Century 21 Real Estate Building Fully Renovated After Flooding Damage From Last Year

After the office was hit by a flood, the Century 21 Realty Inc. offices are back at 100 per cent with a full renovation and open house on Thursday.

Vanessa Oake Hogan (pictured) purchased the building three weeks prior to the flooding. Photo by David Tuan Bui.

The flooding occurred on March 31 last year above the offices where a tenant had reported water coming down the staircase. Structural damage including ceiling tiles falling down with water everywhere.

Vanessa Oake Hogan and her husband had purchased the building three weeks prior to the flood and took the disaster as an opportunity to renovate the premises rather than rebuild it.

"We had a designer, Mi Casa Designs Norma Hagelin helped us out a lot,” said Hogan. “Her and I took on the project together and as well as Mackenzie Design (Inc.) helped us with the structural changes that were happening.”

Renovations occurred during the Canada Day weekend last year. Prior to that, administration and managers were able to work in the office as agents came in and out despite the damage.

"Our front desk wasn't damaged or affected by the flood, said Hogan. "We were able to keep our admin stuff working and keeping the brokerage going but once we finished the planning stages of the reno once the actual renovations started, we had to move the entire team back into one corner so we were in tight corners for about four months."

The staff had moved in during Thanksgiving once the renovations were completed. The company employs 10 staff and 111 agents.

"I still walk through the office every day and I'm so grateful that we're not in the reno mode," said Hogan.

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Fleming College Students Helped Convert Former GO Transit Bus Into Tour Bus For Country Band

Fleming College students embarked on an awesome project recently, transforming a former GO Transit bus into a tour bus for the James Barker Band, a up-and-coming Canadian country band who will take it across Canada on their upcoming tour—their first official tour bus.

March 13th: photo of Carpentry professor Sue Brown with two of her students

March 20th: Paul Jordan, Coordinator, Trades Fundamentals program; band member Taylor Abraham; Maxine Mann, Dean, School of Trades and Technology; School of Trades and Technology Academic Chair Rod McLeod; band member Connor Stephen; band member Bobby Martin; and Band Manager.

March 30th

April 13th: Fleming students & faculty at work on the bus

With the assistance of faculty from Fleming's School of Trades and Technology, students in a number of trades programs—Carpentry, Plumbing, Welding and Electrical—collaborated to complete the project over the past seven weeks before their semester ended on April 21st.

April 13th: Bunk beds coming along

The bus includes a kitchenette, bathroom, eight bunks, a closet, and lounge and seating areas.

April 21st: Seating area

April 21st

April 21st

The students finished their portion of the project on time, including wood work, plumbing, welding and wiring, and the only thing left to do is some trim work and paint.

The band (pictured below at Fleming's recent Open House) will soon be ready to take it on tour...
 

James Barker Band at Fleming

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