

kph06 · #**3301** Posted **Dec 20, 2012, 7:11 PM**

I was suppose to be out Christmas shopping but ended up just walking around taking pictures of construction. The Nova Centre site is quite loud with lots of activity. The two drill trucks are almost done driving piles for the wall, and three smaller tracked directional drill rigs are working on the wall in addition to all the excavators moving material. Photos by me:

DigitalNinja · #**3302** Posted **Jan 14, 2013, 1:53 PM**

Hasn't been a post in this in almost a month.

Blasting is set to begin on January 16th! And according to the sign that I saw should last for about 7 months. That's a lot of earth moved!

Jstaleness · #**3303** Posted **Jan 24, 2013, 2:03 PM**

Is anyone aware of the warning system being used here? This morning I heard what I thought was 3 boat horns followed by a loud blast. I assumed it came from there but I am used to the traditional higher pitch warning system.

sdm · #**3304** Posted **Jan 24, 2013, 4:49 PM**

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Originally Posted by Jstaleness

Is anyone aware of the warning system being used here? This morning I heard what I thought was 3 boat horns followed by a loud blast. I assumed it came from there but I am used to the traditional higher pitch warning system.

Thats the system they are using, horns that is.

fenwick16 · #**3305** Posted **Jan 26, 2013, 1:16 PM**

Looking at the webcam - http://www.novascotiawebcams.com/hal...struction.html , they seem to making good headway on the excavation. Hopefully this will be well underway prior to the next provincial election. I wouldn't want this project to become a political football. I will be relieved once the footings start being poured and a crane is on site (any predictions on the first crane? - I am guessing June).

SekishikiMeikaiHa · #**3306** Posted **Feb 2, 2013, 3:45 AM**

A beehive of activity:

Jstaleness · #**3307** Posted **Feb 2, 2013, 10:48 PM**

I was down here this evening to have a pita. It was good to see them working on a late Saturday afternoon.

someone123 · #**3308** Posted **Feb 2, 2013, 11:43 PM**

Thanks for the updates. Definitely an impressive construction site.

There's been some talk of putting up tall hoardings (~3 storeys, I guess on the Argyle side) to cut down on noise and dust.

kph06 · #**3309** Posted **Feb 2, 2013, 11:50 PM**

They are really making good progress, photos can't really do it justice, it is a huge site. I noticed today that all the green material on the fence that obscured the view of the site is now gone.

haligonia · #**3310** Posted **Feb 3, 2013, 2:03 AM**

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Originally Posted by someone123

Thanks for the updates. Definitely an impressive construction site.

There's been some talk of putting up tall hoardings (~3 storeys, I guess on the Argyle side) to cut down on noise and dust.

I think this is a good idea, especially considering the number of patios that will be opening across the street in a few months.

kph06 · #**3311** Posted **Feb 6, 2013, 7:31 PM**

Does anyone know why Ace Towing has a crane down there with a balloon on it?

Webcam link

scooby074 · #**3312** Posted **Feb 6, 2013, 8:49 PM**

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Originally Posted by kph06

Does anyone know why Ace Towing has a crane down there with a balloon on it?

Webcam link

I dont think that was a balloon. In the pic I saw it looked like a work basket. Probably was being used during setup of the crane.

kph06 · #**3313** Posted **Feb 6, 2013, 9:51 PM**

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Originally Posted by scooby074

I dont think that was a balloon. In the pic I saw it looked like a work basket. Probably was being used during setup of the crane.

I drove by one the way home, definitely a red balloon with flags up the rope attached to the top of the boom, there was some sort of basket on the hook. Odd that the crane is gone now.

bluenoser · #**3314** Posted **Feb 6, 2013, 10:19 PM**

If you look at the 24 hour history on the webcam link, it definitely looks like a balloon (not visible in the capture below). The only thing I can think of is some sort of shadow test, since it was up in the late afternoon. Maybe the crane was supposed to represent the planned tower since it was fully extended vertically, and the balloon could have been to add the extra height to reach the equivalent of 16 floors? That's a complete guess.

http://history.novascotiawebcams.com...re/3-16-11.jpg

scooby074 · #**3315** Posted **Feb 7, 2013, 4:15 AM**

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Originally Posted by kph06

I drove by one the way home, definitely a red balloon with flags up the rope attached to the top of the boom, there was some sort of basket on the hook. Odd that the crane is gone now.

Interesting. I gave a scan through the webcam history and saw no balloon, just the basket. Was the balloon floating above the boom, like it was filled with helium?

Im curious myself what they were up to.

Aya_Akai · #**3316** Posted **Feb 7, 2013, 6:33 AM**

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Originally Posted by scooby074

Interesting. I gave a scan through the webcam history and saw no balloon, just the basket. Was the balloon floating above the boom, like it was filled with helium?

Im curious myself what they were up to.

I didn't see it myself, but looking at the picture posted above, at the very tippy top of the crane, where the greyish bar is with the time on it, you can see the little flags going up, I guess it was on top lol

Edit: Went back in the cam history, I was curious to see this myself lol

Everyone knows, a balloon tied to a mobile crane is the international symbol for "party overr heeeeere"

q12 · #**3317** Posted **Feb 7, 2013, 1:00 PM**

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Originally Posted by HaliStreaks

I didn't see it myself, but looking at the picture posted above, at the very tippy top of the crane, where the greyish bar is with the time on it, you can see the little flags going up, I guess it was on top lol

Edit: Went back in the cam history, I was curious to see this myself lol

Everyone knows, a balloon tied to a mobile crane is the international symbol for "party overr heeeeere"

I tried zooming in on the balllon and enhancing the imagine, and I found this...

He doesn't know when to quit.

http://www.thecoast.ca/RealityBites/...vention-centre

worldlyhaligonian · #**3318** Posted **Feb 7, 2013, 4:06 PM**

That guy devalues The Coast and simply has no integrity / real journalism to offer. What a clown. This is going to happen, he's irrelevant, and quite frankly should take his opinions elsewhere to real issues.

Its funny, those who talk about the allocation of tax dollars... don't really pay into it!

JET · #**3319** Posted **Feb 7, 2013, 4:27 PM**

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Originally Posted by worldlyhaligonian

That guy devalues The Coast and simply has no integrity / real journalism to offer. What a clown. This is going to happen, he's irrelevant, and quite frankly should take his opinions elsewhere to real issues.

Its funny, those who talk about the allocation of tax dollars... don't really pay into it!

Worldly; is what he is saying untrue, or is he reporting facts? If they are facts then I find them quite intriguing. Since he writes for the COAST, he can write what he wants, since I pick up the COAST, I can choose to read it. If you find him irrelevant, why do you continue to seek out what he writes? inquiring minds needs to know.

scooby074 · #**3320** Posted **Feb 7, 2013, 4:34 PM**

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Originally Posted by q12

I tried zooming in on the balllon and enhancing the imagine, and I found this...