TORONTO — PCL Constructors Canada Inc. Toronto recently partnered with the Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment (MLSE) Foundation to construct a youth-focused facility specially designed to build opportunities for youth facing barriers.
The MLSE LaunchPad, located at 259 Jarvis St. in Toronto, was unveiled at an event on Jan. 26. The formerly abandoned space has been transformed into a sport for development facility that will deliver sports programming for youth as a way for them to recognize and reach their potential, explains a release issued by PCL.
It will be the first collaborative space in North America to leverage sport, education and research to promote social change. Once the intended site of a community roller rink, the first level of the Toronto Community Housing apartment complex sat vacant for two decades until this project was realized.
According to the release, PCL’s scope of work involved fitting out 42,000 square feet of shell space into classrooms, sports courts, a teaching kitchen, climbing wall, change rooms, washrooms, offices and storage as well as completing upgrades to mechanical and electrical spaces.
"As MLSE LaunchPad’s construction management partner, PCL is proud to celebrate completion of the project and we congratulate MLSE Foundation, Toronto Community Housing and the City of Toronto on their inspiring vision for this groundbreaking community development project," said Jim Dougan, PCL president of Eastern Canadian operations, in a statement.
PCL will be recognized by MLSE Foundation as a building partner and will be listed on the facility’s donor wall of fame for pledging over $1 million to construction with support from its trade partners, who will also be individually recognized for their fundraising efforts. They include Sprint Mechanical, Anco Contracting, L&L Painting and Decorating, Limen Group, SC Floors, Westpoint Construction, Plan Group, Merit Glass, Northwood Surfaces, Guide Woodworking and Maple Terrazzo, Marble & Tile.
"We would like to commend our trade partners and suppliers who not only played a key role in bringing this transformation to life, but who brought MLSE Foundation’s vision even further to reality by donating funds to support construction of the project," added Dougan.
The unveiling was attended by nearly 400 donors and guests and included an official first hockey goal with Toronto Maple Leafs alumnus Shayne Corson, first basket with Toronto Raptors alumnus Jamaal Magloire and first soccer goal with Toronto FC alumnus Dwayne De Rosario.
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