Construction work continues on Parliament Hill, with new precautions

Work inside the Centre Block building continues, but modifications have been made to workers’ daily schedules in light of the COVID-19 outbreak.

The Centre Block building, pictured on Jan. 20. Pictured in the forefront is the site of excavation work related to construction of the final phase of the new Visitors' Welcome Centre. Work on both sites continues amid COVID-19. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

March 25, 2020

Parliament is adjourned amid heightened self-isolation measures to try to “flatten the curve” of COVID-19’s spread, but construction work, including work related to the Centre Block building’s massive renovation, continues, albeit with some health and safety modifications. On March 12, all ...

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